Julia Kempe facts for kids
Julia Kempe is a brilliant scientist. She is a researcher from France, Germany, and Israel. She works in a special field called quantum computing. This is a new way of using tiny particles to solve complex problems. Currently, she leads the Center for Data Science at NYU. She is also a professor at the Courant Institute.
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Julia Kempe's Journey in Science
Julia Kempe was born in East Berlin. Her family had roots in Russia. In 1990, she moved to Austria. She studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna from 1992 to 1995. During this time, she spent a year studying physics in Australia at the University of Technology Sydney.
After her undergraduate studies, Julia went to France. She earned two advanced degrees there. One was in mathematics in 1996 from Pierre and Marie Curie University. The other was in physics in 1997 from the École normale supérieure.
Earning Her Doctorates
Julia Kempe completed two doctorates in 2001. Her first Ph.D. was in computer science. She studied at the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications. Her research was about quantum computing, focusing on "random walks" and "entanglement."
Her second Ph.D. was in mathematics. She earned this from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research looked at "Universal Noiseless Quantum Computation." This work explored how to make quantum computers work without errors.
Her Career Path
After finishing her studies, Julia joined the CNRS in 2001. This is a big research organization in France. She worked at the University of Paris-Sud. She also did more research at Berkeley during this time.
In 2007, she became a faculty member at Tel Aviv University. Later, in 2010, she moved her CNRS position to Paris Diderot. From 2011 to 2018, she also worked as a researcher in finance. In September 2018, she became the director of the Center for Data Science at NYU. She also became a professor at the Courant Institute.
Awards and Special Recognition
Julia Kempe has received many important awards for her work.
- In 2006, she won the bronze medal from CNRS. She also received the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize from the French government. This award honors women in science.
- In 2009, she won the Krill Prize from the Wolf Foundation.
- In 2010, she received the "Women in Gold" trophy for her research.
- In 1998, she got a special award from the "German Academic Scholarship Foundation." Only a small number of students received this award.
- In 2010, she was made a knight in the National Order of Merit. This is a high honor in France.
- In 2018, she was chosen to be a member of the Academia Europaea. This is an association of leading scientists and scholars in Europe.
