Andrea Morello
{{Short description|Italian professor of quantum computing (born 1972)}}
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| name = Andrea Morello
| image = Andrea Morello.jpg
| caption = Morello in 2019
| birth_name = Andrea Morello
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1972|06|26}}
| birth_place = Pinerolo, Italy
| alma_mater = Leiden University (PhD)
| awards = {{Plainlist|
- Eureka Prize for Scientific Research (2011)
- Malcolm Macintosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (2013)
- David Syme Research Prize (2013)
- NSW Science and Engineering Award for Emerging Research (2014)
- Fellow of the American Physical Society(2016)
- Rolf Landauer and Charles H Bennett Award in Quantum Computing (2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Morello&first_nm=Andrea&year=2017|title=2017 Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing Recipient|website=aps.org|language=en|access-date=2020-11-30}}
- Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (2017)
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| thesis_title = Quantum spin dynamics in single-molecule magnets
| thesis_url = https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0404049
| thesis_year = 2004
| doctoral_advisor = Professor Jos de Jongh
| website = {{URL|http://www.fqt.unsw.edu.au/staff/andrea-morello}}
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Andrea Morello (born 26 June 1972, in Pinerolo, Italy) is the Scientia Professor of Quantum Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales, and a Program Manager at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T). Morello is the head of the Fundamental Quantum Technologies Laboratory at UNSW.{{Cite web|url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/scientia-professor-andrea-morello|title=Scientia Professor Andrea Morello|website=research.unsw.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/quantum-spinmeister|title=The quantum spinmeister|website=Cosmos Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/nobody-saw-it-breakthrough-claimed-by-unsws-quantum-computing-team-20170906-gybmph.html|title='Nobody saw it': Breakthrough claimed by UNSW's quantum computing team|last=Hannam|first=Peter|date=2017-09-06|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}
Education
Morello completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy in 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm|title=2018 Stanley Corrsin Award Recipient|website=www.aps.org|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/andrea-morello-261|title=Andrea Morello|website=The Conversation|date=24 March 2011 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}} His research career began at the Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory where he investigated the magnetic phase diagram of high superconductors. He obtained his PhD in experimental physics from the Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory in Leiden in 2004,{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldsciencefestival.com.au/speakers/andrea-morello-2017/|title=Andrea Morello 2017|website=World Science Festival Brisbane|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}} during which he explored the quantum dynamics of molecular nanomagnets at low temperatures. Morello spent two years at the University of British Columbia before joining UNSW Sydney in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cqc2t.org/author/morello/|title=morello, Author at CQC2T|website=CQC2T|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://sciencemeetsbusiness.com.au/the-quantum-gamble/|title=The quantum gamble|date=2017-07-27|website=Science Meets Business|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-09}}
Research
Morello's research is primarily focused on designing and building the basic components of a quantum computer using the spins of single atoms in silicon.{{Cite web|url=https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/breakthrough-quantum-computers|title=Breakthrough for quantum computers|website=Cosmos Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146503-this-qubit-redesign-may-make-it-easier-to-make-quantum-computers/|title=This qubit redesign may make it easier to make quantum computers|last=Reynolds|first=Matt|website=New Scientist|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://physicsworld.com/a/why-use-silicon-qubits-for-quantum-computing/|title=Why use silicon qubits for quantum computing?|date=2016-08-31|website=Physics World|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-09}} His team were the first in the world to demonstrate the coherent control and readout of the electron and nuclear spin of an individual phosphorus atom in silicon,{{Cite journal|last1=Pla|first1=Jarryd J.|last2=Tan|first2=Kuan Y.|last3=Dehollain|first3=Juan P.|last4=Lim|first4=Wee H.|last5=Morton|first5=John J. L.|last6=Zwanenburg|first6=Floris A.|last7=Jamieson|first7=David N.|last8=Dzurak|first8=Andrew S.|last9=Morello|first9=Andrea|title=High-fidelity readout and control of a nuclear spin qubit in silicon|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12011|journal=Nature|year=2013|language=en|volume=496|issue=7445|pages=334–338|doi=10.1038/nature12011|pmid=23598342|issn=1476-4687|arxiv=1302.0047|bibcode=2013Natur.496..334P|s2cid=4416336}}{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2015-04-electrical-quantum-bits-silicon-paves.html|title=Electrical control of quantum bits in silicon paves the way to large quantum computers|website=phys.org|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.createdigital.org.au/first-quantum-computer-unsw-silicon/|title=In the race to build the world's first quantum computer, UNSW bets on silicon|date=2017-10-19|website=Create|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uons-qct041213.php|title=Quantum computing taps nucleus of single atom|website=EurekAlert!|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}} and for many years they held the record for the longest quantum memory time for a single qubit in the solid state (35.6 seconds).{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/quantum-leap-in-quest-for-super-computer-20130418-2i26u.html|title=Quantum leap in quest for super computer|last=Robertson|first=James|date=2013-04-18|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}} Morello's research also focuses on using highly coherent spin systems to study the foundations of quantum mechanics.{{Cite journal|last1=Mourik|first1=Vincent|last2=Asaad|first2=Serwan|last3=Firgau|first3=Hannes|last4=Pla|first4=Jarryd J.|last5=Holmes|first5=Catherine|last6=Milburn|first6=Gerard J.|last7=McCallum|first7=Jeffrey C.|last8=Morello|first8=Andrea|date=2018-10-05|title=Exploring quantum chaos with a single nuclear spin|journal=Physical Review E|volume=98|issue=4|pages=042206|doi=10.1103/PhysRevE.98.042206|arxiv=1703.04852|bibcode=2018PhRvE..98d2206M|s2cid=118941667}}
Outreach
Outside of his research Morello is actively engaged in science outreach and education.{{Cite web|url=http://ozscience.com/interviews/brief-talk-andrea-morello-leading-australian-quantum-physicist/|title=A Brief Talk with Andrea Morello, a Leading Australian Quantum Physicist|last=Djekic|first=Milica|date=2014-09-26|website=Australian Science|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://video.toggle.sg/en/video/series/on-the-red-dot-2017/ep42/570243|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309101733/https://video.toggle.sg/en/video/series/on-the-red-dot-2017/ep42/570243|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2018|title=On The Red Dot 2017|website=Toggle|access-date=2019-12-11}} He has produced a series of YouTube videos 'The Quantum Around You' and 'Quantum Computing Concepts' to bring the fundamental concepts of quantum physics to a wider audience.{{Cite web|url=https://australiascience.tv/season/the-quantum-around-you-with-andrea-morello/|title=The Quantum Around You - With Andrea Morello|website=Australia's Science Channel|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://australiascience.tv/season/quantum-computing-concepts/|title=Quantum Computing Concepts|website=Australia's Science Channel|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sibos.com/conference/speakers/2018/andrea-morello|title=Conference {{!}} Sibos|website=www.sibos.com|access-date=2019-11-17}} Morello also starred in a series of videos produced by YouTuber Derek Muller on his channel Veritasium, explaining the fundamental concepts of quantum computing, with the highest viewed video in this series being watched over 4.4 million times.{{Citation|title=How Does a Quantum Computer Work?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_IaVepNDT4|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}
Honours
- 2011. Eureka Prize for Scientific Research{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/the-australian-museum-eureka-prize-winners-for-2011/news-story/ef807cd3e5e324f4de6b273f3874aaf4|title=Eureka Prize Winners for 2011|date=2011-09-06|website=www.theaustralian.com.au|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://quantumtimeline.com.au/People.html#|title=People|website=quantumtimeline.com.au|access-date=2019-12-09}}
- 2013. Malcolm Macintosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (Prime Minister's Prizes){{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/2013-pms-prize-for-science-andrea-morello-20131030-2wgys.html|title=2013 PM's Prize for Science: Andrea Morello|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=30 October 2013 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}} and the David Syme Research Prize
- 2014. NSW Science and Engineering Award for Emerging Research{{Cite web|url=https://inspiringnsw.org.au/2014/10/23/2014-nsw-science-and-engineering-awards/|title=2014 NSW Science and Engineering Awards|last=NSW|first=Inspiring|date=2014-10-23|website=Inspiring Australia|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-09}}
- 2017. Fellow of the American Physical Society (FAPS) and the inaugural recipient of the Rolf Landauer and Charles H Bennett Award in Quantum Computing{{Cite web|url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/News/andrea-morello-awarded-inaugural-quantum-computing-award|title=Andrea Morello awarded inaugural quantum computing award {{!}} Engineers Australia|website=www.engineersaustralia.org.au|access-date=2019-12-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Morello&first_nm=Andrea&year=2017|title=2017 Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing Recipient|website=www.aps.org|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}
- 2017. Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW{{Cite web|url=https://royalsoc.org.au/about-us/fellows|title=Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW|website=royalsoc.org.au|access-date=2019-12-09|archive-date=2019-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927051802/https://royalsoc.org.au/about-us/fellows|url-status=dead}} and winner of the Pollock Memorial Lectureship{{Cite web|url=https://royalsoc.org.au/awards/pollock-memorial-lecture|title=Pollock Lecture - The Royal Society of NSW|website=royalsoc.org.au|access-date=2019-12-09}}
- 2019. Walter Boas Medal{{Cite web|title=The Australian Institute of Physics - AIP awards announcement|url=https://www.aip.org.au/News/10973418|access-date=2021-09-13|website=www.aip.org.au}}
- 2024. Australian Laureate Fellowship{{Cite web |title=2024 Laureate Profile: Professor Andrea Morello |url=https://www.arc.gov.au/2024-laureate-profile-professor-andrea-morello |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Australian Government - Australian Research Council}}
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