Scientist profile
Irene D’Amico
Bio
Affiliation
University of York
Country of affiliation
United Kingdom
Academic qualification
Doctoral degree
Type of research
Theoretical,
Currently in
Academia,
Key-words for research
many-body systems, quantum thermal machines, entanglement, spin chains and networks, dynamics of quantum systems, density functional theory
You can find me here
Personal/work webpage
Google Scholar
Professional experience
Hiring committees,
Thesis evaluation committees,
Student supervision,
Teaching,
Events organisations,
Fundraising,
Science communication,
Diversity and Inclusion work,
Leadership and Management,
Peer review (journals and conference proceedings),
Editorial experience,
Membership of professional organizations,
What brought you to quantum science and what keeps you aorund?
Quantum science fascinates me because of its 'mystery' and its fundamental aspects. Difficult to 'touch' and challenging to imagine, it led me to change my PhD subject, advisor and Country. It started with quantum many-body physics and spintronics, and then it was quantum computation. Nowadays most of my work deals with quantum thermodynamics and spin networks for quantum information processing. However, I still like to look for good metrics to describe quantum systems and for bridging between density functional theory and quantum information and thermodynamic. What motivates me remains curiosity and the richness available at the interface between different fields.