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Monika Aidelsburger

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Monika Aidelsburger
Born1987 (age 36–37)
Aichach, Bavaria, Germany
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Scientific career
InstitutionsCollège de France
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
ThesisArtificial gauge fields with ultracold atoms in optical lattice (2015)
Doctoral advisorImmanuel Bloch

Monika Aidelsburger (born 1987)[1] is a German quantum physicist, Professor and Group Leader at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Her research considers quantum simulation and ultra cold atomic gases trapped in optical lattices. In 2021, she was awarded both the Alfried-Krupp-Förderpreis and Klung Wilhelmy Science Award.

Early life and education

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Born in Aichach,[1] Aidelsburger was a doctoral student at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where she worked under the supervision of Immanuel Bloch. Her work considered ultra cold atoms in optical lattices.[2]

She was a postdoctoral researcher at the Collège de France, where she worked alongside Jean Dalibard on uniform Bose gas.[3] Her doctorate was later published by Springer Nature as part of their Outstanding PhD thesis series.[4]

Research and career

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In 2017 Aidelsburger joined the faculty at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where she was promoted to Professor in 2019.[5] She holds a joint position at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics. Here she successfully applied for a European Research Council Starting Grant on synthetic quantum matter.[6]

Her research considers lattice gauge theories and how they couple to fermionic matter.[7] She performs quantum simulations of many-body physics. These simulations can achieve with a high degree of control and can achieve complex physical behaviour, including many-body localization and Hilbert space fragmentation.[8] They can be engineered to investigate out-of-equilibrium phases and topological lattice models, including the Haldane model and Hofstadter's butterfly.[3][9] Her experiments typically contain a laser cooling stage, where atoms are cooled to very low temperatures (generating either Bose–Einstein condensates or degenerate Fermi gases), which she traps into optical potentials that are generated by interfering laser beams.[8][10]

The Swiss National Science Foundation nominated Aidelsburger to AcademiaNet in 2021.[11] That year, she was awarded both the Alfried-Krupp-Förderpreis, named after Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, and Klung Wilhelmy Science Award in 2021.[12]

Awards and recognitions

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Selected publications

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  • Monika Aidelsburger; M Atala; M Lohse; Julio T. Barreiro; B Paredes; I Bloch (28 October 2013). "Realization of the Hofstadter Hamiltonian with ultracold atoms in optical lattices". Physical Review Letters. 111 (18): 185301. arXiv:1308.0321. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111r5301A. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.111.185301. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 24237530. Wikidata Q62576482.
  • M. Aidelsburger; M. Lohse; C. Schweizer; et al. (22 December 2014). "Measuring the Chern number of Hofstadter bands with ultracold bosonic atoms". Nature Physics. 11 (2): 162–166. arXiv:1407.4205. Bibcode:2015NatPh..11..162A. doi:10.1038/NPHYS3171. ISSN 1745-2473. Wikidata Q62576477.
  • Monika Aidelsburger; Atala M; Sylvain Nascimbène; Trotzky S; Chen YA; Bloch I (12 December 2011). "Experimental realization of strong effective magnetic fields in an optical lattice". Physical Review Letters. 107 (25): 255301. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.107.255301. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 22243087. Wikidata Q83228320.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alfried Krupp Förderpreis 2021". Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung (in German). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ Aidelsburger, Monika (2017). Artificial gauge fields with ultracold atoms in optical lattices. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-79848-6. OCLC 1080425303.
  3. ^ a b "Monika Aidelsburger – Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich". DPG. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ Artificial Gauge Fields with Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices | SpringerLink. www.springer.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "MCQST News". MCQST News. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Exploring lattice gauge theories with fermionic Ytterbium atoms". ERC.
  7. ^ Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of. "A bridge to the quantum world". phys.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Monika Aidelsburger: Ultracold atoms in optical lattices out-of-equilibrium". Simons Foundation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  9. ^ "A novel tool to probe fundamental matter". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Cold-atom lattice bends the topological rules". Physics Today. 2020 (1). AIP Publishing: 0723a. 23 July 2020. Bibcode:2020PhT..2020a.723.. doi:10.1063/pt.6.1.20200723a. ISSN 1945-0699. S2CID 240629339.
  11. ^ "Prof. Dr. Monika Aidelsburger – AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Monika Aidelsburger receives prestigious research prizes". www.lmu.de. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Experimentalphysikerin Monika Aidelsburger erhält den mit 1 Mio. € dotierten Alfried Krupp-Förderpreis 2021". Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung (in German). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Preisträgerinnen – Universitätsfrauenbeauftragte – LMU München". www.frauenbeauftragte.uni-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Klung Wilhelmy Science Award". www.klung-wilhelmy-wissenschafts-preis.de. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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