{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Understanding Quantum Physics","description":"We wanted to know a few things about Quantum materials. Who better to ask than Erica W. Carlson, Ph.D., a Professor of Physics at Purdue University. Prof. Carlson holds a BS in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (1994), as well as a Ph.D. in Physics from UCLA (2000). A theoretical physicist at the  Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, Prof. Carlson researches electronic phase transitions in quantum materials. In 2015, she was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society &quot;for theoretical insights into the critical role of electron nematicity, disorder, and noise in novel phases of strongly correlated electron systems and predicting unique characteristics.&quot; Prof. Carlson has been on the faculty at Purdue University since 2003, where she was recently named a &quot;150th Anniversary Professor&quot; in recognition of teaching excellence.&amp;nbsp; She is a founding member of Innovation in Quantum Pedagogy and its Relation to Culture (IQ-PARC).&amp;nbsp; Her latest work popularizing science can be found at  youtube.com\/@TheQuantumAge . &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Superheroes of Science","author_url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/science\/K12\/sos.html","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31275342\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/171976492"}