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Summer School on Quantum Science and Precision Measurement

Aug. 3, 2025 to Aug. 15, 2025 (upcoming)
Location: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Conference URL: https://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/summer-school-on-quantum-sensing-and-precision-science/

This school will cover a range of topics in quantum science and its applications to precision measurement and fundamental physics. The school will accept both graduate students and advanced undergraduates. The program aims to be of interest to both experimentalists and theorists in this rapidly evolving field.

The field of fundamental physics has been energized in the past decade by the emergence of a number of innovative experimental methods to detect a variety of new physics. These include methods to detect gravitational waves and dark matter over a wide frequency/mass range, the search for new fundamental forces and interactions, tests of fundamental symmetries of nature, novel probes of dark energy, and new experimental tests of quantum mechanics. Broadly, these techniques leverage the power of various quantum sensing and precision measurement platforms to achieve the goals of fundamental physics. Through this program, we aim to provide students with a solid foundation for research in this exciting area, equipping students with the knowledge and breadth to contribute meaningfully to future advancements.

Confirmed lecturers and topics of their lectures include:

  • Tests of Quantum Mechanics (Markus Aspelmeyer, Vienna)
  • Cold Molecules (Dave DeMille, JHU)
  • Trapped Ions (Xing Fan, Harvard)
  • Gravitational Wave Detection, Theory (Peter Graham, Stanford)
  • Levitated Sensors (Giorgio Gratta, Stanford)
  • New Physics at Long Distances (David E Kaplan, JHU)
  • Optical Tweezers (Harry Levine, UC Berkeley)
  • Dark Matter Detection (Danielle Norcini, JHU)
  • Atom Interferometry (Chris Overstreet, JHU)
  • Quantum Mechanics and Its Extensions (Surjeet Rajendran, JHU)
  • Precision Magnetic Resonance (Alex Sushkov, JHU)
  • New Effects from High Scales, Theory (Raman Sundrum, U Maryland)
  • Quantum Metrology (James Thompson, JILA)
  • Dark Matter, Theory (Ken Van Tilberg, NYU)
  • Solid State Sensors (Ron Walsworth, U Maryland)
  • Quantum Optics (Victoria Xu, UC Berkeley)

The school will be two full weeks, August 3-15, 2025, with lectures Monday through Friday.  

The lectures will be held in the Department of Physics & Astronomy on the Homewood campus at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Organizers: Dave DeMille, David Kaplan, Danielle Norcini, Chris Overstreet, Surjeet Rajendran, Alex Sushkov