One of our researchers is undergraduate Rohan Mehta, a research assistant in Dr. Liang Jiang’s group in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. We asked Rohan to tell us a little about his research:
“We are a theory group that explores a variety of quantum applications, such as error correction, communications, sensing, and more,” he explains. “I am still exploring subfields, but my current research focuses on quantum random access memory, which is the “working memory” for quantum computers.”
Rohan came to college already intrigued by quantum. “In my senior year of high school, I knew I wanted to study and actually understand quantum computing. I had always been interested in physics, but I wanted to work interdisciplinarily with the engineering and computer science disciplines. UChicago has a quantum engineering program that was apt for my interest.”
Indeed, since being at Chicago, Rohan’s interest in quantum has grown. He leads the Quantum Society on campus and hopes to attend graduate school. That said, he doesn’t spend all his time in the lab. “With theory research, the lab is wherever you are, so I spend a lot of time at random points throughout the day thinking about my research problem. However, I try to also clear my mind by staying active, whether it is in the gym, dancing, or most recently, bouldering.”
(Rohan and Liang Jiang’s team do research in Thrust 2 of CQN.)
