December 2022: Dr. Jain organized a Quantum Workshop in Storrs

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Quantum matter and materials have grown to be active areas of modern condensed matter. The fascinating properties of quantum materials might lead to technological applications such as spintronics, quantum technologies, and quantum sensors. The combination of new materials discoveries and the development of new probes of quantum matter has helped shape these topics into an exciting area. Recent dynamic and pumped probe experiments reveal a strong promise of Dynamic Quantum Matter as a new research direction. We strive to measure, understand and predict transient correlations and coherences in quantum materials upon different driving conditions. Therefore, we introduce it as a new topic at this year’s quantum matter conference. We had an active discussion on hidden, entangled, and dynamic orders that emerge in quantum matter and the potential applications beyond it. The main focus for this workshop was on the modeling and experimental observations of Quantum Matter. Overall, the goal of this workshop was to bring together researchers to discuss and highlight emerging topics and develop ideas for future research. The workshop was sponsored by the University of Connecticut, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, and the University of North Florida.

https://quantum.initiative.uconn.edu/qm-ds-2022/

October 2022: Dr Jain organized a workshop in Maine

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Associate Professor of Physics Menka Jain and the Institute of Materials Science is co-organizing a workshop-28th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics (IWOE) in Maine during 2nd -5th October. The IWOE series has become an important venue to discuss recent advances and emerging trends in this developing field. The aim of the workshop was to provide an interdisciplinary forum for researchers – theorists as well as experimentalists – on understanding the fundamental electronic and structural properties and also on the design, synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of (epitaxial) functional oxide materials. Results of critical scientific importance as well as studies revealing the technological potential of functional oxide thin films to create devices with enhanced performance were showcased. The other committee members are: https://iwoe28.events.yale.edu/committees

The program of the workshop can be found here: https://iwoe28.events.yale.edu/program

Dr. Jain designed the logo of the workshop as well.

The full abstract book of the talks and posters can be found at https://iwoe28.events.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Abstract%20book_draft.pdf

August 2022

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Dr. Jain along with Co-PI Dr. I. Sochnikov received 2-year EAGER National Science Foundation grant entitled “New Quantum Elastocaloric Demagnetization Refrigeration for the Millikelvin Range”. A major focus of their research will be the cooling of quantum chips. For this purpose, their teams will study ‘spin liquids’, which can be harnessed to achieve millikelvin temperatures without magnetic fields. At such low temperatures, quantum phase transitions drive cryocooling. This research uses novel techniques to induce and tune these types of phase transitions. In the future, this research will transform our ability to build energy-efficient, large-scale quantum computers.