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Avik Dutt receives NSF CAREER Award
He received the award for pioneering research in scalable quantum simulations and innovative nanophotonic systems.
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Avik Dutt. / Image - University of Maryland
The University of Maryland’s Avik Dutt has been awarded the CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will fund Dutt’s groundbreaking research in quantum simulations and sensing.
Dutt, who serves an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and leads the Fearless Optics, Quantum Engineering, and Technology (FloQuET) Lab, is working to overcome a major bottleneck in the development of scalable quantum systems.
Quantum systems have the potential to outperform classical systems in applications like complex material modeling and ultra-precise sensing, but scaling these systems has proven challenging due to issues like increased size and signal loss.
Dutt’s research focuses on an innovative approach using “synthetic dimensions,” which manipulates photons, the quantum particles of light, to create scalable quantum systems. His work aims to open new avenues for quantum applications by creating nanophotonic systems that can generate multiple synthetic dimensions simultaneously on mass-manufacturable chips.
Earlier this year, Dutt’s team published a paper in ‘Nature Physics’ demonstrating that synthetic dimensions could be scaled in a robust manner, even in the presence of significant signal loss. This breakthrough enables the realization of previously theoretical phenomena, such as 3D, 4D, and 5D effects, in experimental settings.
The NSF CAREER Award is the foundation’s most prestigious recognition for early-career faculty, honoring those who demonstrate the potential to serve as academic role models and lead significant advancements in their fields.
As part of his award, Dutt will also focus on public education in quantum science by organizing Wikipedia editathons to increase representation of quantum scientists, particularly women, and by developing a new course on quantum systems for UMD’s mechanical engineering curriculum.
Dutt pursued a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in electronics and electrical communication engineering, and a PhD from Cornell University in electrical and computer engineering.
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