Prof. Susan Watson
Prof. Watson studies quantum mechanics, quantum computing, and condensed matter physics. Using carbon nanotubes and semiconductor heterostructures, we investigate quantum bits (qubits), the...
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Prof. Ratcliff studies spectroscopy and observational astronomy. Students also create computer simulations of stellar structure and evolution. Research website: http://community.middlebury.edu/~ratcliff/
View ArticleProf. Paul Hess
Prof. Hess’s research focuses on studying the quantum mechanical properties of tiny crystals made of a few atomic or molecular ions, which are assembled, trapped and levitated in a vacuum chamber using...
View ArticleProf. Chris Herdman
Computational Quantum Matter & Information: Prof. Herdman studies the quantum mechanical properties of matter and information using computational and theoretical methods. At very low temperatures,...
View ArticleProf. Noah Graham
Theoretical and Computational Physics: Prof. Graham’s research focuses on Casimir forces, which arise from quantum-mechanical fluctuations of charges and fields at distance scales relevant to...
View ArticleProf. Anne Goodsell
Cold Atomic Physics Lab: Prof. Goodsell studies cold atoms in magneto-optical traps, where the resonant interaction between light and individual atoms in a gas make the atoms stop in midair. Prof....
View ArticleProf. Eilat Glikman
Astrophysics Lab: Prof. Glikman studies quasars and their role in the formation and evolution of galaxies. Prof. Glikman’s focus is on dust-reddened quasars, an elusive population that represents a...
View ArticleProf. Michael E. Durst
Biomedical Optics Lab: Prof. Durst uses nonlinear optics and biomedical imaging to look deep through biological tissue without making an incision. Ultrafast pulsed lasers penetrate scattering samples...
View ArticleProf. Jeffrey Dunham
Prof. Dunham studies nonlinear dynamics, laser spectroscopy, and computational physics. Students will take advantage of parallel programming and state-of-the-art CPU and GPU architecture for...
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Faculty Research Members of the Department of Physics at Middlebury College maintain active research programs in the areas described below.
View ArticleProf. Susan Watson
Prof. Watson studies quantum mechanics, quantum computing, and condensed matter physics. Using carbon nanotubes and semiconductor heterostructures, we investigate quantum bits (qubits), the...
View ArticleProf. Stephen Ratcliff
Prof. Ratcliff studies spectroscopy and observational astronomy. Students also create computer simulations of stellar structure and evolution.Research website: http://community.middlebury.edu/~ratcliff/
View ArticleProf. Paul Hess
Prof. Hess’s research focuses on studying the quantum mechanical properties of tiny crystals made of a few atomic or molecular ions, which are assembled, trapped and levitated in a vacuum chamber using...
View ArticleProf. Chris Herdman
Computational Quantum Matter & Information: Prof. Herdman studies the quantum mechanical properties of matter and information using computational and theoretical methods. At very low temperatures,...
View ArticleProf. Noah Graham
Theoretical and Computational Physics: Prof. Graham’s research focuses on Casimir forces, which arise from quantum-mechanical fluctuations of charges and fields at distance scales relevant to...
View ArticleProf. Anne Goodsell
Cold Atomic Physics Lab: Prof. Goodsell studies cold atoms in magneto-optical traps, where the resonant interaction between light and individual atoms in a gas make the atoms stop in midair. Prof....
View ArticleProf. Eilat Glikman
Astrophysics Lab: Prof. Glikman studies quasars and their role in the formation and evolution of galaxies. Prof. Glikman’s focus is on dust-reddened quasars, an elusive population that represents a...
View ArticleProf. Michael E. Durst
Biomedical Optics Lab: Prof. Durst uses nonlinear optics and biomedical imaging to look deep through biological tissue without making an incision. Ultrafast pulsed lasers penetrate scattering samples...
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Faculty ResearchMembers of the Department of Physics at Middlebury College maintain active research programs in the areas described below.
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