Yiqi Wang
"There is only one true heroism in the world, to see the world as it is, and to love it."

I am an HQI postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Physics Department and Harvard Quantum Initiative. In August 2023, I started working with Prof. Mikhail Lukin on coupling NVs to mechanical resonators. The aim is to explore the interface between spins (NVs) and mechanical degrees of freedom for potential quantum applications.
Prior to my postdoc, I obtained my Ph.D. from Yale University in August 2023. During my Ph.D., I was working with Prof. Jack Harris on quantum optomechanics. My work focused on: i) Building an optical cavity filled with superfluid Helium
; ii) Magnetically levitating a Helium drop
. These experiments opened the new possibilities to quantum sensing, quantum communication, and fundamental physics tests.
I hold a B.Sc. (2017) in Physics, with Honors, from Department of Physics, Fudan University, where my research focused on condensed matter experiments in low temperature and high magnetic fields.
I was born on a small island, Luxi(鹿西) island, in SouthEast China, where I spent my first 13 years. Since then, all cities (Wenzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong, New Haven, Boston) I have been living in are near the coast. I enjoy swimming, basketball, and hiking. I also learned skiing in New England and am planning to learn sailing on Boston. I have a Cat (NOT in a Superposition state BUT Alive) named Chowder.
news
Mar 12, 2024 | My thesis is online now |
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Mar 3, 2024 | Present in GRC at Ventura, CA |
Nov 9, 2023 | Present in MURI Kickoff Workshop at Yale |
Aug 3, 2023 | Successfully defended my dissertation! |
May 25, 2023 | Helium Drop Paper is published on PRL! |
Mar 10, 2023 | Presenting at March Meeting 2023 in Las Vegas |
Feb 17, 2023 | I will join Harvard as a HQI Prize Postdoctoral Fellow |
Jan 24, 2023 | Invited to give a talk in McGill and Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Jan 16, 2023 | Invited to give a talk in JILA, Boulder |
Jan 15, 2023 | Attend PQE 2023 in Snowbird, Utah |
Dec 15, 2022 | Invited to present a talk in HQI QuantumFest |
Sep 5, 2022 | World first levitated Helium3 drop!! |
Aug 7, 2022 | I build my personal website! ![]() ![]() |
Jul 17, 2022 | Poster presentation on ICAP 2022 in Toronto! |
Jun 19, 2022 | Poster presentation on GRC 2022 in Ventura, CA! |
Jun 12, 2022 | I attended Quantum 2.0 2022 in Boston, MA! |
Mar 13, 2022 | First in person presentation since COVID on March Meeting 2022 in Chicago |