Agenda
Agenda: Summary
Monday, May 13
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration Open
Tuesday, May 14
8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration and Poster Setup
8:30 am – 10:50 am Session 1: Welcome and Overview
11:05 am – 12:05 pm Session 2: CAL Program Overview
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm Special Session
1:55 pm – 3:35 pm Session 3: CAL Recent Results
3:50 pm – 5:10 pm Session 4: US-German Collaboration in Fundamental Physics
7:10 pm – 9:00 pm 3rd Fundamental Physics PAG Meeting (FunPAG 3)
Wednesday, May 15
8:30 am – 9:30 am Session 5: Quantum Entanglement
9:45 am – 12:40 pm Session 6: Optical Clocks
2:10 pm – 4:45 pm Session 7: Cold Atoms / Atom Interferometry
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Session 8: Poster Sessions / Evening Splinter Sessions
Thursday, May 16
8:30 am – 10:10 am Session 9: Science in Commercial Space
10:25 am – 12:05 pm Session 10: Quantum Sensor Technology
1:35 pm – 2:35 pm Session 11: Science of Fundamental Physics in Space
2:35 pm Workshop Conclusion
Detailed Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, May 14
Session 1: Welcome and Overview
8:30 am – 8:50 am Workshop Welcome - John Callas, JPL
8:50 am – 9:10 am NASA Biological and Physical Sciences Overview – DeVon Griffin, NASA BPS
9:10 am – 9:20 am NASA/BPS Decadal Survey Roadmap - Mike Robinson, NASA BPS
9:20 am – 9:50 am DLR Fundamental Physics Program - Karin Kiewisch, German Space Agency (DLR)
9:50 am – 10:50 am Open Questions in Fundamental Physics - David Kaplan, Johns Hopkins University
10:50 am – 11:05 am Break
Session 2: CAL Program Overview
11:05 am – 11:35 am Cold Atom Lab Status and Plans - Kamal Oudrhiri, JPL
11:35 am – 12:05 pm Cold Atom Lab Science Overview - Jason Williams, JPL
12:05 pm – 1:35 pm Lunch Break
Special Session
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm Prospects for trapped-ion optical clocks in space – David Leibrandt, UCLA
Session 3: CAL Recent Results (Chair: Christian Schubert)
1:55 pm – 2:15 pm Bloch Oscillations in Microgravity - Cass Sackett, University of Virginia
2:15 pm – 2:35 pm Present and future: The Consortium for Ultracold Atoms in Space using CAL - Nick Bigelow, University of Rochester
2:35 pm – 2:55 pm A Molecular Toolkit for Fundamental Physics and Matter-Wave Interferometry in Microgravity - Jason Williams, JPL
2:55pm – 3:15 pm New experiments with ultracold shells: challenges and opportunities - Nathan Lundblad, Bates College
3:15pm – 3:35 pm Quantum Few-body interactions with NASA's Cold Atom Lab: the physics of forbidden molecules - Jose D’Incao JILA, NIST, University of Colorado
3:35 pm – 3:50 pm Break
Session 4: US-German Collaboration in Fundamental Physics (Chair: Ernst Rasel)
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm BECCAL Status and Plans - Caroline Lösch, German Space Agency (DLR)
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm BECCAL Science - Christian Schubert, German Space Agency (DLR)
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm The Einstein Elevator : high quality microgravity for large, heavy and complex scientific payloads like enhanced multi-user setups - Christoph Lotz, Leibiniz University Hannover
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm Next-generation, multi-user facilities for Ultracold Quantum Gases and Atom Interferometry Science - Naceur Gaaloul, Leibniz University of Hannover
5:10 pm – 7:10 pm Dinner
3rd Fundamental Physics PAG Meeting (FunPAG 3)
7:10 pm – 7:30 pm FunPAG 3 Welcome, Overview, and Update – John Callas
7:30 pm – 7:50 pm Science Subgroup - Surjeet Rajendran, Johns Hopkins University
7:50 pm – 8:10 pm Technology Subgroup - Shimon Kolkowitz, Tim Kovachy
8:10 pm – 8:30 pm NESC Quantum Sensor Report - Peter Brereton, NASA GSFC
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Open Discussion - Marianna Safronova, University of Delaware
9:00 pm Workshop Adjourn for Day 1
Day 2: Wednesday, May 15
Session 5: Quantum Entanglement (Chair: Daniel Oi)
8:30 am – 8:50 am Proper time interferometry with entangled clocks and tests of quantum mechanics on curved space-time - Igor Pikovski, Stevens Institute of Technology
8:50 am – 9:10 am Overview of QEYSSat Science Operations - Paul Godin, University of Waterloo
9:10 am – 9:30 am Entangled Photon Source for Ground-to-Space - Sungeun Oh, University of Waterloo
9:30 pm – 9:45 am Break
Session 6: Optical Clocks (Chair: Nan Yu)
9:45 am – 10:05 am FOCOS - Fundamental physics with an Optical Clock Orbiting in Space - Kurt Gibble, Penn State
10:05 am – 10:25 am Coordinate time for the Moon to reference clocks in cislunar space and beyond - Bijunath Patla, NIST
10:25 am – 10 :45 am Quantum-limited Optical Time Transfer - Laura Sinclair, NIST
10:45 am – 11:05 am Towards an optical frequency standard for the NIST timescale - Alejandra Collopy, NIST
11:05 am – 11:20 am Break
11:20 am – 11:40 am Systematic uncertainty evaluation of the NIST transportable optical lattice clock for coming deployments - Andrew Ludlow, NIST
11:40 am – 12:00 pm Developing new techniques for ultra-high-precision space-based optical lattice clock comparisons - Shimon Kolkowitz, University of California Berkeley
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm Clock Atom Interferometry - Jan Rudolph, Stanford University
12:20 pm – 12:40 pm SpaceQ - Direct Detection of Ultralight Dark Matter with Space Quantum Sensors - Yu-Dai Tsai, University of California Irvine
12:40 pm – 2:10 pm Lunch Break
Session 7: Cold Atoms / Atom Interferometry (Chair: Nick Bigelow)
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm Atom interferometer as a freely falling clock for time-dilation measurements - Albert Roura, German Space Agency (DLR)
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Atom interferometer detection of dark matter and background study – Yikun Wang, CalTech
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm A Limitless Future for Ulta-cold Atoms in Space - Robert Thompson, JPL
3:10 pm – 3:25 pm Break
3:25 pm – 3:45 pm Programmable quantum sensing using ultracold atoms in 3D optical lattices – Murray Holland, University of Colorado
3:45 pm – 4:05 pm Dark Energy Detection at the Einstein Elevator - Sheng-Wey Chiow, JPL
4:05 pm – 4:25 pm Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder Study - Instrument Concept and Physics Protocol - Sheng-Wey Chiow, JPL
4:25 pm – 4:45 pm Fundamental Physics with Asteroids - Peter Graham, Stanford University
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
Session 8: Poster Session/ Evening Splinter Session
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Poster Displays
9:00 pm Workshop Adjourn for Day 2
Day 3: Thursday, May 16
Session 9: Science in Commercial Space (Chair: Pascal Heinzmann)
8:30 am – 8:50 am Next-generation Platform for Fundamental Physics Research in LEO - Lucie Low, Axiom Space
8:50 am – 9:10 am COMPACT, the next plasma facility for dusty/complex plasma research - Uwe Konopka, Auburn University
9:10 am – 9:30 am Science with COMPACT - Christina Knapek, University of Greifswald
9:30 am – 9:50 am 3D particle observation/monitoing system for COMPACT - Daniel Mohr, University of Greifswald
9:50 am – 10:10 am Enhancing Microgravity Research with G-SPACE's AI/ML Analytical Tools - Ioana Cozmuta, G-SPACE, Inc
10:10 am – 10:25 am Break
Session 10: Quantum Sensor Technology (Chair: Inseob Hahn)
10:25 am – 10:45 am Progress in laser technology towards practical quantum sensing and metrology in space - Siamak Dadras, TOPTICA Photonics
10:45 am – 11:05 am MAQRO - a platform for macroscopic quantum experiments in space – Rainer Kaltenbaek, University of Ljubljana
11:05 am – 11: 25 am Technology Needs for Gravitational Wave Detection and Dark Matter Searches with Spaceborne Atom Interferometers - Tim Kovachy, Northwestern University
11:25 am – 11:45 am Quantum tunneling in microgravity applications - Enno Giese, TU Darmstadt
11:45 am – 12:05 pm Ultrastable silicon cavity enabling high precision physics – Wei Zhang, JPL
12:05 pm – 1:35 pm Lunch Break
Session 11: Science of Fundamental Physics in Space (Chair: Marianna Safronova)
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm Advanced Lunar Laser Ranging for High-Precision Science Investigations - Slava Turyshev, JPL
1:55 pm – 2:15 pm Space-bound Lorentz Symmetry Testing – Christian Sanner, Colorado State University
2:15 pm – 2:35 pm Novel Platforms and Technologies for Fundamental Physics Experiments in Microgravity – Jens Grosse, University of Bremen
Workshop Conclusion
2:35 pm Final Remarks – John Callas
Planned Poster Presentations
Virginia Ayres, Michigan State University - Investigation of Entangled Signal Intensities for Lunar Scenarios
James Bateman, Swansea University - LOTIS : Levitated Optomechanical Technologies In Space
Sofia Botsi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Upgrades and Advanced Capabilities for NASA's Cold Atom Lab
Juliana Cherston, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian - Lasers, Clocks, and AI-First Supercomputers: Technology's Push to Reimagine Space-Based Fundamental Physics Research
Brandon Doyle, Auburn university - Transmission-Type Impedance Probes for Glow Discharge and Complex Plasmas
Charles Garcion, Institut für Quantenoptik - Leibniz Universit Hannover - DESIRE: Dark Energy Search by Interferometry in the Einstein-Elevator
John Goree, The University of Iowa - Dust charging in the afterglow of a plasma under 1 g and 0 g conditions
Thai Hoang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Demonstration Of Single Ion Trapping In A Sealed Micro Trap Tube For Optical Clock
Alexander Lohrmann, NASA JPL - Towards gravitational redshift measurements using delocalized quantum states of light
Jamie Luskin, NASA JPL - Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors for Fundamental Physics Applications
Kendall Mehling, JILA - Programmable quantum sensing using ultracold atoms in 3D optical lattices
Matthias Meister, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Quantum Technologies - Analysis of differential atom interferometry experiments with the Cold Atom Lab
Gabriel Müller, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany - Machine learning-enhanced manipulation of quantum gases on an atom chip
Nate Phillips, Vescent Technologies, Inc. - Compact, configurable laser systems for deployable quantum applications
Brendan Rhyno, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Modeling expanding Bose-Einstein condensate bubbles in space
Tara Ruttley, Blue Origin - Orbital Reef: The Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destination for Next Generation Research and Technology Development
Mason Sake, Auburn University - Direct Pixel-Based Structure Analysis on Complex Plasma Crystals
Matteo Sbroscia, JPL - NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory: a multi-user facility for quantum gas research on the International Space Station
Colby Schimelfenig, Washington State University - Studying Efimov Physics with the Cold Atom Lab's Science Module 1
Kanu Sinha, University of Arizona - Engineering Quantum Fluctuations in Nanoscale Quantum Systems
Paul Stankus, Brookhavel National Lab - Detecting Low-Frequency (micro-Hz) Gravitational Waves Through Space-Based Interferometric Astrometry
Jannik Ströhle, Ulm University - Dimensional Reduction in Quantum Optics
Christian Struckmann, Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Quantum Optics - Multi-axis atom interferometry for inertial sensing and navigation
Kai Suekane, The University of Tokyo - Continuous two-photon spectroscopy on the 1S0 - 1D2 transition of 88-Sr
Tristan Valenzuela, UKRI-STFC RAL Space - QTEAM - Quantum Technologies enabled by Additive Manufacturing
André Wenzlawski, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz - Design of the BECCAL Laser System and its Capabilities
Abstracts for the 2024 NASA Fundamental Physics Workshop session talks and posters are available.