Group Members

Hartmut Häffner

PI
Office Location: 301H, Physics South
Office Phone: (510) 664-4299
Lab Phone: (510) 664-4296

I like to experiment with the quantum information stored in trapped ions. I lead now a group sharing the same passion. In my previous life, I measured how strong electric fields change the magnetic moment of the electron, studied quantum chaos, ran quantum gates, characterized entangled states, and teleported quantum information over 10 micrometers. Notable current achievements of my group are ultra low-noise ion traps, 3D-printed ion traps, control over a quantum rotor, and trapped elecrons.

Claire Legas

Administrative Assistant

Erhan Saglamyurek

Project Scientist

Neha Yadav

Post-Doc

Elia Perego

Post-Doc

Qiming Wu

Post-Doc

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Neil Glikin

Post-Doc

I love being able to see the effects of quantum mechanics on a tabletop, as well as just learning and discovering how the universe works. I enjoy exploring the bay area, video games, and making lists.

Nicole Greene

Grad Student

Having previously worked on the local Lorentz invariance experiment, I now spend my time studying the noise sensitivity of entanglement gates. Outside the lab I enjoy exploring San Francisco, watching films, and hiking.

Qian Yu

Grad Student

I'm interested in the physical realization of quantum computation and techniques of ion trapping, and I like to explore the quantum dynamics of strongly interacting systems including coherent evolution and decoherence. Outside the lab I like traveling, reading, cooking and playing board games.

Shuqi Xu

Grad Student

My research interests lie in tackling challenges towards scalable trapped ion quantum computers, as well as the emergent physics revealed in such quantum system. When not in the lab, I enjoy traveling, playing video games, watching and playing soccer.

Ben Saarel

Grad Student

Ryan Tollefsen

Grad Student

Justin Phillips

Grad Student

Izze Sacksteder

Grad Student

I’m Izze and I majored in math and physics at Willamette University in Salem Oregon. I joined the Häffner group to work on the electron trap project and I’m particularly interested in cooling electrons in a Paul trap using a tank circuit. In my free time I like gardening and going to shows to see local Bay Area bands.

Bingran You

Grad Student

Ozgur Sahin

Grad Student

Yu-Lung Tang

Grad Student