Dieter Meschede holds a seminar at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry of the University of Bonn, giving an overview of the research activities of the group. The seminar can be viewed at this link.

We are happy that Prof. Nir Davidson form the Weizmann Institute of Science spends six weeks with us in Bonn. We thank the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for its generous support.

Dr. Carsten Robens wins the BMBF prize "Quantum Futur-Award" for the best PhD thesis in the research area of quantum technologies. With his PhD thesis, which was defended in February 2017, Carsten Robens has taken a step closer to realizing a quantum computer with neutral atoms. The core result of his work is a new method to control single atoms depending on the internal spin state, which enables an unparalleled control of the position of atoms in so-called polarization synthesized optical lattices. The ceremony has been celebrated at the Universität Stuttgart on March 22nd, 2018 in the framework of the "Quantum Futur-Akademie" (more details here).