Jeff Thompson leads a research group at Princeton University in the area of quantum science and engineering, working on quantum computing with neutral atoms and quantum communications.
Before joining Princeton, Jeff was a postdoc at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2014–16), PhD student at Harvard University (2008–14), Fulbright scholar in Germany, and undergraduate student at Yale University (2003–07).
Graduate Studies
Harvard University
Atomic Physics, Physics
Graduate Thesis
A quantum interface between single atoms and nanophotonic structures
Undergraduate Studies
Yale University
2007, Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright U.S. Student Program
2019, Department of Defense, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
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