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Dr. Yakir Aharonov is Director of the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University, as well as Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Schmid College of Science and Technology. Dr. Aharonov's holds the university's honorary title of James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy. Furthermore, he also serves as Distinguished Visiting Research Chair with the Perimeter Institute in Ontario, Canada, another prominent research organization hosting an international retinue of renowned members.

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• In 1998, Dr. Aharonov received the prestigious Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics for contributing to the co-discovery of the Aharonov-Bohm Effect, a cornerstone for modern physics. »
• Dr. Aharonov receiving the National Medal of Science from President Obama in 2010, in recognition for contributions to the foundations of quantum physics, and for drawing out unexpected implications of that field, ranging from the Aharonov-Bohm effect, to the theory of weak-measurement. »

Prof. Jordan received his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics (1997) from Texas A&M University and his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (2002) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, supervised by Prof. Mark Srednicki. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Geneva (2002-2005) with Prof. Markus Büttiker. He joined the University of Rochester as Assistant Professor of Physics in 2006, was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in 2012, and full Professor in 2015. Dr. Jordan joined Chapman University in 2021 as co-Director of the Institute for Quantum Studies and Professor of Physics. He holds the Kennedy chair in Physics.

 

 

Prof. Jordan's research interests are in theoretical Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Quantum Optics. Themes of interest include Quantum Measurement and Information, Quantum Thermodynamics and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. 

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Dr. Jeff Tollaksen is Co-Director of the Institute for Quantum Studies, as well as Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Schmid College of Science and Technology.

Before arriving at Chapman, Dr. Tollaksen worked in the School of Computational Science at George Mason University. His research has been published in many scientific journals and he currently serves as prime investigator of several grants.

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