Our group studies ultracold atomic vapors.  We use laser cooling and magnetic trapping to create Bose-Einstein condensates, or BECs, at temperatures 1 millionth of a degree Kelvin above absolute zero.

    Quantum gases of atoms and molecules are strong candidates for quantum simulation. With the precise tools of atomic physics (light-matter interactions and magnetic resonance) we will eventually be able to make predictions about the behavior of complex systems ranging from condensed matter to nuclei.