Columbia’s mix of theoretical scientists, experimentalists, and engineers pursue curiosity-driven basic research into the quantum world, from photons to atoms and molecules to quantum materials and devices.
We're merging scientific disciplines, using state-of-the-art materials synthesis & structures fabrication approaches, and building bespoke instruments to investigate quantum phenomena. Our collaborative efforts across several quantum research themes are beginning to yield new quantum devices with applications in computers, communications, energy, finance, health, and climate.
Quantum Research Themes
Latest Research
Leaky-wave Metasurfaces: A Perfect Interface Between Free-space and Integrated Optical Systems
New class of integrated nanophotonic devices—a world record in simultaneous control of all four optical degrees of freedom—can convert light initially confined in an optical waveguide to an arbitrary optical pattern in free space.
Grants, Awards, & Honors
Columbia Postdoc is 2023 Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science
Dipti Jasrasaria, a Columbia University postdoctoral research scientist and a 2018-2022 Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) recipient, has been selected as the 2023 Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science.
Inorganic Nanoscience Award to Jonathan S. Owen
Jonathan Owen of Columbia University is the winner of the 2023 Inorganic Nanoscience Award. This award is presented by the American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry to honor exceptional research in the area of inorganic nanoscience.
Cory Dean Receives 2023 Brown Investigator Award
Dean, a physicist studying the electronic properties of quantum materials, is one of seven mid-career scientists recognized this year.