Sara Meir Awarded the PBC Scholarship for Outstanding PhD Researchers in Quantum Science and Technology

Congratulations to Sara Meir for winning the highly competitive PBC Scholarship for Outstanding PhD Researchers in Quantum Science and Technology.

Sara, 28, is in the second year of her PhD in electrical engineering, specializing in temporal quantum optics under the supervision of Prof. Moti Fridman. “My research focuses on temporal and quantum optics, specifically on quantum temporal interferometry,” she shares. “Classical interferometers extract information by analyzing the interference patterns of waves, while quantum interferometers are sensitive to low-intensity waves. In my research, I developed and demonstrated a temporal adaptation of a quantum interferometer, enabling high temporal resolution measurements. Using this temporal-quantum interferometer, we demonstrated the Aharonov–Bohm effect in the time domain.”

Regarding her experience at the Faculty of Engineering, Sara says: “The Faculty emphasizes more than just academic excellence - it also encourages creative thinking. It is a diverse community of researchers promoting innovation, knowledge expansion, and international collaboration. I am proud to have been part of the Faculty for the past eight years—researching, learning, and teaching.” She adds, “I would like to thank Prof. Moti Fridman for giving me the opportunity to begin research early in my undergraduate studies, for supervising me throughout my graduate studies and now during my PhD, and for pushing me forward, encouraging me to publish and present my research at international conferences. I would also like to thank our lab manager, Dr. Hamootal Duadi, for her vast knowledge, dedication, and help, as well as Yuval Tamir and my group members for their support and encouragement.”