Steven Girvin

Profession and title: 
Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and Professor of Applied Physics
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Prof. Girvin is a theoretical physicist who studies quantum computation, information, and communication in close collaboration with the experimental teams in the Yale Quantum Institute.  He is also faculty advisor for YuQC, the Yale Undergraduate Quantum Computing student group.
 
Computer science majors may wish to talk to Prof. Girvin about working at Palantir Technologies.
Brief biography: 

Steven Girvin holds a BS from Bates College (1971), an MS from the University of Maine, and MS and PhD from Princeton (1977). He is a Professor of Physics and Applied Physics. From 2007-17 he had a senior administrative role as Deputy Provost for Research at Yale. 

Areas for involvement with Morse students: 
Advising and mentoring for upperclassmen
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