Dr. Jason P Kestner
Professor · Tenured
About
PhD, Physics, University of Michigan (2009); Postdoctoral research associate, Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland, College Park (2009-2012); Assistant Professor, Physics, UMBC (2012-2018); Associate Professor, Physics, UMBC (2018-2024); Professor, Physics, UMBC (2024-present).
Research interests
Quantum computation, semiconductor quantum dots, quantum control, quantum devices, theory of ultracold atoms and polar molecules, optical lattice emulation of condensed matter physics, strongly correlated physics.
Teaching interests
Modern physics, quantum mechanics, solid state physics, mathematical physics.
Education
Publications
- Rapid adiabatic gating for capacitively coupled quantum dot hybrid qubits without barrier control 2019
- Indications of a soft cutoff frequency in the charge noise of a Si/SiGe quantum dot spin qubit 2019
- Stroboscopically robust gates for capacitively coupled singlet-triplet qubits 2019
- Pulse sequence designed for robust C-phase gates in SiMOS and Si/SiGe double quantum dots 2018
- Local gradient optimization of modular entangling sequences 2018