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Ultracold Molecules Are Now Ultrastable
Physicist Sebastian Will has created a new molecular platform for discovering new quantum phenomena.
Grants, Awards, & Honors
October 09, 2026
Columbia Physicist Sebastian Will Named 2026 APS Fellow
The American Physical Society honors Will for creating the first molecular Bose-Einstein condensate.
October 01, 2026
Columbia Physicist Sebastian Will Receives Moore Experimental Physics Investigator Award
He will receive $1.35 million over five years to develop a new approach to create ultra-precise optical atomic clocks.
September 22, 2026
Two Columbia Quantum Postdocs Recognized with Blavatnik Awards
Natalie Fardian-Melamed was named a 2026 Laureate in Physical Sciences & Engineering and Zhihao Cui, a Finalist in Chemical Sciences.