Ye Jun

Ye Jun, professor of the University of Colorado Boulder, won the 2020 Micius Quantum Prize for breakthroughs in quantum precision measurement, particularly the development of the ultra precise optical atomic clocks, a Chinese foundation announced on December 10.

He received the honor jointly with Hidetoshi Katori from the University of Tokyo.

Ye's research focuses on the frontiers of light-matter interactions. In November 2017, he was elected a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The Micius Quantum Prize invites international experts as judges and awards scientists who have made outstanding research in fields including quantum communication, quantum simulation, quantum computing, and quantum precision measurement. Each winner gets 1.25 million yuan ($191,100) in prize money and a gold medal.

The foundation was established in 2018 and receives donations from private entrepreneurs in China.