Emine Altuntas

Emine Altuntas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on quantum physics applications in atomic, molecular, and optical systems, particularly leveraging ultracold atomic gases and Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) for quantum simulation and precision measurements. She explores open quantum systems via weak measurements and feedback control, and investigates discrete spacetime symmetries through atomic parity violation (APV) experiments using quantum sensing.

Education:

• B.A., Amherst College (2011)
• Ph.D., Yale University (2017)

Research Interests:

• Quantum simulation of many-body systems with BECs
• Open system engineering and reservoir control
• Quantum metrology and precision measurements of APV
• Searches for new physics via nuclear-spin-dependent phenomena

Key Article Trends: Focus on measurement back-action limits in BECs, quantum imaging techniques with aberration removal, and experimental advances in parity violation detection. Recent work bridges quantum control protocols with foundational physics questions.

Grants and Advising: None explicitly listed in provided texts. Labs/Teams: Experimental setups for ultracold atom manipulation and APV measurement campaigns are implied but not detailed.