• BSc. (2005) Physical Chemistry, U. of Basque Country
• Ph.D. (2008) Science (Phys-Chem), U. of Basque Country
• Employment:
  • 2008-2009 Research Associate, Blackett Laboratory & Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
  • 2009-2011 Research Associate, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany (continuation of the previous post)
  • 2011-2011 Research Associate, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Leibniz University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany
  • 2011-present Distinguished J. Robert Oppenheimer fellow, Theoretical Division T-4 and T-CNLS at LANL, USA

Research Interests:

• Shortcuts to adiabaticity in quantum and classical systems
• Quantum non-equilibirum dynamics
• Low dimensional quantum gases
• Formation of topological defects and dynamics of phase transitions
• Exactly solvable models
• Foundations of quantum mechanics

Selected Recent Publications:

1. A. del Campo, J. Goold, M. Paternostro, More bang for your buck: Towards super-adiabatic quantum engines, LA-UR-13-23144 (2013).
2. A. del Campo, T. W. B. Kibble, W. H. Zurek, Causality and non-equilibrium second-order phase transitions in inhomogeneous systems, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter submitted, (2013).
3. E. Torrontegui, S. Ibáñez, S. Martínez-Garaot, M. Modugno, A. del Campo, D. Guéry-Odelin, A. Ruschhaupt, Xi Chen, J. G. Muga, Shortcuts to Adiabaticity (submitted), arXiv:1212.6343
4. K. Pyka, J. Keller, H. L. Partner, R. Nigmatullin, T. Burgermeister, D. M. Meier, K. Kuhlmann, A. Retzker, M. B. Plenio, W.H. Zurek, A. del Campo, T. E. Mehlstäubler, Symmetry Breaking and Topological Defect Formation in Ion Coulomb Crystals (submitted), arXiv:1211.7005.
5. A. del Campo, I. L. Egusquiza, M. B. Plenio, S. F. Huelga, Quantum speed limits in open system dynamics, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 050403 (2013).
6. A. del Campo, M. M. Rams, W. H. Zurek, Assisted finite-rate adiabatic passage across a quantum critical point: Exact solution for the quantum Ising model, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 115703 (2012).
7. A. del Campo, M. G. Boshier, Shortcuts to adiabaticity in a time-dependent box, Scientific Reports 2, 648 (2012).
8. R. Nigmatullin, A. del Campo, G. De Chiara, G. Morigi, M. B. Plenio, A. Retzker, Formation of helical ion chains, (submitted), arXiv:1112.1305.
9. M. Pons, D. Sokolovski, A. del Campo, Fidelity of fermionic atom-number states subjected to tunneling decay, Phys. Rev. A 85, 022107 (2012).
10. J. Y. Lee, X. W. Guan, A. del Campo, M. T. Batchelor, The asymptotic Bethe ansatz solution for one-dimensional SU(2) spinor bosons with finite range Gaussian interactions, Phys. Rev. A 85, 013629 (2012).
11. A. del Campo, Fast frictionless dynamics as a toolbox for low-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates, EPL 96, 60005 (2011).
12. A. del Campo, Frictionless quantum quenches in ultracold gases: a quantum dynamical microscope, Phys. Rev. A 84, 031606(R) (2011).
13. A. del Campo, Long-time behavior of many-particle quantum decay, Phys. Rev. A 84, 012113 (2011).
14. A. del Campo, A. Retzker, M. B. Plenio, Inhomogeneous Kibble-Zurek mechanism: vortex nucleation during Bose-Einstein condensation, New J. Phys. 13, 083022 (2010).
15. G. De Chiara, A. del Campo, G. Morigi, M. B. Plenio, A. Retzker, Spontaneous nucleation of structural defects in inhomogeneous ion chains, New J. Phys. 12, 115003 (2010).
16. A. del Campo, G. De Chiara, G. Morigi, M. B. Plenio, A. Retzker, Structural defects in ion crystals by quenching the external potential: the inhomogeneous Kibble-Zurek mechanism, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 075701 (2010).
17. X. Chen, A. Ruschhaupt, S. Schmidt, A. del Campo, D. Guery-Odelin, J. G. Muga, Fast optimal frictionless atom cooling in harmonic traps, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 063002 (2010).