Simon Storz wins the first Quantum Entanglement Prize

Dr Simon Storz studied physics at ETH Zurich before embarking on a doctoral degree in the Quantum Device Laboratory group of Professor Andreas Wallraff. A major highlight of Storz's PhD research was the experimental demonstration of a loophole-free Bell test with two entangled superconducting circuits spatially separated by 30 meters: such a test, which rules out classical and local descriptions of entangled quantum systems, had not been performed with qubits based on macroscopic superconducting circuits before.

Storz is now a postdoctoral researcher in the Hybrid Quantum Systems group of Professor Yiwen Chu, where he has turned his interest to the missing link between quantum theory and general relativity. His postdoctoral work will be exploring possible tests of gravitational effects with quantum systems made of high-overtone bulk acoustic resonators coupled to superconducting circuits. When he's not working in the laboratory, Storz is an active science communicator with professional experience on the Swiss radio as a reporter and presenter.

The Quantum Entanglement Prize is financed through the external page ETH Zurich Foundation by a generous donation from the Max Meyer Foundation. The goal of the prize is to nurture and promote excellent basic research on the topics of quantum entanglement and multidimensional quantum systems. The prize is generally awarded on a yearly basis to outstanding doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers.

The award will be officially presented to Simon Storz on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 16:00 in HIT E 51 with a special colloquium organised by the Quantum Center. Everyone is invited to attend Storz's talk and the apéro that will follow the seminar.