John Bohn

John Bohn is a Research Professor and Fellow at JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and NIST. His research focuses on ultracold atoms and molecules, including collision dynamics, quantum mechanics, and many-body systems. He explores phenomena such as dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates, molecular interactions, and quantum control of chemical reactions. Bohn’s work bridges theoretical and experimental physics, with applications in quantum engineering and precision measurement. He has received awards including the 2024 Physics Department Teaching Award and holds a JILA Fellowship.

Research Interests:

• Ultracold quantum systems
• Dipolar gases and superfluidity
• Collisional dynamics of molecules
• Quantum simulation and control
• Many-body quantum phenomena

Selected Achievements:

• Co-developed methods for evaporative cooling of polar molecules
• Contributed to understanding dipolar interactions in Bose-Einstein condensates
• Explored quantum chaos in molecular collisions

Awards:

• 2024 Physics Department Teaching Award
• JILA Fellow

Labs/Teams:

Bohn leads the Bohn Group at JILA, collaborating with experimentalists to advance studies of ultracold matter. His team investigates topics such as molecular quantum gases and quantum control of chemical reactions.