Postdoctoral researcher, Berkeley National Lab, Physics Division
Email: gmarocco@lbl.gov
Office: LBL 50-6010
What I do
I am interested in how to optimally use quantum sensors to discover new physical phenomena. Originally a theoretical particle physicist, I have spent the last four years researching how quantum devices and measurement can expand our understanding of the Universe. This includes proposing (and sometimes building) new experimental schemes to measure dark matter, gravitational waves, or neutrinos; understanding how quantum-enhanced methods can improve the sensitivity of these sensors to the smallest signals; and building simulations and machine learning tools to optimally control many-body arrays of sensors.
A list of my papers can be found here.
Academic career
I got a MSci (integrated Bachelor's and Master's) degree in Physics at Imperial College, in London, before going to Oxford University to work with Subir Sarkar and John Wheater, obtaining a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 2022. I have since been a postdoctoral researcher in the Quantum Information Science group at Berkeley National Lab.