Lindsay LeBlanc

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Lindsay J. LeBlanc
Alma mater University of Alberta
University of Toronto
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum gas physics
Institutions University of Alberta (2013–)
Thesis Exploring many-body physics with ultracold atoms
Website sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/ultracold/home

Lindsay J. LeBlanc is a Canadian atomic physicist. She is an associate professor of physics at University of Alberta and the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair for Quantum Simulation with Ultracold Quantum Gases. [1] Her work involves quantum simulation, quantum memory, and developing hybrid quantum systems.

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Background and education

LeBlanc completed a BSc in engineering physics at University of Alberta. She earned a MSc and PhD in physics at University of Toronto researching ferromagnetism in ultracold Fermi gas [2] [3] winning the 2011 CAP Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Canada (DAMOPC) Thesis Prize for her PhD thesis on “Exploring many-body physics with ultracold atoms”. [4] She conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at the Joint Quantum Institute of National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland, College Park. [2] [5]

LeBlanc is an associate professor of physics at University of Alberta (U of A) and the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair for Quantum Simulation with Ultracold Quantum Gases. [1] She is part of the multidisciplinary QUANTA (QUantum Nanotechnology Training in Alberta) CREATE program team which trains graduate students in emerging quantum technologies. [6] She was also a fellow of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)'s quantum materials program. [7] [8] [9]

Research

At the U of A, LeBlanc started a research group and leads quantum simulation experiments and explores atomic quantum memory and hybrid quantum technologies. [3] She has led development of new techniques to build quantum memories using ultracold rubidium atoms to store pulses of light encoding quantum information. [10] She also studies hybridization of solid state devices in ultracold gasses and aims to extend quantum correlations between systems. [11] LeBlanc's research may lead to the engineering of more energy-efficient electronic devices that use many-body behaviour. [12]

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