Pioneering Work in Quantum Simulation Wins Zeiss Research Award
Immanuel Bloch
Dasha Nelidova
The Zeiss Research Award is to be presented to Professor Dr Immanuel Bloch for his outstanding research in the fi eld of quantum simulation using ultracold atoms. The ceremony will take place at the Deutsches Museum in Munich on 26th June 2023. Three young scientists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will also receive the Carl Zeiss Award for Young Researchers.
Dr Bloch, who obtained his Ph.D. from Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, is a scientifi c director at the Garching-based Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and professor of experimental physics at LMU. Considered as a pioneer in quantum research, he established a new fi eld of research with the study of artifi cial quantum matter using ultracold atoms in artifi cial crystals of light or ‘optical lattices’ through highly complex optical experiments at the interface of quantum optics, quantum information processing and solid-state physics. His work has succeeded in precisely measuring and controlling the interplay between atoms or small molecules using ultracold quantum gases to better understand how quantum materials such as superconductors work, paving the way for the new interdisciplinary fi eld of quantum simulation through his research.
The Carl Zeiss Research Award was started in 1990 to recognise outstanding achievements in optics or photonics amongst candidates still actively conducting research into work offering major potential for gaining further
Arindam Ghosh
Simon Baier
knowledge and enabling practical applications and innovation in science and technology. The panel of scientifi c experts from around the world is headed by Professor Dr Jürgen Mlynek from Humboldt University in Berlin.
Succeeded by the Zeiss Research Award in 2016, many of the 26 award winners have gone on to receive other important distinctions, with four having won the Nobel Prize.
The Carl Zeiss Award for Young Researchers, sponsored by the Ernst Abbe Fund will this year be presented to Dr Simon Baier from the University of Innsbruck, Dr Arindam Ghosh from Julius Maximilian University in Würzburg and Dr Dasha Nelidova from the University of Basel. Baier works on quantum mechanics at the Institute for Experimental Physics in Innsbruck; Ghosh is a researcher in biotechnology and biophysics and Nelidova works in ophthalmology at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology in Basel. Her research includes a novel method for restoring vision after blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in industrialised countries.
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CLS Appoints New Executive Director
Canadian Light Source (CLS) Board of Directors at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has appointed Bill Matiko as its new Executive Director. The current chief fi nancial offi cer and chief operating offi cer for the CLS, Mr Matiko will become the Executive Director, effective immediately, for a period of fi ve years.
Bill Mateko
“After an extensive search, the best candidate turned out to be right here and we’re extremely pleased that he’s
accepted our offer,” said Pierre Lapointe, Chairman of the Board.
“Bill has proven he has the leadership skills to guide the CLS through the important next phase of the facilities, to ensure the CLS remains a major contributor to Canadian science, innovation and the economy.”
As COO, Matiko has effectively led the CLS, a national research facility of the University of Saskatchewan since September 2021, with full operational oversight and authority.
“As the CLS enters this next critical phase, with the major linear accelerator upgrade that will ensure its continued leadership in the global synchrotron community, we believe Bill is in the best position to ensure the continuity of leadership and excellent management of this important University of Saskatchewan national resource,” said Dr Baljit Singh, USask Vice-President, research.
Prior to joining the CLS as CFO in 2019, Matiko was the COO and CFO at Suncorp Valuations, a global provider of appraisal, business valuation and risk management services. Approximately 30 years of his career was spent at Deloitte, where he eventually became a partner, serving clients in the public, private, government and not-for-profi t sectors across Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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