Winner of INSPIRE Potentials – Quantum Center Master Award, 2022
February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. A suitable occasion to meet the three awardees in this video and hear about their experince working in the field of quantum physics.
A challenging Master’s research project is an important stepping stone to developing an ambitious research career. In a field where women are still highly underrepresented, even at the undergraduate level, the INSPIRE Potentials – Quantum Center Master Award aims to attract and empower excellent female students to conduct their Master's thesis research in one of the member groups belonging to the Quantum Center. Carla A. Ferradini, Laura Gabriel and Aida Mashaal are the winners of the call June 2022 and with that the first awardees.
Carla A. Ferradini is conducting her Master's thesis during the Autumn Semester 2022 in the Quantum Information Theory group of Prof. Renato Renner, focusing on the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Laura Gabriel is carrying out her Master's thesis in the Quantum Optoelectronics group of Prof. Jérôme Faist and Prof. Giacomo Scalari during the Autumn Semester 2022, studying quantum-vacuum fluctuations and their correlation properties outside the light cone.
Aida Mashaal performed her Master's thesis project in the Trapped Ion Quantum Information group of Prof. Jonathan Home during the Spring Semester 2022, on identifying limiting noise sources in cryogenic ion-trap systems.