DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Professor Odom’s group works with atoms and molecules trapped in inert cryogenic crystals.  The ultimate goal is to use these systems for searches for physics beyond the Standard Model, including dark matter and time-reversal symmetry violation. They can also be used in quantum sensing applications. Professor Odom is a member of the Center for Fundamental Physics at Low Energy (CFP).

Awards and Honors

• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
• AFOSR Young Investigator Award
• David and Lucile Packard Fellowship
• NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award

Selected Publications

• “Broadband Optical Cooling of Molecular Rotors from Room Temperature to the Ground State,” C.-Y. Lien, C.M. Seck, Y.-W. Lin, J.H.V. Nguyen, D. Tabor, B.C. Odom, Nat. Commun. 5, 4783 (2014)
• “Resonant Few-Photon Excitation of a Single-Ion Oscillator,” Y.-W. Lin, S. Williams, and B.C. Odom.Phys. Rev. A 87, 011402(R) (2013)
• “Prospects for Doppler cooling of three-electronic-level molecules,” J.H.V. Nguyen, and B.C. Odom.Phys. Rev. A 83, 053404 (2011)