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Hafezi, Mohammad

Hafezi, Mohammad

Minta Martin Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joint Quantum Institute
Quantum Technology Center
2307 Atlantic Building

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Physics, Harvard University, 2009

BACKGROUND

Professor Hafezi studied for two years at Sharif University before completing his undergraduate degree in Physics from École Polytechnique.  He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2009. He was a senior research associate at the Joint Quantum Institute before joining the ECE faculty.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (2024)
  • American Physical Society Fellow (2021)
  • Simons Investigator Award - Physics (2020)
  • Finalist of Prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists - (2020, 2019)
  • George Corcoran Memorial Teaching Award for Faculty (2017)
  • Young Investigator Program, Office of Naval Research (2015)
  • Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2015) 

Orcid: 0000-0003-1679-4880, Google Scholar

  • Quantum simulation
  • Quantum hybrid systems: optomechanics, circuit-QED
  • Topological features in photonic systems
  • Optical communication and computation

Three ECE Students Honored with UMD Graduate Assistant Awards

Recognized for contributions to the department and the university.

ECE Names 2025-2026 Distinguished Dissertation Fellows

Fellowship recognizes excellence in research.

Team Led by Professor Mohammad Hafezi wins UMD Invention of the Year

Take First Place in Quantum Technology Category

Team Led by Professor Mohammad Hafezi wins UMD Invention of the Year

Take First Place in Quantum Technology Category

Sudden Breakups of Monogamous Quantum Couples Surprise Researchers

Research team led by Professor Mohammad Hafezi published findings in January edition of Science.

With Passive Approach, New Chips Reliably Unlock Color Conversion

Professors Mohammad Hafezi and Yanne Chembo part of group that have designed and tested chips that convert one color of light into many colors.

Hafezi Receives Humboldt Research Award

Award will support Hafezi's work with the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg, Germany

Twisted Light Gives Electrons a Spinning Kick

Hafezi contributing author on paper published in Nature Photonics

New Design Packs Two Qubits into One Superconducting Junction

Result of Collaboration Between Mohammad Hafezi and Alicia Kollár

American Physical Society (APS)


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