Aephraim Steinberg - Quantum Science and Engineering Seminar

When
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
Where
WERC 201B
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Quantum archaeology: probing the past of tunneling atoms and resonant photons

Aephraim Steinberg leads an experimental Quantum Optics & Ultracold Atoms group at the University of Toronto, focusing on foundational issues in quantum mechanics as well as applications to quantum information, metrology, and sensing.  He is a founding member & past director of Toronto’s Centre for Quantum Information & Quantum Control, and a Fellow of the APS, Optica, and the Royal Society of Canada.