For a non-expert intro to ion trapping, here's an introductory talk I gave at the Boston Museum of Science: Trapping Ions for Quantum Computing .

The RAVIOLIS project

Entanglement techniques employed in quantum information can also be used to make extremely precise measurements of the atom, allowing us to test our fundamental understanding of the universe and search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Funded by an SNSF Starting Grant, RAVIOLIS is a five-year project that aims to make the most precise measurement to date of atomic parity violation (read the recently-submitted paper on how we will do this) and to search for a new force between the neutron and the electron (using isotope-shift spectroscopy – read more about this here and see our recent paper in calcium ions here). This project will be independently led by Prof. Diana Aude Craik and will begin in July 2025.

Interested in joining our team? Email dcraik(at)phys.ethz.ch. We have PhD, Masters and semester project positions starting between summer 2025 and fall 2026.