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Jason Robert Petta (born 1975) is a physics researcher, professor, and noted contributor to developments in quantum computing. He is a professor at UCLA, and was formerly Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University.

Petta was born in 1975 in Freeport, Illinois. After graduating from Freeport High School, he attended technical school and worked in construction for two years before enrolling in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received a B.S. degree in engineering physics from that university, as well as both an M.S. and a Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University. His thesis title was Effects of spin-orbit coupling on single quantum states in metallic quantum dots, completed in 2003 under the advisor Daniel Ralph.[1][2]: iii 

After graduating Cornell with his Ph.D., Petta worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Charlie Marcus's research group at Harvard University, participating in experiments trapping and detecting singular electrons and controlling spin states with two electrons.[3] Petta left Harvard and started a position at Caltech in 2006, before joining Princeton University in 2007.[1]

In 2008, Petta won a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.[4] He also won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2009 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2010.[1] Also in 2010, Petta, then an assistant professor at Princeton, described a discovery in quantum computing: when applying voltage to electrodes, electrons can be formed into "spin qubits", a quantum version of a bit. This was touted as a milestone in physics by Princeton, and experts such as David DiVincenzo commended the discovery.[5][6] In 2015, Petta spearheaded the development of a microwave laser composed of multiple quantum dots for use in quantum computing.[7] Other research at Princeton included quantum coherence control within nanostructures of semiconductors.[8]

Petta was named Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, an endowed professorship, in 2019.[9] As of 2024, he works as both a research director at HRL Laboratories and a professor of physics at UCLA.[10] At UCLA, he is a faculty member in the Department of Physics & Astronomy,[11] works for the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering,[12] and moved into his eponymous Petta Lab in May 2023.[13]

Petta is a fellow of the American Physical Society,[14] fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[15] and winner of the association's Newcomb Cleveland Prize.[16]

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  1. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae: Jason R. Petta" (PDF). Petta Group. Princeton University. April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Petta, Jason Robert (2003). Effects of spin-orbit coupling on single quantum states in metallic quantum dots. Cornell University. ISBN 978-0-496-34811-4. OCLC 841789369. ProQuest 305336632.
  3. ^ "Jason R. Petta". Future of Semiconductors and Beyond. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Petta, Jason". Fellows Directory. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  5. ^ MacPherson, Kitta (February 5, 2010). "Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing". News. Princeton University. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Jason Petta, Princeton University". Department of Physics and Astronomy. Dartmouth College. May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jason Petta: A microwave laser for quantum computing". Princeton Innovation. Princeton University. November 12, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Petta, Jason R. (April 6, 2009). "Electronic refrigeration on the micron scale". Physics. 2: 27. doi:10.1103/Physics.2.27.
  9. ^ Office of Communications (February 10, 2019). "Two faculty members named to endowed professorships". News. Princeton University. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "HRL Laboratories and UCLA Researcher Awarded Grant to Advance Quantum Computing". News. HRL Laboratories. January 10, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Faculty". UCLA Physics & Astronomy. UCLA. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Team". CQSE. UCLA. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "About Us". Research & Creative Activities. UCLA. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "Three faculty elected 2019 Fellows of the American Physical Society". Department of Physics. Princeton University. September 20, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Cohen, Adam D. (November 24, 2020). "AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2020 Fellows". News. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "Newcomb Cleveland Prize Recipients". Awards. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
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