Gediminas Juzeliūnas (born 14 July 1958) is a professor of theoretical physics[1] and heads the Quantum optics group[2] at Vilnius University in Lithuania. He has authored and co-authored more than 50[3] articles on quantum and nonlinear optics, as well as on theoretical condensed matter physics.[4]
Juzeliūnas is best known for putting forward realistic schemes in order to generate artificial spin-orbit coupling for ultracold atoms.[5] These advances were essential in order to make an experimental connection between spintronics and cold atomic gases.[6][7] Furthermore, his landmark publications on slow light[8] and artificial magnetic fields[9] have led to important insights in quantum optics and many-body physics.[10]
Asteroid 289021 Juzeliunas, discovered by astronomers Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius in 2004, was named in his and his father's honor.[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 5 January 2015 (M.P.C. 91793).[11]
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