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Sussex Physics Research Fellow selected to attend the 2024 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
By: Maria Balboa Carbon
Last updated: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Dr Lebrun-Gallagher’s research focuses on developing hardware solutions that will enable quantum computers to scale up.
Dr Foni Raphaël Lebrun-Gallagher, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technology led by Professor Winfried Hensinger, has been selected to attend the prestigious 73rd Lindau Nobel Laurate Meeting.
The meeting will take place from 30 June until 5 July in Landau (Germany), where more than 30 Nobel Prize winners will be joined by 650 outstanding undergraduate students, postgraduate students and post-docs under the age of 35.
Established in 1951 to foster exchange among different generations, scientific disciplines and cultures, the Landau Nobel Laureate Meetings bring together some of the brightest minds in science, creating a unique forum for collaboration, inspiration and the exchange of groundbreaking ideas.
The theme of the meetings alternates between the three Nobel Prize scientific disciplines – physics, chemistry and physiology/medicine. This year the meeting will be dedicated to physics, focusing on three key themes:
- Quantum Physics and Quantum Technologies
- Physics-based Solutions to the Energy Challenge
- Artificial Intelligence in Physics
Dr Lebrun-Gallagher is a postdoctoral researcher at the Ion Quantum Technology group, one of the seven research groups that form the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technology. The group is in the process of building a quantum simulation engine and a large-scale trapped-ion quantum computer, and they have pioneered a key technique that consists of connecting quantum computing modules through the transport of individual trapped ions, within which quantum information is encoded. Dr Lebrun- Gallagher’s research focuses on identifying and advancing technologies that will facilitate the scalability of quantum computers.
Commenting on his selection, Dr Lebrun-Gallagher said: "I am extremely grateful and nothing short of thrilled to have been selected to participate in this event. With one of this year's key themes focusing on quantum technologies, it really is an extraordinary opportunity to hear from the figures that have inspired me throughout my career. I cannot wait to connect with other young researchers to share perspectives on our common passion and learn from their brilliant work, which will undoubtedly help shape tomorrow's society."
Dr Lebrun-Gallagher was nominated to the Landau Nobel Laurate Meeting by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), which will also be covering his travel expenses.