We say goodbye to our theory Post-Doc Pramodh Senarath Yapa! Pramodh joined the Theory Team back in November 2023 from the University of Alberta, where he completed his PhD in Condensed Matter Theory. Together with our former Post-Doc Tom Bland, Pramodh investigated the question “How solid is a dipolar supersolid?”, and remarkably, found supersonic shear waves in honeycomb dipolar supersolids. We wish you all the best for your future, Pramodh – it was a pleasure having you here with us!
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Welcome to Rémy, Julius and Marco
At the beginning of March, we welcomed three Masters’ interns to the 3 experimental labs! Rémy Dolbeault, Julius Franze and Marco Lucibello will be working in the Erbium, Er-Dy and T-REQS labs respectively for the next few months.
Rémy was born the 19th of March 2001 in Paris, and went to Lyon for his studies. He discovered the cold atom field thanks to a talk given at the school which completely caught his attention. He then went to Florence, Italy to do a 1st Master internship on vortices in the BEC-BCS crossover in Li-6, which confirmed his interest in this field of Physics. For the 2nd Master’s intership, he will spend five months in the Erbium Lab working on superradiance and superresolution.
Julius born on the 10th of January 2003 in Dessau-Roßlau, Germany. He did his Bachelors at Leipzig University with a focus on Plasma physics, and will now work with the Erbium-Dysprosium Lab for his internship.
Marco was born on October 13, 2001, and graduated in Physics in 2023 in Roma Tre University, with a thesis on “Entanglement and GHZ states.” He is currently enrolled at Roma Tre University for his Master’s degree, and will be working with the T-REQS Lab for his internship.
Welcome to the group Rémy, Julius and Marco!🥳
Welcome to Gerard
Welcome to Gerard Solà Berga, who as of March 2025 has joined the Er-Dy lab as a PhD student! Gerard joins us from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Munich, where he worked on implementing a scheme for global addressing of Strontium atoms at the 698nm clock transition for his Master thesis.
Goodbye to Felix
We said adieu to our Masters Intern, Felix Borchers, at the end of February! Felix joined the T-REQS lab for 5 months back in October 2024 from ETH Zurich, where he is currently in the third semester of his Masters in Physics. Good luck with the rest of your MSc., Felix – it was a pleasure having you here with us!
Welcome to Imren
Welcome to Imren Karsli, who joined our administrative staff at the start of February 2025!
Goodbye to Tom Bland
We said goodbye to Postdoc Thomas Bland in December 2024! Dr. Bland joined the Ferlaino Group in December 2020 as one of the first members of the theory team. Tom was at the forefront of demystifying two-dimensional supersolidity, and we thank him for leading the theory team for four glorious years! Tom has now moved back to the UK and will soon start a new position as a senior researcher in the group of Stephanie M. Reimann at Lund University. Best of luck at your new position, Tom!