Jean-Sébastien Bernier, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

cluster compounds competing orders dissipative systems non-equilibrium dynamics photo-induced phase transitions propagation of correlations pump-probe methods signatures of long-lived metastable states

Latest funding

Dynamical and environment control of ultracold atomic Fermi gases
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$65,641
Entangling distant qubits via unconventional magnetic insulators
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,500
Non-equilibrium dynamics of correlated quantum materials
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$132,000

All 4 grants and awards

Dynamical and environment control of ultracold atomic Fermi gases

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bernier, Jean-Sébastien J-S

Keywords: bilayer systems; cold atom physics; fermi gases; light-matter interaction; neutral atom quantum processors; non-equilibrium quantum dynamics; open quantum systems; quantum information processing; quantum many-body physics; strongly interacting systems

$65,641

Entangling distant qubits via unconventional magnetic insulators

Principal investigatorNSERC2024International - Catalyst

Principal investigators: Bernier, Jean-Sébastien

Keywords: Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Information, computer and communication technologies

$20,500

Non-equilibrium dynamics of correlated quantum materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bernier, Jean-Sébastien

Keywords: strongly correlated quantum systems; non-equilibrium dynamics; dissipative systems; propagation of correlations; signatures of long-lived metastable states; photo-induced phase transitions; competing orders; cluster compounds; spin-orbit coupled matter; pump-probe methods

$132,000

Non-equilibrium dynamics of correlated quantum materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Bernier, Jean-Sébastien

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cluster compounds Dear Professor Bernier, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on cluster compounds connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Dynamical and environment control of ultracold atomic Fermi gases" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]