Introducing Quantum Physics in a Refrigerator

The quantum physicists in Innsbruck welcome an addition to their team: Gerhard Kirchmair - a young aspiring physicist who brings a new technology to the Tyrol. The young scientist will investigate quantum mechanical phenomena by using superconducting circuits to build hybrid architectures for quantum information processing. The physicists in Innsbruck use different approaches to study quantum mechanical phenomena. Whether they use ultracold atoms, quantum gases or trapped ions, the Tyrolean research groups are among the international leaders in this field. With the appointment of Gerhard Kirchmair as professor, another approach will be added to this research field. The young scientist graduated in physics at the University of Innsbruck and received his doctorate sub auspiciis with experimental physicist Rainer Blatt. He worked as a postdoc at the renowned Yale University in New Haven, USA for two years, where in Rob Schoelkopf's research group he studied the research field he is now going to establish in Innsbruck: quantum research with superconducting circuits.