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Independently curated · UnclaimedAndrew M. Childs Research Group
University of Maryland, College Park
Andrew M. Childs · Professor
What quantum algorithmic techniques can efficiently simulate complex Hamiltonian dynamics on future quantum hardware? The research program develops and analyzes quantum algorithms for simulation, quantum walks, and query complexity to characterize quantum computational power. Researchers construct algorithmic frameworks for fast Hamiltonian simulation and eigenvalue transformation, using analytic techniques and complexity analysis to bound resources and error. Methods include theoretical proofs, algorithm design, and benchmarking against model problems to demonstrate exponential speedups and computational universality. The group applies these techniques to problems in quantum simulation, algebraic algorithms, and foundations of quantum information processing.
Howard M. Milchberg Research Group
University of Maryland, College ParkHoward M. Milchberg · Distinguished University Professor
What limits the generation and control of plasma channels created by extreme laser pulses in gases and solids? The laboratory studies the interaction of extremely intense laser light with matter, including generation of plasmas and nonlinear optical phenomena for basic physics and applied uses. Researchers use high-intensity laser systems and diagnostics to create and probe transient high-energy-density states and plasma channels to measure nonlinear propagation, filamentation, and particle acceleration mechanisms. Experiments combine ultrashort-pulse lasers with time-resolved optical and plasma diagnostics to map energy deposition, ionization dynamics, and resultant electromagnetic emission. The group explores mechanisms to harness laser-driven plasma processes for applications in high-field physics and compact radiation sources.
Independently curated · UnclaimedJoshua S. Weitz Research Group
University of Maryland, College ParkJoshua S. Weitz · Professor and Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analytics
How do viruses reshape population and ecosystem outcomes across marine and human-associated systems? The group develops theories and computational models of how viral infections modulate the fates of individuals, populations, and communities to understand ecosystem-scale function. Researchers build and analyze mechanistic and data-driven mathematical models to study viral ecology, bacteriophage therapy, and infectious disease dynamics across scales. Methods include computational simulation, statistical integration of field and lab datasets, and collaborations that link models to marine sampling and clinical or experimental data. The team applies quantitative approaches to predict phage–bacteria coexistence, marine viral impacts, and mechanisms driving infection variability.
Independently curated · UnclaimedJoshua Singer Research Group
University of Maryland, College ParkJoshua Singer · Department Chair and Professor
How do individual synapses in the rod bipolar cell pathway shape retina output under low-light conditions? The laboratory studies signaling in a retinal circuit called the rod bipolar cell pathway using recordings of electrical activity from neurons. They investigate synaptic transmission from rod bipolar cells to AII amacrine cells and analyze processing of rod bipolar outputs by AIIs and ganglion cells. Recordings are complemented by anatomical and computational analyses to understand circuit responses to visual stimuli. The group applies these approaches to develop broader principles of how neuron and synapse properties generate circuit behavior.
Independently curated · UnclaimedZohreh Davoudi Research Group
University of Maryland, College ParkZohreh Davoudi · Associate Professor
How can quantum simulation and lattice methods solve strongly interacting nuclear and hadronic systems computationally? The research group develops and applies effective field theories and lattice QCD techniques to determine few-body interactions and hadronic contributions relevant to nuclear and particle physics. They create and benchmark frameworks for quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories and nuclear effective field theories using analog and digital quantum platforms. Researchers design algorithms and engineering approaches for implementing these problems on trapped-ion and other quantum-simulator hardware. The program aims to reduce sign-problem barriers and enable real-time and dense-matter simulations.
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