Dr. Chiara Trovatello is recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women and Science Prize 2024. The 20.000 Euro award supports young, female scientists from Italy who are working in physics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering and technologies. Currently conducting her research as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow between Columbia University (New York, USA) and Politecnico di Milano (Italy), her goal is developing and characterizing novel low-dimensional platforms as ultracompact sources of quantum light. Since the early days of her PhD studies, she has advocated for equal representation and opportunities in STEM, conducting volunteering and mentoring activities, especially for young female scientists. “I see…

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Honored to be featured next to incredible scientists. We are excited to announce the launch of the new Quantum Science and Technology M.S. Program at Columbia University! Featured in this video some exciting science happening in the Delor, Gaeta, Hone, Lipson, Pasupathy, Schuck, Yu and Will labs!

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Optica ambassadors office hours are back! Students, early careers: join the informal discussions with the Optica Ambassadors of 2023 and 2024 about careers in science, research, outreach and more on Zoom, on January 15, 16 and 17! Jan 15 ➡️ Registration Link Jan 16 ➡️ Registration Link Jan 17 ➡️ Registration Link

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In recognition of all the outreach and mentoring activities she has conducted as founder and former president of the Optica Chapter of Milan and as volunteer within the scientific community, Chiara Trovatello is awarded the lifetime title of Optica Ambassador. As ambassador, she is looking forward to mentoring passionate students and early careers with the wonderful 2024 class. Her hope is give them support, especially to historically underrepresented categories in STEM. Read the article by Ellen Neff on Columbia Quantum Initiative: Postdoc Chiara Trovatello Named 2024 Optica Ambassador

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Quasi-phase-matched up- and down-conversion in periodically poled layered semiconductors (https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.05444) Abstract: Nonlinear optics lies at the heart of classical and quantum light generation. The invention of periodic poling revolutionized nonlinear optics and its commercial applications by enabling robust quasi-phase-matching in crystals such as lithium niobate. Here we realize a periodically poled van der Waals semiconductor (3R-MoS2). Due to its exceptional nonlinearity, we achieve macroscopic frequency conversion efficiency over a microscopic thickness of only 1.2μm, 100× thinner than current systems with similar performances. Due to unique intrinsic cavity effects, the thickness-dependent quasi-phase-matched second harmonic signal surpasses the usual quadratic enhancement by 50%. Further, we…

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The annual event of the Foundation, launched by a video message from Italian Minister of Health, Italian Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, INFN Vice President Diego Bettoni, and ISSNAF President Cinzia Zuffada. Francesca Garretti, Filippo Gianferrari, Giulia Guidi, Eugenio Morelli, Luigi Osmieri, Angelica Pesarini, and Chiara Trovatello were given awards. Federico Capasso received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award Chairs and members of the ISSNAF Scientific Council for the INFN B. Touschek Award Prof. Patrizia Rossi (Jefferson National Lab) and Prof. Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University), and the jury, has awarded the 2023 ISSNAF Young Investigator Award to Dr. Chiara Trovatello. Read the full article from the…

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Established in 2022 by Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, this award honors the memory of Prof. Bruno Touschek for his pioneering work in the fields of elementary particle physics and particle accelerators. It recognizes contributions in the fields of fundamental interactions of matter, such as elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, cosmology and the physics of particle beams. Check the article here. Watch the webinar:

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Columbia Quantum Initiative highlights the “Best Lightning Talk”, awarded to Chiara Trovatello. Read the article by Ellen Neff here.

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Best Lightning Talk at Department of Energy (DOE) all-center meeting awarded to Chiara Trovatello. The US DOE organized a four-day workshop to share the latest science within principle investigators and members of its53 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), 15 Computational Chemical Sciences (CCS) centers, 8 Computational Materials Sciences (CMS) centers (CMS), and 4 Hubs. Chiara represented Columbia’s EFRC on Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM).

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Abstract Submissions Open: September 15, 2023, 8:00 am EDTSubmission Deadline: October 18, 2023, 11:59 pm EDTConfirmation Emails: Mid-December 2023 Chiara Trovatello is co-organizer of the Symposium QT01 “Ultrafast Light-Matter Interactions in Quantum Materials” at the MRS Spring Meeting in Seattle (Washington), April 22-26, 2024. The topics of the symposium and the impressive list of our confirmed invited speakers is available at the Symposium Page. Check it out! See you in Seattle!

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