The 19th Nobel Professor comes to Gia Lai to discuss quantum science

(Dan Tri) - The international conference “100 years of Quantum Physics” held in Quy Nhon (Gia Lai) was attended by Professor Serge Haroche. He is the 19th Nobel Prize-winning scientist to visit this province since 2013.

The international conference “100 years of Quantum Physics” will take place this morning (October 7), at the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE), Quy Nhon Nam ward, Gia Lai province.

This is a special scientific event responding to the United Nations' initiative "International Year of Quantum Science and Technology", an opportunity for the scientific community to look back on a brilliant century of quantum physics - the foundation for quantum technology which is predicted to create the next scientific and technological revolution of humanity after artificial intelligence (AI).

The conference gathered more than 80 professors, scientists, and researchers from 14 countries, including many of the world's leading scientists, especially the presence of Professor Serge Haroche - winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics. He is also the 19th Nobel professor to come to Gia Lai province and the ICISE Center since the center started operating in 2013.

Professor Serge Haroche (3rd from right) arrived in Vietnam on October 2 (Photo: ICISE).

Over the past century, atomic physics and quantum mechanics have been at the center of many Nobel Prizes, paving the way for the quantum technological era that humanity is entering today.

One of the goals of the international conference "100 years of Quantum Physics" is to strengthen the connection between the world's outstanding scientists and the young generation of Vietnamese scientists, creating a foundation for new research directions and scientific cooperation.

At the conference, graduate students and young scientists have the opportunity to present their work results and receive direct professional feedback from leading scientists at home and abroad.

In addition, roundtable discussions are held to create an open space for academic exchange, spread new ideas, form common research directions, and promote the development of cooperative projects between Vietnamese and international laboratories.

In addition to Professor Serge Haroche, the expected speakers at the conference are names of global Quantum Physics such as Professor Hans Bachor (Australian National University), Professor John Doyle (Harvard University, USA), Professor Alberto Bramati (Sorbonne University, France and National University of Singapore), Professor Michel Brune (College de France, France), Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany), Professor Vahid Sandoghdar (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany), Professor Claude Weisbuch (École Polytechnique, France), Dr. Michele Leduc (French National Center for Scientific Research), and many other prestigious scientists...

Professor Serge Haroche was born in 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco, into a family of Jewish origin. His father was a lawyer and his mother was a teacher.

Professor Haroche has devoted his career to atomic physics and quantum optics. He pioneered the observation of quantum decoherence in 1996.

From new laser spectroscopy methods, he turned to the study of Rydberg atoms - giant atomic states extremely sensitive to microwaves, allowing the investigation of light-matter interactions. His experiments demonstrated the ability to control individual quantum systems and perform quantum logic operations - the basis for modern quantum computing technology.

He is currently an Honorary Professor at Collège de France, a member of the French Academy of Sciences, the United States National Academy of Sciences and many prestigious international scientific associations.

Throughout his career, Haroche has received numerous major awards. His crowning achievement was the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics (shared with David Wineland) for his work on measuring and manipulating single quantum systems.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/giao-su-nobel-thu-19-den-gia-lai-thao-luan-ve-khoa-hoc-luong-tu-20251006224001913.htm