UNK assistant professor of physics and EQUATE researcher Alex Wysocki and Kearney High School chemistry teacher Alison Klein collaborated on quantum materials in the summer of 2023 via an “RET” (Research Experience for Teachers). RETs are opportunities for teachers to use their summers to delve into science--with payment for their time--by pairing with mentors: typically, university faculty doing research in areas related to the teacher’s interest. Klein and Wysocki are working on “Lanthanide Adatoms on Graphene: Promising Spin Qubit Materials,” which fits into an EQUATE goal: to develop materials for new quantum technologies--specifically via qubits, the most basic building block in quantum systems. Wysocki added that one special feature of a qubit is that it can be in two different physical states at one time (for example, up or down in movement or positive or negative in magnetic orientation or electrical charge).
July 20, 2023
UNK Assistant Professor of Physics Alex Wysocki (left) and Kearney High School chemistry teacher Alison Klein collaborate on quantum materials in the summer of 2023 via an “RET” (Research Experience for Teachers) funded by the National Science Foundation via Nebraska EPSCoR.
University of Nebraska at Kearney
