Sankar Das Sarma

Distinguished Professor, Richard E. Prange Chair in Physics

Fellow

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Researchers Spy Finish Line in Race for Majorana Qubits
August 5, 2025
In 2010, JQI researchers proposed a method to create Majorana quasiparticles, which have been suggested as a desirable way to make qubits. Since then, researchers have been steadily exploring their idea, but practical demonstrations have proven elusive. Recent results from researchers at Microsoft have made JQI Fellow Sankar Das Sarma and JQI Co-Director Jay Sau optimistic that Majorana qubits are finally in sight. In a new paper, they analyzed the current technology and proposed an experiment to demonstrate Majorana qubits.
Two JQI Scientists Named 2022 Highly Cited Researchers
November 15, 2022
Two JQI researchers named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Web of Science Group. The list highlights scientists whose papers have been heavily cited over the preceding decade.
Two JQI Fellows Named 2021 Highly Cited Researchers
November 19, 2021
Two JQI Fellows are included on the Clarivate Web of Science Group’s 2021 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which recognizes influential scientists for their highly cited papers over the preceding decade. The two researchers are Sankar Das Sarma, who is also the Director of the Condensed Matter Theory Center and the Richard E. Prange Chair and Distinguished University Professor of Physics at the University of Marlyand (UMD), and Christopher Monroe, who is also a College Park Professor.