Kaden Hazzard
· Associate ProfessorRice University · Physics
Active 2001–2026
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About
Professor Kaden Hazzard is a theoretical physicist specializing in the behavior of ultracold atomic systems. His research focuses on the emergent properties of many-body systems, particularly within ultracold gases. He aims to advance the fundamental understanding and control of many-body quantum systems, which has broad implications for quantum simulation and potential applications in quantum metrology, precision measurement, and quantum computation. His work is grounded in exploring how advances in controlling and measuring these quantum systems can impact knowledge across various fields. Professor Hazzard grew up in Ohio and completed his bachelor's degree at Ohio State University. He earned his PhD from Cornell University in 2010 under the supervision of Erich Mueller. Following his doctoral studies, he was a postdoctoral researcher at JILA from 2010 to 2014, working with Ana Maria Rey and collaborating extensively with other researchers there. Since July 2014, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, where he continues his research and mentorship.
Research topics
- Quantum mechanics
- Physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Computer Science
- Atomic physics
- Computer architecture
Selected publications
Quantum Simulators: Architectures and Opportunities
PRX Quantum · 2021 · 526 citations
Quantum simulators are a promising technology on the spectrum of quantum devices from specialized quantum experiments to universal quantum computers. These quantum devices utilize entanglement and many-particle behaviors to explore and solve hard scientific, engineering, and computational problems. Rapid development over the last two decades has produced more than 300 quantum simulators in operation worldwide using a wide variety of experimental platforms. Recent advances in several physical arc…
Quantum computation and quantum simulation with ultracold molecules
Nature Physics · 2024-05-01 · 104 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorRealizing topological edge states with Rydberg-atom synthetic dimensions
Nature Communications · 2022 · 98 citations
Sr atom, we demonstrate a synthetic-dimension based on Rydberg levels coupled with millimeter waves. Tunneling amplitudes between synthetic lattice sites and on-site potentials are set by the millimeter-wave amplitudes and detunings respectively. Alternating weak and strong tunneling in a one-dimensional configuration realizes the single-particle Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) Hamiltonian, a paradigmatic model of topological matter. Band structure is probed through optical excitation from the ground…
Observation of antiferromagnetic correlations in an ultracold SU(N) Hubbard model
Nature Physics · 2022 · 91 citations
Particle exchange statistics beyond fermions and bosons
Nature · 2025-01-08 · 23 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorAbstract It is commonly believed that there are only two types of particle exchange statistics in quantum mechanics, fermions and bosons, with the exception of anyons in two dimensions 1–5 . In principle, a second exception known as parastatistics, which extends outside two dimensions, has been considered 6 but was believed to be physically equivalent to fermions and bosons 7–9 . Here we show that non-trivial parastatistics inequivalent to either fermions or bosons can exist in physical systems.…
Recent grants
Frequent coauthors
- 97 shared
Ana María Rey
University of Colorado Boulder
- 49 shared
Joo Myun Park
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
- 39 shared
Eduardo Ibarra-García-Padilla
University of California, Davis
- 37 shared
Bhuvanesh Sundar
Rice University
- 34 shared
Salvatore R. Manmana
- 31 shared
Richard Scalettar
University of California, Davis
- 30 shared
Michael Foss‐Feig
- 27 shared
Michael L. Wall
Labs
ultracold atoms and condensed matter theory
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