Monika H. Schleier-Smith
Alma mater
Known for
  • Quantum systems of interacting atoms, photons and phonons
  • Hybrid quantum systems
  • Quantum simulation
  • Driven-dissipative dynamics
Awards
  • MacArthur Fellowship
  • Sloan Research Fellow
  • NSF CAREER Award
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorVladan Vuletić

Monika Schleier-Smith is an American experimental physicist studying many-body quantum physics by precisely assembling systems of ultracold atoms. These atomic, molecular, and optical physics (AMO) engineered systems have applications in quantum sensing, coherent control, and quantum computing.[2] Schleier-Smith is an associate professor of physics at Stanford University,[3] a Sloan Research Fellow,[1] and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient.[4] Schleier-Smith also serves on the board of directors for the Hertz Foundation.[5]

Life and career

Schleier-Smith's research career began an opportunity to do nanotechnology research at the MITRE Corporation while she was a student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.[6] She went on to attend Harvard University as an undergraduate, receiving a B.A. in Chemistry and Physics and (secondarily) Mathematics in 2005.[1] Afterwards, Schleier-Smith pursued graduate studies with the supervision of Vladan Vuletić at MIT on a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.[1] Her Ph.D. thesis introduced a quantum-enhanced atomic clock[7] and was recognized by the Hertz Foundation with a Doctoral Thesis Prize.[5] During her time in Boston, Schleier-Smith also completed the Boston Marathon six times.[8] Subsequently, Schleier-Smith conducted postdoctoral research at LMU Munich and Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics.

In the fall of 2013, Schleier-Smith joined the Stanford faculty as an assistant professor of physics. The Schleier-Smith Lab exploits precise hybrid light-matter interactions to demonstrate engineered dynamics in cold atom systems. According to Schleier-Smith, "Hybrid systems are likely to harbor surprises that will fuel quantum science for decades to come".[9] An important regime under investigation is the entanglement frontier.[10]

She is a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.[11]

In 2020, Schleier was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of her work.[12]

In 2021, Schleier received the I.I Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics for her work in quantum optics.[13]

In 2021, Schleier was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[14]

Recognition and awards

  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2014)
  • AFOSR Young Investigator Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2014)
  • Hellman Fellowship, Hellman Fellows Fund (2015)
  • Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation (2017)
  • NSF Career Award, National Science Foundation (2018)
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), Department of Defense (2019)
  • MacArthur Fellowship, MacArthur Foundation (2020)
  • I.I Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, American Physical Society (2021)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (2021)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stanford Faculty Profile". Stanford University. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Author Profile, American Physical Society". American Physical Society. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Monika Schleier-Smith's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  4. ↑ "NSF QIS Activities, 2018 Profile" (PDF). National Science Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Leadership, Hertz Foundation". Hertz Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Conversations with Maya: Monika Schleier-Smith". Society for Science & the Public. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Schleier-Smith, Monika Helene (2011). Schleier-Smith Ph.D. Thesis, MIT. MIT (Thesis). hdl:1721.1/68878. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Good Timing" (PDF). MIT. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Schleier-Smith, M. (2016). "Hybridizing Quantum Physics and Engineering". Physical Review Letters. 117 (10): 100001. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.100001. PMID 27636456.
  10. ↑ Preskill, John (2012-03-26). "Quantum computing and the entanglement frontier". arXiv:1203.5813 [quant-ph].
  11. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". whitehouse.gov. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-08-03 – via National Archives.
  12. ↑ Jacobs, Julia (2020-10-06). "MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners for 2020: The Full List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  13. ↑ "Spring 2021 APS Prizes & Awards Recipients". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  14. ↑ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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