Stevens Professor Svetlana Malinovskaya Named Fellow of the American Physical Society
The recognition honors Malinovskaya’s pioneering work in quantum control and optical physics
Svetlana A. Malinovskaya, professor of physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), a great honor recognizing her excellence in physics and exceptional service to the physics community. APS Fellowship recognizes members for exceptional contributions to physics and is limited to no more than 0.5 percent of the Society’s membership each year.
Malinovskaya was selected by the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics for her pioneering contributions to atomic, molecular and optical physics. Her official APS Fellowship citation reads:
“For pioneering chirped-pulse rapid-adiabatic-passage control of coherence, entanglement and nonlinear optical response in AMO systems.”
Malinovskaya joined Stevens in 2006 and has more than two decades of experience in research and teaching in quantum science, ultrafast optics and quantum control. Her research spans quantum sensing, ultrafast coherent control and multiphoton processes, with applications in remote detection and quantum information science. She has established and led research clusters at Stevens that promote interdisciplinary collaboration in quantum technologies. She continues to advance the frontiers of quantum science while supporting the next generation of scientists.
She has led federally funded research projects supported by the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation and DARPA. Her previous academic and research appointments include faculty positions at the University of Michigan and visiting research positions at Harvard University’s Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.
Malinovskaya has also contributed to the broader physics community through leadership roles in the American Physical Society, including serving as a Member-at-Large of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics Executive Committee and as Chair of TAMOC.
Through her work, she continues to contribute to scientific advancement, education and leadership within the broader physics community.
