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The process where the Venezuelan state took control of the oil industry. This move centralized economic power in the government and is seen as a key step in the country's path to socialism and state control.
A 74-year-old diplomat chosen by María Corina Machado as her surrogate candidate in the Venezuelan general election after she was disqualified from running.
Former leader of Venezuela, recently deposed in a highly precise US raid.
Former president of Venezuela who came to power in 1999 using a populist narrative. He initiated the socialist regime that nationalized industries and centralized power in the state.
Venezuelan opposition leader, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, and the primary winner of the 2023 presidential primary election. She was disqualified from running in the general election by the Maduro regime.
Highly sensitive devices used in fields like astronomy to detect faint signals. Martinis finds this application, which is related to his own work with superconductors, particularly interesting for searching for exoplanets.
A type of quantum computer built from superconducting circuits, utilizing technologies like Josephson junctions to create qubits. This is the approach pioneered by John Martinis and his colleagues.
A US government agency where John Martinis worked after his postdoc in France and before his time at UCSB.
A colleague and dear friend of John Martinis from France, with whom Martinis worked during his postdoctoral studies.
The process of protecting quantum information from noise, a critical milestone for scalable quantum systems.