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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨Check out our new theory paper on arxiv, "Topology meets superconductivity in a one-dimensional t-J model of magnetic atoms"!
👉 arxiv.org/abs/2509.03387

💡In a highly controllable version of the iconic t-J model, we uncover a range of exotic phases, including topological superconducting states.

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Elena Poli!
🎓 Elena from our Theory team has successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Unveiling the Superfluid and Solid Behaviour in Dipolar Supersolids”!
🚀 We wish you all the best for your future, Elena!

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

💡 This is a tenure-track opportunity with strong institutional support and the opportunity to lead the scientific and technical development of a cutting-edge quantum experiment from its early stages.

👉 Apply here: dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join...

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

⚛️ The Fellow will lead the development of a new platform for atomic quantum computation with single dysprosium atoms in programmable optical tweezer arrays.
🔬 This new line of research will be embedded in the activities of the Quantum Science Lab led by our PIs F. Ferlaino and M. Mark.

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚀 We’re hiring! The Quantum Science Lab at the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) @dipcehu.bsky.social — in collaboration with the Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science — is opening an tenure-track position as an Ikerbasque Research Fellow for an experienced experimental physicist.

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 19

💡Eva presented her work on “𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑”, carried out at the IQOQI in Innsbruck @iqoqi.bsky.social and University of Innsbruck @uniinnsbruck.social.uibk.ac.at.ap.brid.gy, and recently published in 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒: www.nature.com/articles/s41....

Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 19

🏆The award invited researchers from the Euregio region Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino to submit their work on "Competitiveness and the Euregio as a Business Location."
At the Euregio Days in Alpbach, the finalists presented their research to a jury of leading experts across all three Euregio regions.

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations to Eva @evacasotti.bsky.social who was awarded with the 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 of the Euregio Young Researcher Award 2025! 🎉

Find more information about the prize here: www.europaregion.info/euregio/proj...

📸 Land Tirol/Sedlak

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jul 17

🥳Congratulations to Lauritz Klaus who successfully defended his PhD thesis!
🌀 Lauritz did some amazing work on supersolids and vortices in the Er-Dy lab.
🎓 He is now a PostDoc in the Erbium lab of Rob Smith in Oxford.
👏Goodbye and we wish you all the best for your future, Lauritz!

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jul 14

👏 A huge thank you to all the speakers, sponsors, organizers, and participants of YAO 2025! ⚛️
📆 Last week was packed with insightful talks, poster sessions, social events, a startup panel, industry presentations, and lab tours — what an amazing experience! 🤩
📸 Photo credit: D. Jordan / IQOQI

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jul 7

▶️ Today, the 2025 edition of the Young Atom Opticians Conference (YAO) has started here in Innsbruck!
🙋‍♀️We thank Clemens Ulm and @evacasotti.bsky.social, PhD students from our group, and Johanna Hennebichler and Alberto Canali, PhD students from Rudi Grimms group, for orgnanizing the event!

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jun 25

👉 Check out the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....

🧾 You can read about the publucation in the press release of our university here: www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/....

🎓 You can find more details about the ceremony and the other award winners here: www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...

Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jun 25

🎉 Congratulations to our PhD student Eva Casotti for winning the “Best Student Paper Award 2025” of the @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social!

🏆 The prize was awarded for her excellent paper, “Observation of vortices in a dipolar supersolid” published in the Nature journal.

Photo Credit: Universität Innsbruck

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jun 23

👉 For more details and how to apply, please visit: www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=r1cs...

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢 Job Opportunity in our group!
We invite you to apply for the position as a

🔬 Academy Scientist (f/m/x) in experimental quantum physics

focusing on dipolar quantum gases and Rydberg physics. Join us as an advanced scientist that is of great long-term importance in our research strategy.

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨 Check out our latest paper on "Light-Assisted Collisions in Tweezer-Trapped Lanthanides" on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2506.05123!

💡 In a combined effort of our theory team and the Treqs experiment, we study the tweezer population dynamics during light-assisted collisions and cooling processes.

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · Jun 16

🎥 Watch Francesca's keynote speech at this year's Stupor Quanti event, hosted by the University of Naples Federico II.
The talk dives into some of our group’s most exciting research findings ⚛️
📺 Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSyG...

#QuantumMechanics #Research #StuporQuanti #ScienceTalk

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · May 27

Francesca Ferlaino: Quantenphysikerin mit Faible für kalte Atome und Kaspressknödel
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Francesca Ferlaino: Quantenphysikerin mit Faible für kalte Atome und Kaspressknödel

Kein Physikunterricht bis 13 und doch führende Quantenphysikerin: Francesca Ferlainos Werdegang zwischen Fußball, Französisch und Fleiß beeindruckt

www.derstandard.at

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · May 25

So great to run all together! 4 teams, 16 of us 😉Thanks @atominnen.bsky.social and @iqoqi.bsky.social for organizing it!!

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Información y Tecnologías Cuánticas en España @qipcspain.bsky.social · May 16

PhD position. PhD Position in Quantum Simulation and Computation with Ultracold Atoms in Tweezers at DIPC- Donostia International Physics Center https://www.cuantica2025.es/job-market

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IQOQI Innsbruck @iqoqi.bsky.social · May 18

⚡The future begins now⚡
Innsbruck at the center of quantum research

#ORF documentary (in German) with @ferlainogroup, Gregor Weihs, Gerhard Kirchmair, Rainer Blatt, Peter Zoller, Thomas Monz, Serge Haroche, and many more.

👉🏻 on.orf.at/video/142763...

Österreich-Bild aus dem Landesstudio Tirol: Die Zukunft beginnt jetzt - Innsbruck im Zentrum der Quantenforschung

Innsbruck zählt heute zu den weltweit führenden Standorten in der Quantenforschung. Die Grundsteine dafür wurden bereits in den 1990er-Jahren gelegt, als Wissenschafter wie Anton Zeilinger, Rainer Bla...

on.orf.at

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · May 17

We are very excited to be featured in the docu! 😃

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · May 15

TV-Tipp 📺 Am 18.5. um 18:25 Uhr zeigt ORF2 #Innsbruck als Hotspot der #Quantenforschung 💫 Mehr zu Nobelpreisträger und Alt-Präsident der ÖAW Anton Zeilinger und der Forschung am @iqoqi.bsky.social erfahrt ihr hier ⤵️
tv.orf.at/program/orf2...

Österreich-Bild aus dem Landesstudio Tirol - tv.ORF.at

tv.ORF.at: Innsbruck zählt heute zu den weltweit führenden Standorten in der Quantenforschung. Die Grundsteine dafür wurden bereits in den 1990er-Jahren gelegt, als Wissenschafter wie Anton Zeilinger,...

tv.orf.at

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · May 16

📽️Our group is featured in the ORF Tirol documentary “The Future Begins Now – Innsbruck at the Center of Quantum Research” (in German)! Éric Berdaguer explores Innsbruck’s rise in quantum science, from Zeilinger’s work to today's cutting-edge research.🏆

📺 Sun, May 18, 18:25, ORF 2 – Don’t miss it!

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · May 16

🎓 PhD in the mountains or by the sea? Why choose?Join us at @dipcehu.bsky.social in San Sebastián 🌊 with strong ties to Innsbruck 🏔️! Explore tweezer-based atomic quantum simulation in a brand-new experiment!
👉 Apply here: dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join...

#PhD #QuantumPhysics #UltracoldAtoms #Hiring

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Ferlaino Group @ferlainogroup.bsky.social · May 12

What do ultracold quantum gases and neutron stars have in common? This is the question Manfred is going to answer at the SciComm event Pint of Science Innsbruck next Monday (May 19)! 🍻🎤
Talk in German – come for science, stay for drinks!
🎟️ pintofscience.at/event/from-s...
#SciComm #PintofScience

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