The Yale Physics 43rd Hanan Rosenthal Memorial Lecture was given on September 19, 2022 by Fracesco Ferlaino, IQOQI-Innsbruck, Austrian Academy of Sciences. The topic was “Supersolidity in dipolar quantum gases: when atoms behave as crystal and superfluid at the same time”.
Dr. Ferlaino’s lecture was hosted by Nir Navon, assistant professor of physics, who stated, “Starting from fundamentals of atomic physics, Prof. Ferlaino gave an engaging and accessible lecture on recent developments in the field of ultracold atoms. Her lab has specialized in the use of lanthanides elements, exploiting their strong magnetic properties to create quantum gases with long-range anisotropic interactions. She gave an overview of exciting results, such as the observation of rotonic collective excitations, and the realization of a supersolid, an elusive state of matter that exhibits seemingly mutually exclusive properties of superfluid flows and breaking of translational symmetry of crystalline states.
During her two-day stay at Yale, Prof. Ferlaino met with several faculty, graduate students and postdocs of the Department.” The recording of the talk is posted on YouTube and photos can be found on Flickr.
The Hanan Rosenthal Memorial Lecture was established in honor of physicist Hanan Rosenthal, a brilliant graduate student at Columbia University and instructor at Yale. This annual lecture in atomic physics, Rosenthal’s field, is given by a distinguished leader in the field. Originally, the lecture series alternated between Columbia and Yale, which were both significant in Hanan Rosenthal’s career; in recent years, the lecture has been held only at Yale University.