Peter Zoller

Peter Zoller
Born (1952-09-16) 16 September 1952 (age 72)
Alma materUniversity of Innsbruck
Known forTrapped ion quantum computer
AwardsJohn Stewart Bell Prize (2019)
Herbert Walther Award (2016)
Wolf Prize in Physics (2013)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2008)
Benjamin Franklin Medal (2010)
Dirac Medal (2006)
Max Planck Medal (2005)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Innsbruck
Doctoral advisorFritz Ehlotzky

Peter Zoller (born 16 September 1952)[1] is a theoretical physicist from Austria. He is professor at the University of Innsbruck[1] and works on quantum optics and quantum information and is best known for his pioneering research on quantum computing and quantum communication and for bridging quantum optics and solid state physics.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Biography Peter Zoller" (PDF). University of Innsbruck. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Prof. Peter Zoller Winner of Wolf Prize in Physics – 2013". Wolf Foundation. Retrieved 4 April 2014.