de Jongh
I am a postdoc working on the KRb experiment, where we aim to probe novel quantum phases of matter and spin dynamics that arise from the dipolar interactions between these ultracold polar molecules. I obtained my PhD in Bas van de Meerakker’s lab, where we investigated scattering resonances in low-energy molecular collisions. During my first postdoc, I worked in the lab of Tarik Yefsah on developing a quantum gas microscope for fermions in continuous space.
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