Herbert J. Bernstein
Professor
Department of Physics
Hampshire College
United States of America
Biography
Herbert J. Bernstein is a professor of physics. He served as visiting scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1984 through 2004. In 1986 Herb took over PI-ship from Cliff Shull (Nobel prize, physics 1994) to head an international research team exploring quantum teleportation, computation, and communication. In twenty years of NSF-funded research it produced a number of "firsts" in these fields and in the philosophical implications of modern sciences. His latest research on SuperDense Quantum Teleportation has won NASA funding to explore possible deployment on the International Space Station.
Research Interest
His teaching and research interests include science and society; the effects of modern knowledge; quantum communication: interferometry, information and teleportation; and theoretical modern physics. He is president and chief scientist of ISIS Institute at Hampshire, the Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies.
