Berkeley Physics Welcomes Four New Faculty Members

July 15, 2024

Four new faculty hires


Berkeley Physics is delighted to announce that four new faculty members will begin their appointments soon. Meet all four here.


Aziza SuleymanzadeAziza Suleymanzade

Experimental physicist working with Rydberg atoms, superconducting circuits, and diamond nanophotonics. She developed a novel platform for transducing quantum information and demonstrated entanglement distribution between spin qubits over 40 km.

"I enjoy finding creative ways to control new quantum degrees of freedom and generate exotic states of matter and light for quantum information technology and precision measurements."

Harry LevineHarry Levine

Harry Levine’s research is in experimental quantum science. He received the Deborah Jin Thesis Prize in 2022 for his work on neutral atom arrays.

"My research is in quantum information science. I am excited about developing new strategies to control quantum systems in the lab with ever-increasing scale and fidelity in order to use them as tools for science and technology."

Victoria XuVictoria Xu

Victoria works on precision experiments for fundamental physics. She was awarded the Hänsch Prize for “using quantum optics to fundamentally improve metrology… and advance gravitational wave detection.

"I’m interested in using precision measurements to more deeply understand and observe our Universe. My research leverages the quantum nature of matter and light to advance the sensitivity of gravitational observatories, and explore new technologies that may expand our observable horizons."

Chiara SalemiChiara Pancaldo Salemi

Chiara is an experimentalist who has developed new techniques to search for axion dark matter over orders of magnitude in mass, from neV to meV.

"My research combines superconducting quantum sensors, classical electromagnetism, and high-energy magnets to search for axion dark matter."