One photon, a trillion electrons: UMBC physicist Daniel Suárez-Forero explores the quantum frontier

Daniel Suarez-Forero aims to reveal quantum behaviors that existing tools can’t see, probe states that have so far been hidden, and help build the foundation for future technologies—all by shining quantum light into correlated materials, where electrons interact so intensely that they create physics impossible to replicate in standard conductors or insulators. His work, featured in two recent papers published in Science and Nature Materials, blends deep questions with real long-term promise, and