Huanqian Loh

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Huanqian (Hazel) Loh is an Assistant Professor at both the ECE and Physics departments. She leads a team that builds defect-free neutral atom arrays using reconfigurable optical tweezers for quantum simulation, quantum computation, and quantum sensing. Her recent interests include far-from-equilibrium quantum dynamics, Hilbert space fragmentation, and engineering robust quantum systems.

As a Principal Investigator, Huanqian has been recognized as a L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science International Rising Talent and has served on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Quantum Computing. In July 2024, Huanqian moved her team from the National University of Singapore to join the Duke Quantum Center.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Assistant Professor of Physics
  • Member of the Duke Quantum Center

Contact Information

  • Email Address: huanqian.loh@duke.edu
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Education

  • Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder, 2013

Research Interests

Quantum information science, quantum simulation, quantum sensing, neutral atom arrays

Courses Taught

  • PHYSICS 264L: Optics and Modern Physics
  • ECE 590: Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Zhao, Luheng, Prithvi Raj Datla, Weikun Tian, Mohammad Mujahid Aliyu, and Huanqian Loh. “Observation of Quantum Thermalization Restricted to Hilbert Space Fragments and Z_{2k} Scars.” Physical Review X 15, no. 1 (February 18, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.15.011035.
  • Zhao, Luheng, Prithvi Raj Datla, Weikun Tian, Mohammad Mujahid Aliyu, and Huanqian Loh. “Observation of quantum thermalization restricted to Hilbert space fragments,” March 14, 2024.
  • Zhao, Luheng, Michael Dao Kang Lee, Mohammad Mujahid Aliyu, and Huanqian Loh. “Floquet-tailored Rydberg interactions.” Nature Communications 14, no. 1 (November 2023): 7128. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42899-8.
  • Shen, Ruizhe, Tianqi Chen, Mohammad Mujahid Aliyu, Fang Qin, Yin Zhong, Huanqian Loh, and Ching Hua Lee. “Proposal for Observing Yang-Lee Criticality in Rydberg Atomic Arrays.” Physical Review Letters 131, no. 8 (August 2023): 080403. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.131.080403.
  • Tian, W., W. J. Wee, A. Qu, B. J. M. Lim, P. R. Datla, V. P. W. Koh, and H. Loh. “Parallel Assembly of Arbitrary Defect-Free Atom Arrays with a Multitweezer Algorithm.” Physical Review Applied 19, no. 3 (March 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.19.034048.