Andrea Bergschneider featured in Physikerin der Woche

Andrea is an experimental physicist at the Institute of Physics of the University of Bonn, where she explores quantum phenomena in two-dimensional systems using two experimental platforms: ultracold quantum gases and van der Waals semiconductors.

During her Master’s and PhD, Andrea focused on deterministic few-atom systems in optical tweezers. In these ultracold-atom experiments she developed a new atom-resolved imaging technique and studied the built-up of strong correlations and quantum entanglement. Drawn by her interest in quantum optics and condensed matter, she pursued a postdoc at ETH Zurich, where she studied cryogenically cooled two-dimensional monolayer semiconductors — layered crystals bond by weak van der Waals forces. Her work included investigating their optical properties and interactions within optical cavities.

In 2021, Andrea joined the University of Bonn as a senior researcher, where she co-supervises an experiment on fermions in two-dimensional optical lattices. Since 2023, she has led an independent project on transition-metal dichalcogenides as part of the Cluster of Excellence “Matter and Light for Quantum Computing.” Her unique expertise in both synthetic and natural two-dimensional materials allows her to connect atomic, quantum optic, and solid-state quantum science and transfer ideas between these fields.