Andrea Morello

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Andrea Morello

(1972-06-26) June 26, 1972 (age 51)
Pinerolo, Italy
Alma mater Leiden University (PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
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Thesis Quantum spin dynamics in single-molecule magnets  (2004)
Doctoral advisor Professor Jos de Jongh
Website www.fqt.unsw.edu.au/staff/andrea-morello

Andrea Morello (born 26 June 1972, in Pinerolo, Italy) is the Scientia Professor of quantum engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales, and a Program Manager at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T). Morello is the head of the Fundamental Quantum Technologies Laboratory at UNSW. [2] [3] [4]

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Education

Morello completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy in 1998. [5] [6] His research career began at the Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory where he investigated the magnetic phase diagram of high superconductors. He obtained his PhD in experimental physics from the Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory in Leiden in 2004, [7] during which he explored the quantum dynamics of molecular nanomagnets at low temperatures. Morello spent two years at the University of British Columbia before joining UNSW Sydney in 2006. [8] [9]

Research

Morello's research is primarily focused on designing and building the basic components of a quantum computer using the spins of single atoms in silicon. [10] [11] [12] His team were the first in the world to demonstrate the coherent control and readout of the electron and nuclear spin of an individual phosphorus atom in silicon, [13] [14] [15] [16] and for many years they held the record for the longest quantum memory time for a single qubit in the solid state (35.6 seconds). [17] Morello's research also focuses on using highly coherent spin systems to study the foundations of quantum mechanics. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Outreach

Outside of his research Morello is actively engaged in science outreach and education. [22] [23] He has produced a series of YouTube videos 'The Quantum Around You' and 'Quantum Computing Concepts' to bring the fundamental concepts of quantum physics to a wider audience. [24] [25] [18] Morello also starred in a series of videos produced by YouTuber Derek Muller on his channel Veritasium, explaining the fundamental concepts of quantum computing, with the highest viewed video in this series being watched over 4.4 million times. [26]

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