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Mohammad Hafezi

University of Maryland

RQS Senior Investigator
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Contact Information

hafezi@umd.edu
Office:

2307 Atlantic Building

Additional Information

Bio

Mohammad Hafezi is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and a Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland. He leads a research group that aims to theoretically and experimentally investigate various quantum properties of light-matter interaction for applications in future optoelectronic devices, quantum information processing, and sensing. Hafezi received his doctorate in physics from Harvard University in 2009.

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Recent News

  • In this superconducting circuit studied in Alicia Kollár’s lab, the middle of the three rectangles along the bottom are junctions that hold quantum states that may each be used as a qubit.

    New Design Packs Two Qubits into One Superconducting Junction

    October 21, 2024

    Researchers at the University of Maryland are exploring the use of superconducting junctions to advance new qubit designs for quantum simulations.

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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.