Howard Mark Wiseman (born 19 June 1968) is a
theoretical
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quantum physicist
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notable for his work on
quantum feedback control,
quantum measurement
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s,
quantum information
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(especially
quantum steering In physics, in the area of quantum information theory and quantum computation, quantum steering is a special kind of nonlocal correlation, which is intermediate between Bell nonlocality and quantum entanglement. A state exhibiting Bell nonlocality ...
),
open quantum system In physics, an open quantum system is a quantum-mechanical system that interacts with an external quantum system, which is known as the ''environment'' or a ''bath''. In general, these interactions significantly change the dynamics of the system an ...
s, the
many interacting worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, and other topics in
quantum foundations
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.
Early life
Wiseman was born in
Brisbane
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,
Australia
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and received his B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics from the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
in 1991. He completed his PhD in physics under
Gerard J. Milburn
Gerard James Milburn (born 1958) is an Australian theoretical quantum physicist notable for his work on quantum feedback control, quantum measurements, quantum information, open quantum systems, and Linear optical quantum computing (aka the Kni ...
at the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
in 1994, with a thesis entitled ''Quantum Trajectories and Feedback.''
Career
After his PhD, Wiseman undertook a postdoc under
Dan Walls
Daniel Frank Walls Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (13 September 1942 – 12 May 1999) was a New Zealand theoretical physicist specialising in quantum optics.
Education
Walls gained a BSc in physics and mathematics and a first class honours M ...
at the
University of Auckland
, mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work
, established = 1883; years ago
, endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021)
, budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021)
, chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant
, vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...
. From 1996 to 2009 he held
Australian Research Council
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(ARC) research fellowships. He is currently a Physics Professor at
Griffith University
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, where he is the Director of the ''Centre for Quantum Dynamics''. He is also an Executive Node Manager in the ''Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology'', an ARC Centre of Excellence.
Honors
His early-career awards include the
Bragg Medal of the
Australian Institute of Physics
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Pawsey Medal
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This medal commemorates the work of the late Jo ...
of the
Australian Academy of Science
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and the Malcolm Macintosh Medal, one of the
Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
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The ...
. He is a
fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
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Scientists judged by their peers to have made an exceptional contribution to knowledge in their field may be elected to Fellowship of the Academy. ...
, a Fellow of the
American Physical Society
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, and a Fellow of
The Optical Society of America. In 2022 Wiseman was awarded the AIP’s
Walter Boas Medal for Excellence in Research, ''for elucidating fundamental limits arising from quantum theory, in particular in its applications to metrology and laser science, and via its implications for the foundations of reality.''
See also
*
''Quantum Aspects of Life'' (book)
Selected bibliography
*
References
External links
Wiseman's homepage*
Wiseman's Qwiki profile
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1968 births
Living people
Scientists from Brisbane
University of Queensland alumni
Australian physicists
Academic staff of Griffith University
Quantum physicists
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
Fellows of the American Physical Society