I’m an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Portland, Oregon.
Teaching
In Fall 2024, I'm teaching PHY 275 General Physics Lab II and PHY/MTH 356 Mathematical Methods for Science and Engineering.
Research
My research is in quantum theory, with a focus on quantum measurement, quantum optics, and quantum decoherence.
Selected recent publications:
- M. Schlosshauer, “Performance advantage of protective quantum measurements,” Phys. Rev. A 110, 032215 (2024)
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.110.032215 | Full-text PDF | arXiv:2409.12174 [quant-ph] - M.-W. Chen, O. Young, M. Schlosshauer, and M. Beck, “Protective measurements of photon polarization using a temporal pointer,” Phys. Rev. A 108, 022420 (2023)
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.108.022420 | Full-text PDF | arXiv:2308.13122 [quant-ph] - J. T. Kavulich, B. P. Van Deren, and M. Schlosshauer, “Searching for evidence of algorithmic randomness and incomputability in the output of quantum random number generators,” Phys. Lett. A
388, 127032 (2021)
doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2020.127032 | Full-text PDF | arXiv:2101.01238 [quant-ph] | Download data
I’m author and editor of two books on quantum theory:
- Decoherence and the Quantum-to-Classical Transition (Springer, 2007) is a textbook covering all aspects of decoherence, from technical to philosophical.
“Excellent.” —E. Merzbacher, Physics Today
“Thorough and readable.” —A. Zeilinger, Nature
“Highly recommended.” —N. P. Landsman, Studies
“A must-have.” —C. Kiefer, Physik-Journal - Elegance and Enigma: The Quantum Interviews (Springer, 2011) features interviews with physicists and philosophers about the deep questions of quantum theory.
“A delight.” —D. Rickles, Mathematical Reviews
Other activities
I’m a Series Editor for the Springer series The Frontiers Collection and Quantum Science and Technology; member of the editorial board of the journals Quanta and International Journal of Quantum Foundations; and member of the Foundational Questions Institute.