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Dmitry Pushin is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo and a Faculty member of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC). He holds a PhD in Physics from MIT (2006), and prior degrees from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (BSc 1995, MSc 1997). His research focuses on advancing neutron interferometry to address fundamental physics questions, including quantum information science, condensed matter physics, and dark energy studies. He explores applications like magnetic material characterization and spintronics development, with recent work on chameleon scalar field constraints via neutron experiments.
Teaching includes courses such as MNS 321 (Electrical/Optical Properties of Materials), MNS 410 (Special Topics in Solid-State Materials), and graduate courses in Quantum Information Processing (QIC 890). His experimental work leverages neutron optics to study quantum coherence effects at macroscopic scales, with contributions to structured neutron waves and precision measurements.
Key research areas include quantum information processing, magnetic materials, and fundamental physics inquiries like Born’s Rule verification. His team pioneered methods for neutron orbital angular momentum (OAM) generation and applied interferometry to study novel materials. Recent advancements include high-precision silicon interferometer fabrication and PROSPECT experiment contributions in antineutrino physics.
Notable collaborations involve the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment, focusing on short-baseline oscillations and dark matter limits. He also explores human perception of structured light phenomena, linking quantum optics to vision science.
