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Michel Devoret

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Michel Devoret
Devoret in 2017
Born
Michel Henri Devoret

1953 (age 7273)
EducationUniversity of Orsay (PhD)
AwardsJohn Bell Prize (2013)
Micius Quantum Prize (2021)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter physics
InstitutionsCollège de France
Yale University
University of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisMise en évidence d'un ordre orientationnel de type vitreux dans l'hydrogène et le deutérium solides[1] (1982)

Michel Henri Devoret[2] (fr; born 1953)[3][4] is a French physicist. He is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara[5][6] and Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics at Yale University.[7] He is the chief scientist for quantum hardware at Google Quantum AI. He is known for his work on macroscopic quantum phenomena.

Devoret, John Clarke, and John M. Martinis were given the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2025 for their work in superconductivity.[8]

References

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  1. Abragam, Anatole (1982). "Magnétisme nucléaire renforcé" (PDF). Collège de France.
  2. "Michel Henri Devoret | American Academy of Arts and Sciences". www.amacad.org. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  3. "Michel Devoret" (in French). Collège de France.
  4. "Nobel Prize in Physics 2025". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  5. "Michel Devoret | Department of Physics | UC Santa Barbara". www.physics.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2025-10-07. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  6. "Michel Devoret – Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large Program". Archived from the original on 2025-10-07. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  7. "Michel Devoret". Yale Engineering. Archived from the original on 2025-10-07. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  8. Nobel Prize (2025-09-15). Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. Retrieved 2025-10-07 via YouTube.