Mikhail Lukin

Mikhail Lukin is the Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor in the Department of Physics at Harvard University, where he also serves as the co-director of the Quantum Science and Engineering Initiative. His research focuses on quantum optics and atomic physics, with a particular emphasis on quantum systems consisting of interacting photons, atoms, molecules and electrons coupled to realistic environments. Lukin received his Ph.D. in physics from Texas A&M University.