Prof. Jared Cole

If you are interested and have experience in a) LAMMPS (or molecular dynamics in general), b) Phase field models or c) other areas of computational materials science - please apply below.

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@rigetti.bsky.social, Lawrence Livermore National Labs and our other collaborators are producing lots of new data. We need to build novel computational models to help interpret the results, which span the atomic to devices scales.

Come work with us in Melbourne, Australia!

I'm looking for computational physicists or people with experience in computational materials science for some 2 year postdocs. I have a bunch of cool ideas for new approaches to understanding Josephson junctions and voltage bias annealing.

Given all the hype and eye-wateringly large amounts of money being invested in quantum computing across all platforms (not just superconducting), its great to be reminded that it is all based on some really cool physics (pun intended).

I'm therefore very happy to see this prize awarded for the fundamental origins of this field. On top of that, both Johns were very early supporters of my efforts to understand the materials science of qubits, at a time when it was not considered "fashionable" - for which I'm quite grateful.

It was a crazy combination of engineering and quantum physics - and I wanted to know more. I went to study with the late, great Prof. Dr. Gerd Schön who was one of the leading theorists in this area. In Karlsruhe I learnt how incredibly interesting and powerful superconducting circuits really are.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an...

These guys are why I can speak German!

In 2007, I had just finished a PhD in silicon based quantum devices. I thought quantum computing was on its way out (I know, I know!) and I better get a "real" topic for my research. Quantum circuits fitted the bill.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Now I’m confused. If Quokkas don’t exist does that mean they are or aren’t really a quantum computer?? 😉

Each time I change work offices, I wonder if this is the one I’ll die in. I hope it’s not this new one, as that would be particularly depressing. Serious Dilbert vibes.

Petty I know, but I have feels.

One of the difficult things about having excellent mentors is when they leave us.
Gerd had an enormous positive influence on my career, as with so many others. He took a chance on a young, naive and "rough around the edges" Australian postdoc - and for that I'll always be grateful. RIP "der Chef".

I’m not afraid to say I’ve been in a 20 year committed relationship with theoretical physics. But this week I spent a lot of time with my old undergraduate flame, engineering.
I gotta say, it’s a lot more fun now than it was when I was in my early 20s.

qc_peeps += 1;

a group of purple and blue aliens are standing in a line Alt: a group of purple and blue Boov are standing in a line, one lies down (tired)

So, science peeps. Are we home? Was that the last D-hop?

What are the rules here?
I can still post a mix of quantum themed science, special interest nonsense, obscure Robert Asprin references and irreverent commentary on 21st century academia here, right?

Right? (Cue Padme meme)