Lukas Homeier
Lukas has earned his B.Sc. in physics from LMU Munich before he worked as an experimentalist in Munich and Stanford. Afterwards he switched into a Master’s in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics and obtained his PhD in theoretical physics from LMU Munich under the supervision of Prof. Fabian Grusdt, during which he also spent extended time as a researcher at Harvard.
Lukas is currently a Simons postdoctoral fellow of Ultra-Quantum Matter. He is interested in the intersection between quantum simulation and strongly-correlated systems. His research develops novel protocols to emulate models of high-energy and condensed-matter physics, such as lattice gauge theories, in AMO platforms, in particular Rydberg tweezer technology. A focal point of this research is to find new theoretical insights into synthetic quantum matter in- and far-from-equilibrium.
In this life outside of JILA, he enjoys (trail) running, camping, beer and airplanes.
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