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Chris Jarzynski

University of Maryland

RQS Senior Investigator
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Chris Jarzynski is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland. He is also a member of the Institute for Physical Science & Technology. Jarzynski leads a research group that focuses on statistical mechanics and thermodynamics at the molecular level, with a particular emphasis on far-from-equilibrium phenomena. He received his doctorate in physics from UC Berkeley in 1994.

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    Partnering with Creative Scholars to Combine Quantum and the Arts

    July 31, 2024

    RQS researchers are active in several interdisciplinary projects that explore novel ways to engage people in thinking about the counterintuitive aspects of quantum physics.