Amir Yacoby | |
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Alma mater | Weizmann Institute of Science |
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Institutions | Harvard University University of Waterloo |
Main interests | behavior of low-dimensional systems spin based quantum computing |
Amir Yacoby is a condensed matter physicist and professor at Harvard University.
Yacoby got bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering and a master’s degree in theoretical physics. [1] In 1994,he obtained his PhD at Weizmann Institute of Science under the supervision of Professor Moty Heiblum.
In 2006,Yacoby started teaching at Harvard. [1] He was appointed as the Lazaridis Chair in Physics of the Institute for Quantum Computing in 2013. [2] In March 2014,his group developed a magnetic resonance imaging technology by which nanoscale images can be provided,that could enable researchers to peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules. [3] In 2014,Yacoby was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [4]
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