Ana Maria Rey

Ana Maria Rey is a Colombian theoretical physicist,

professor at University of Colorado at Boulder, a JILA Ana Maria Rey
fellow, a fellow at National Institute of Standards and
Technology and a fellow of the American Physical
Society.[3] Rey was the first Hispanic woman to win
the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in 2019.[4]
In 2023, she was elected to the National Academy of
Sciences.[5] She is currently the chair of DAMOP, the
American Physical Society's division in Atomic,
Molecular and Optical Physics (AMO).[6]

Education
Rey in 2014
Rey earned a bachelor's degree in physics at Born 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)
Universidad de los Andes[7] in Bogotá in 1999 with a
Bogotá, Colombia
magna cum laude distinction.[7] She got her Ph.D. in
Alma mater Universidad de los Andes,
physics at University of Maryland in 2004.[8] She was
University of Maryland
a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology from 2004 to 2005 in the Children 1[2]
group of Charles W. Clark.[7] She went on to work as a Awards MacArthur Fellowship, Maria
postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Goeppert-Mayer Award,
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP) at Hispanic Engineer National
Harvard University[9] from 2005 to 2008. Achievement Award, Blavatnik
Award for Young Scientists
Scientific career
Research and career Institutions University of Colorado Boulder,
National Institute of Standards
After her postdoctoral position at ITAMP, she joined
and Technology
the University of Colorado Boulder Physics
Thesis Ultracold bosonic atoms loaded
Department as an assistant research professor and JILA
in optical lattices ([Link]
as an associate fellow in 2008. She was promoted to
[Link]/~arey/papers/thesis.
JILA Fellow in 2012 and shifted her position in the
pdf) (2004)
Department of Physics to adjoint professor in 2017.[10]
Doctoral Charles Clark [1]
Rey is a theoretical quantum physicist who studies new advisor
techniques for controlling quantum systems and their
applications ranging from quantum simulations and quantum information to time and frequency
standards. Her research is often directly applicable to state-of-the-art experiments, particularly to atomic
clocks,[11] quantum computing,[12] and precision measurements. Her contribution to the understanding of
out-of-equilibrium quantum phenomena have led to pioneer measurements of quantum information
scrambling, and the synthesis of magnetic and topological quantum materials. Her publications have been
cited more than 11,000 times as of 2020.[13]

Awards and honours

2013 MacArthur Fellowship[8][2]
2013 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
2013 “Great Minds in STEM” Most Promising Scientist Award ([Link]
0150920144717/[Link]
great-minds-stem%E2%80%9D-most-promising-scientist-award)
2014 Early Career National Hispanic Scientist of the Year[14]
2014 Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award of the American Physical Society.[15]
2014 Fellow of the American Physical Society[16]
2019 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.[4] Rey was the first Hispanic woman to win this
award.[17]
2023 Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences[18]
2023 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship from the Department of Defense[19]

Personal life
On July 29, 2000, Rey got married. Two days later, she immigrated to the United States.[2]

Selected publications
The most cited publications by Rey to the date are:[20]

S Trotzky, P Cheinet, S Fölling, M Feld, U Schnorrberger, AM Rey, A. Polkovnikov, E. A.

Demler, M. D. Lukin, I. Bloch. Time-resolved observation and control of superexchange
interactions with ultracold atoms in optical lattices. (2008) Science 319 (5861), 295-299
AV Gorshkov, M Hermele, V Gurarie, C Xu, PS Julienne, J Ye, P Zoller. Two-orbital SU (N)
magnetism with ultracold alkaline-earth atoms. (2010) Nature physics 6 (4), 289-295
B Yan, SA Moses, B Gadway, JP Covey, KRA Hazzard, AM Rey, DS Jin. Observation of
dipolar spin-exchange interactions with lattice-confined polar molecules. (2013) Nature 501
(7468), 521-525
JG Bohnet, BC Sawyer, JW Britton, ML Wall, AM Rey, M Foss-Feig. Quantum spin
dynamics and entanglement generation with hundreds of trapped ions. (2016) Science 352
(6291), 1297-1301
M Gärttner, JG Bohnet, A Safavi-Naini, ML Wall, JJ Bollinger, AM Rey. Measuring out-of-
time-order correlations and multiple quantum spectra in a trapped-ion quantum magnet.
(2017) Nature Physics 13 (8), 781-786
 X Zhang, M Bishof, SL Bromley, CV Kraus, MS Safronova, P Zoller, A. M. Rey, J. Ye.
Spectroscopic observation of SU (N)-symmetric interactions in Sr orbital magnetism. (2014)
Science 345 (6203), 1467-1473

References
1. "UMD alumna Ana Maria Rey wins MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" " ([Link]
edu/news-events/features/1310). University of Maryland. September 25, 2013. Archived (htt
ps://[Link]/web/20140417095627/[Link]
0) from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
2. Larraz, Irene (December 29, 2013). " 'No soy una genio, solo soy muy dedicada': física
premiada en EE. UU" ([Link] El
Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived ([Link]
[Link]/archivo/documento/CMS-13323156) from the original on April 17, 2014.
Retrieved April 16, 2014.
3. [Link]@[Link] (2017-09-11). "2014 APS Fellow - Ana Maria Rey" ([Link]
gov/about-us/nist-awards/2014-aps-fellow-ana-maria-rey). NIST. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
4. "CU Boulder researcher is first Hispanic woman to win early-career award" ([Link]
[Link]/cu-boulder-researcher-is-first-hispanic-woman-to-win-early-career-award).
Boulder Daily Camera. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
5. "2023 NAS Election" ([Link]
[Link]).
6. "Governance - Unit - DAMOP" ([Link]
ttee/committee-members?Execute=1). [Link]. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
7. "Rey | Rey Theory Group" ([Link] [Link].
Retrieved 2020-05-10.
8. Suarez, Monica (September 25, 2013). "Latina physicist chosen for MacArthur Foundation
"genius" award" ([Link]
dation-genius-award/). NBC Latino. Archived ([Link]
1/[Link]
ward/) from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
9. Bouza, Teresa (December 26, 2013). "La física Ana María Rey recibió galardón de la Casa
Blanca por, Nación" ([Link]
galardon-de-la-casa-blanca-por-trabajo-con-atomos/369465-3). Semana (in Spanish).
Archived ([Link]
culo/la-fisica-ana-maria-rey-recibio-galardon-de-la-casa-blanca-por-trabajo-con-atomos/369
465-3) from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
10. "Rey | Rey Theory Group" ([Link] [Link].
Retrieved 2020-11-05.
11. "Tying Quantum Knots with an Optical Clock | Rey Theory Group" ([Link]
rey/research-highlight/2019/tying-quantum-knots-optical-clock). [Link]. Retrieved
2020-11-05.
12. "Phases on the Move: A Quantum Game of Catch | Rey Theory Group" ([Link]
edu/arey/research-highlight/2020/phases-move-quantum-game-catch). [Link].
Retrieved 2020-11-05.
13. "Ana Maria Rey" ([Link]
[Link]. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
14. [Link]@[Link] (2017-09-11). "2014 Early Career National Hispanic Scientist of the
Year - Ana Maria Rey" ([Link]
-hispanic-scientist-year-ana-maria-rey). NIST. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
15. "2014 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Recipient" ([Link]
[Link]?last_nm=Rey&first_nm=Ana&year=2014). Archived ([Link]
rg/web/20140417134237/[Link]
_nm=Rey&first_nm=Ana&year=2014) from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17,
2014.
16. "APS Fellow Archive" ([Link]
[Link]. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
17. "NIST/JILA Physicist Ana Maria Rey Elected to National Academy of Sciences" ([Link]
[Link]/news-events/news/2023/05/nistjila-physicist-ana-maria-rey-elected-national-acade
my-sciences). NIST. 2023-05-09.
18. "Ana Maria Rey Ayala" ([Link]
ml). [Link]. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
19. "JILA and NIST Fellow Ana Maria Rey Awarded a 2023 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
from the Department of Defense | JILA - Exploring the Frontiers of Physics" ([Link]
[Link]/news-events/news/jila-and-nist-fellow-ana-maria-rey-awarded-2023-vannevar-bush
-faculty-fellowship). [Link]. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
20. "Ana Maria Rey - Google Scholar" ([Link]
O0AAAAJ). [Link]. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

External links
Interview with Ana Maria Rey on La W Radio ([Link]
e_audio/ana-maria-rey-colombiana-experta-en-atomos-ultrafrios-hablo-con-la-w/20130926/
oir/[Link]) (in Spanish)
Interview of Ana Maria Rey by David Zierler on April 6, 2021, Niels Bohr Library & Archives,
American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA, [Link]/history-programs/niels-
bohr-library/oral-histories/47007 ([Link]
-histories/47007)
Curriculum Vitae ([Link]
[Link]) at JILA

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