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David J. Wineland is a Research Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Oregon. He holds an Adjoint Professor position at the University of Colorado and a Research Associate position at NIST, where he led experimental trapped-ion research until 2017.
- Education: BA (1965, UC Berkeley), PhD (1970, Harvard), Postdoc (University of Washington).
His research focuses on quantum state manipulation of atomic systems, with applications in quantum computation, quantum-limited metrology, and atomic clocks. He pioneered laser cooling and quantum logic gates with trapped ions, including the first deterministic multi-qubit gates in 1995.
His 15 most recent articles (2002–2004) emphasize quantum computing (teleportation, error correction, dense coding), optical frequency standards, and decoherence control. Key subfields include Heisenberg-limited spectroscopy, entangled state preparation, and sympathetic cooling of multi-ion systems.
Scientific Awards:
- 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics (shared with Serge Haroche)
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Wineland’s work has also advanced quantum simulation and nonlinear quantum mechanics tests. He co-authored foundational papers on quantum projection noise, Schrödinger cat states, and ion-trap quantum computing architectures.
