Behrooz Semnani

science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Our new paper is out! @M__Soltani @crystalslab @IQC_NPQO

IQC postdoc Dr. Mohammad Soltani (@M__Soltani) is studying ways to implement patterns in diamonds for quantum applications. He has etched IQC's logo onto a diamond! The smallest logo is only 20 micrometers across, or about 1/4 the width of a human hair. uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-…

NPQO’s Research associate, Dr.@SemnaniBehrooz will present “Metasurface structures for Control of Quantum Emitters” today at The winter colloquium on the physics of quantum electronics (PQE-2024) At PQE-2024 Conference (Magpie A, 22:10), Snowbird, UT.

Congratulations to two of our NPQO group members for their successful PhD proposal exam. Congratulations Nik! 🎉 Congratulations Sreesh! 🎉 @QuantumIQC @UWaterloo #QuantumPhotonics #QuantumComputing #ColdAtoms

My in-house talk @QuantumIQC happening on Friday November 3 @QuantumIQC #photonics #QuantumOptics #FlatOptics uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-…

@meisamtaheri8 proud of you!

ساندی نایت مود :)

A short summary about how to help your PhD students grow into greater leaders in the future. These are key points that I personally find most important: 1. Inspire them to lead their project. They should take ownership of their work. 2. Discourage them from seeing failures as disasters. Explain that experiencing failures is a must for personal development and learning. 3. Discourage excessive perfectionism. Teach them how to be efficient. 4. Inspire students to become a better version of their advisor. Not a copy. 5. Strongly encourage them to give as many talks as possible, at seminars, conferences and any local events. Well-developed communication skills are paramount for their future. 6. Let them lead the collaborations that you initially organized for their project. If there’s none, consider introducing collaborations into their projects. 7. Discuss advanced academic stuff openly (grants, budgets, tenure, etc). Help them understand how academic world works. If needed, organize special group meetings to discuss a career in academia and beyond. 8. Train them how to see the “big picture” (instead of always focusing on details of their work). 9. Diversify their skills and knowledge by giving access to more facilities and connecting with experts. 10. Emphasize the importance of programming (e.g. Python) for data processing and analysis. It can significantly broaden their career opportunities. 11. Urge them to attend conferences and workshops regularly (1-3 per year). Help them develop networking skills. 12. Encourage them to ask questions at talks and initiate discussions with speakers whenever possible. 13. Ask for feedback on your approaches and overall environment. Your students will become greater leaders if they know that getting such feedback is normal and helpful. 14. Ensure that students listen to each other. They should feel comfortable asking each other for help and advice. They should not get used to solving problems solely on their own. 15. Force them to prioritize lab safety over anything else. 16. Ensure their project does not require overworking. If they prefer to spend their free time on science, it’s fine. But it shouldn’t be necessary. If their project is too complex and time-consuming, help them make new collaborations that will facilitate the progress without sacrificing personal time. 17. Finally, don’t make them feel uncomfortable about having their personal lives. Let them manage their work time themselves! When to come and leave the lab, when to take vacation and how long it should be. Trust their judgement. There are many more components of a successful and meaningful PhD. But even if PI start following these simple guidelines, it will make a huge difference for academia. (If you’ve “scored” > 10 out of 17, this is amazing! Most likely, your students are happy with the way things go and are grateful for your efforts.) #AcademicTwitter #education #phdlife

@GoldmanNathan2 @NaturePhysics @Nico_Englebert @NaderMostaan @sisseleo @MErkintalo Beautiful!

📢Published in @NaturePhysics : Bloch oscillations of coherently driven dissipative solitons in a synthetic dimension ! With @Nico_Englebert , @NaderMostaan, @sisseleo , @MErkintalo ! nature.com/articles/s4156…

@academic_exit title, abstract and then directly go to the results! Most of them just redundantly narrate a stroy to legitimize the results.

PhDs: What's the fastest way to read a journal article? Wrong answers only 🙃

IQC researchers led by Behrooz Semani, a postdoctoral fellow in the @UWaterloo electrical and computer engineering department, have developed a new kind of mirror that could be used to protect against counterfeit banknotes: bit.ly/3b7hHXF @WaterlooENG

Spin-preserving chiral photonic crystal mirror bit.ly/2IFeFNI via @EurekAlert

Spin-preserving chiral photonic crystal mirror bit.ly/2IFeFNI via @EurekAlert

Spin-preserving chiral photonic crystal mirror j.mp/2SXezpH

Anomalous optical saturation of low-energy Dirac states in graphene and its implication for nonlinear optics. arxiv.org/abs/1806.10123

#graphene exhibits an anomalous #optics. you can find my theory here. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…