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Andrew Geraci
( University of Nevada, Reno )
- Institution:University of Nevada, Reno
- Departments: Physics
- Research Fields: Precision Force Measurements, Laser-cooling And Trapping Of Atoms And Dielectric Objects, Hybrid Atomic-microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Quantum Information Science, Casimir Forces, Experimental Gravitation
- Disciplines: Physical Sciences, Physics
- Location:Washoe County
- Funding:NSF - National Science Foundation
Biography
Experimental Atomic & Optical Physics Lab – Studies interactions between laser-cooled atoms and micro-mechanical oscillators for: quantum information science, quantum simulation, studies of quantum behavior at macro-scales.
Also studies optical-cooling and trapping of dielectric microspheres for: ultra-precision force measurements, investigations of the Casimir effect, searching for non-Newtonian gravity at the micron-scale.
In addition they are investigating new resonant sensors for axion detection, ARIADNE (Axion Resonant InterAction DetectioN Experiment).