Huanqian Loh

About

Huanqian (Hazel) Loh is an Assistant Professor at both the ECE and Physics departments. She leads a team that builds defect-free neutral atom arrays using reconfigurable optical tweezers for quantum simulation, quantum computation, and quantum sensing. Her recent interests include far-from-equilibrium quantum dynamics, Hilbert space fragmentation, and engineering robust quantum systems. As a Principal Investigator, Huanqian has been recognized as a L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science International Rising Talent and has served on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Quantum Computing. In July 2024, Huanqian moved her team from the National University of Singapore to join the Duke Quantum Center.

Education

• Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder, 2013
• Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Assistant Professor of Physics
• Member of the Duke Quantum Center

Selected publications

• Datla PR, Zhao L, Ho WW, Klco N, Loh H. Statistical localization of U(1) lattice gauge theory in a Rydberg simulator. Nature Physics. 2026 Mar 1;22(3):355u201361.
• Datla PR, Zhao L, Ho WW, Klco N, Loh H. Statistical Localization in a Rydberg Simulator of $U(1)$ Lattice Gauge Theory. 2025.
• Zhao L, Datla PR, Tian W, Aliyu MM, Loh H. Observation of Quantum Thermalization Restricted to Hilbert Space Fragments and Z_{2k} Scars. Physical Review X. 2025 Feb 18;15(1).
• Zhao L, Datla PR, Tian W, Aliyu MM, Loh H. Observation of quantum thermalization restricted to Hilbert space fragments. 2024.
• Zhao L, Lee MDK, Aliyu MM, Loh H. Floquet-tailored Rydberg interactions. Nature communications. 2023 Nov;14(1):7128.
• Shen R, Chen T, Aliyu MM, Qin F, Zhong Y, Loh H, et al. Proposal for Observing Yang-Lee Criticality in Rydberg Atomic Arrays. Physical review letters. 2023 Aug;131(8):080403.
• Becher C, Gao W, Kar S, Marciniak CD, Monz T, Bartholomew JG, et al. 2023 roadmap for materials for quantum technologies. Materials for Quantum Technology. 2023 Mar 1;3(1).
• Tian W, Wee WJ, Qu A, Lim BJM, Datla PR, Koh VPW, et al. Parallel Assembly of Arbitrary Defect-Free Atom Arrays with a Multitweezer Algorithm. Physical Review Applied. 2023 Mar 1;19(3).
• Tian W, Wee WJ, Qu A, Lim BJM, Datla PR, Koh VPW, et al. Parallel assembly of arbitrary defect-free atom arrays with a multi-tweezer algorithm. 2022.
• Aliyu MM, Zhao L, Quek XQ, Yellapragada KC, Loh H. D1 magic wavelength tweezers for scaling atom arrays. Physical Review Research. 2021 Oct 21;3(4).