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Our lab explores two frontiers of quantum science: quantum simulation and quantum sensing. We do this in four different experiments using laser-cooled strontium and rubidium atoms trapped between highly reflective mirrors. Light-matter interactions create correlations and entanglement between thousands to millions of atoms. We use all aspects of quantum mechanics: unitary dynamics, the quantum measurement process, and dissipation. Explore the different projects below to learn more about dynamical phase transitions, entangled matterwave interferometers, and superradiant lasers.