# Jason Petta

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**Jason Robert Petta** (born 1975) is a physics researcher, professor, and noted contributor to developments in [quantum computing](/source/Quantum_computing). He is a professor at [UCLA](/source/UCLA), and was formerly Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University).

Petta was born in 1975 in [Freeport, Illinois](/source/Freeport,_Illinois). After graduating from [Freeport High School](/source/Freeport_High_School_(Illinois)), he attended technical school and worked in construction for two years before enrolling in the [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](/source/University_of_Illinois_Urbana-Champaign). He received a [B.S.](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) degree in [engineering physics](/source/Engineering_physics) from that university, as well as both an [M.S.](/source/Master_of_Science) and a [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in physics from [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University). His thesis title was *Effects of spin-orbit coupling on single quantum states in metallic quantum dots*, completed in 2003 under the advisor [Daniel Ralph](/source/Daniel_Ralph).[1][2]: iii

After graduating Cornell with his Ph.D., Petta worked as a [postdoctoral fellow](/source/Postdoctoral_fellow) in [Charlie Marcus](/source/Charlie_Marcus)'s research group at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University), participating in experiments trapping and detecting singular [electrons](/source/Electron) and controlling spin states with two electrons.[3] Petta left Harvard and started a position at [Caltech](/source/Caltech) in 2006, before joining [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) in 2007.[1]

In 2008, Petta won a [Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering](/source/Packard_Fellowship_for_Science_and_Engineering).[4] He also won a [National Science Foundation CAREER Award](/source/National_Science_Foundation_CAREER_Award) in 2009 and a [Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers](/source/Presidential_Early_Career_Award_for_Scientists_and_Engineers) in 2010.[1] Also in 2010, Petta, then an assistant professor at Princeton, described a discovery in quantum computing: when applying voltage to [electrodes](/source/Electrode), electrons can be formed into "[spin qubits](/source/Spin_qubit_quantum_computer)", a quantum version of a [bit](/source/Bit). This was touted as a milestone in physics by Princeton, and experts such as [David DiVincenzo](/source/David_DiVincenzo) commended the discovery.[5][6] In 2015, Petta spearheaded the development of a [microwave laser](/source/Microwave_laser) composed of multiple [quantum dots](/source/Quantum_dot) for use in quantum computing.[7] Other research at Princeton included [quantum coherence](/source/Quantum_coherence) control within [nanostructures](/source/Nanostructure) of [semiconductors](/source/Semiconductor).[8]

Petta was named Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, an [endowed professorship](/source/Endowed_professorship), in 2019.[9] As of 2024, he works as both a research director at [HRL Laboratories](/source/HRL_Laboratories) and a professor of physics at [UCLA](/source/UCLA).[10] At UCLA, he is a faculty member in the Department of Physics & Astronomy,[11] works for the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering,[12] and moved into his eponymous Petta Lab in May 2023.[13]

Petta is a fellow of the [American Physical Society](/source/American_Physical_Society),[14] fellow of the [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science),[15] and winner of the association's [Newcomb Cleveland Prize](/source/Newcomb_Cleveland_Prize).[16]

## References

1. ["Curriculum Vitae: Jason R. Petta"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100703062812/https://pettagroup.princeton.edu/members/Petta_CV_Apr_2010.pdf). *Petta Group*. [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University). April 2010. Archived from [the original](https://pettagroup.princeton.edu/members/Petta_CV_Apr_2010.pdf) on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

1. Petta, Jason Robert (2003). *Effects of spin-orbit coupling on single quantum states in metallic quantum dots*. [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University). ISBN 978-0-496-34811-4. [OCLC 841789369](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/841789369)

1. ["Jason R. Petta"](https://nsf-fosworkshop.nd.edu/speakers/session-1---march-1/jason-r-petta/). *Future of Semiconductors and Beyond*. [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["Petta, Jason"](https://www.packard.org/fellow/petta-jason/). *Fellows Directory*. [The David and Lucile Packard Foundation](/source/The_David_and_Lucile_Packard_Foundation). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. MacPherson, Kitta (February 5, 2010). ["Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing"](https://www.princeton.edu/news/2010/02/05/princeton-scientist-makes-leap-quantum-computing). *News*. [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["Jason Petta, Princeton University"](https://physics.dartmouth.edu/news/2012/05/jason-petta-princeton-university). *Department of Physics and Astronomy*. [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College). May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["Jason Petta: A microwave laser for quantum computing"](https://innovation.princeton.edu/news/2015/jason-petta-microwave-laser-quantum-computing). *Princeton Innovation*. [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University). November 12, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. Petta, Jason R. (April 6, 2009). ["Electronic refrigeration on the micron scale"](https://physics.aps.org/articles/v2/27). *[Physics](/source/Physics_(American_Physical_Society_journal))*. **2**: 27. [doi:10.1103/Physics.2.27](https://doi.org/10.1103/Physics.2.27)

1. Office of Communications (February 10, 2019). ["Two faculty members named to endowed professorships"](https://www.princeton.edu/news/2019/02/01/two-faculty-members-named-endowed-professorships). *News*. [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["HRL Laboratories and UCLA Researcher Awarded Grant to Advance Quantum Computing"](https://www.hrl.com/news/2024/01/10/hrl-laboratories-and-ucla-researcher-awarded-grant-to-advance-quantum-computing). *News*. [HRL Laboratories](/source/HRL_Laboratories). January 10, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

1. ["Faculty"](https://www.pa.ucla.edu/faculty.html). *UCLA Physics & Astronomy*. [UCLA](/source/UCLA). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["Team"](https://www.cqse.ucla.edu/people.html). *CQSE*. [UCLA](/source/UCLA). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["About Us"](https://www3.research.ucla.edu/rcp/about). *Research & Creative Activities*. [UCLA](/source/UCLA). Retrieved July 4, 2024.

1. ["Three faculty elected 2019 Fellows of the American Physical Society"](https://phy.princeton.edu/news/three-faculty-elected-2019-fellows-american-physical-society). *Department of Physics*. [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University). Sep 20, 2019. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

1. Cohen, Adam D. (24 November 2020). ["AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2020 Fellows"](https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-announces-leading-scientists-elected-2020-fellows). *News*. [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science) (AAAS). Retrieved 2024-07-04.

1. ["Newcomb Cleveland Prize Recipients"](https://www.aaas.org/awards/newcomb-cleveland-prize/recipients). *Awards*. [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science) (AAAS). Retrieved 2024-07-04.

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