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= Merritt Moore = Merritt Moore (born February 24, 1988) is an American ballerina and quantum physicist. She studied at both the University of Oxford and Harvard University. Moore works to combine her interests in physics and ballet. She is earning her residency at the University of Oxford where her works involves robots and dance. Moore has her bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard University and her PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics from the University of Oxford. Moore started SASters - a group that encourages women to pursue their dreams in the arts and sciences. She has danced professionally for many ballet companies across the world including English National Ballet and Norwegian National Ballet. She was featured as one of the contestants on BBC's 'Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes' in 2017. Moore has been featured in many notable places including 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2' written by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli, Forbes 30 Under 30 , and Glamour Magazine's 'Top Ten College Women' competition. Moore also spoke at TEDxOxbridge in 2013 and performed a ballet duet with partner Adam Kirkham.

Early Life
Merritt Moore was born in Los Angeles, California on February 24, 1998 to Alice Chu-Hoon Moore and Schuyler Moore. Her mother was Korean while her father is American. Her father was an entertainment attorney. In addition, Moore has a sister. Gymnastics was the first sport Moore was involved in growing up. Later, Moore found a love for mathematics and dance. She took her first dance class at the age of 13 after her mother persuaded her to do so.

Higher Education
Merritt Moore attended Harvard University and majored in Physics. She began attending Harvard in 2006 and knew she wanted to major in Physics when she began her sophomore year. In 2011, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard with a degree in Physics. After graduating from Harvard, Moore attended the University of Oxford from 2012 - 2017 where she earned her PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics. She continued to dance ballet professionally throughout her time at both universities. While at Harvard, she took a yearlong break from her studies to pursue ballet with the Zurich Ballet, the largest ballet company in Switzerland.

Residency
Merritt Moore is completing her residency at Harvard University's ArtLab. She's working with the ArtLab, a Harvard run lab that's open to all Harvard students. It is also open to the public by appointment or for specific events. The ArtLab operates the residency program Moore is involved with. She talks about her residency in an article published on the ArtLab's website - a subset of Harvard University's main site. Written by her, she discusses the project she's currently working on in the ArtLab residency program. She'll be working on robots and dance and arranging a dance between a human and a robot. This study will involve the visual arts including film and ballet. They will use a UR10e robotic arm which is a robotic arm that helps assist with certain tasks. She will collaborate with Alice Williamson who lives in London, England and is an performer and artist. Alice Williamson has worked with the visual arts and led research while working on this residency. According to her biographical statement concerning Moore's residency which is published on the ArtLab's main website, it states, "Merritt and collaborator Alice Williamson will explore how Artificial Intelligence can inspire and broaden human creativity through the language of dance."

Quantum Mechanics
Physics has been a large part of Merritt Moore's life. She took her first physics class in high school. As Moore put it, "I gravitated towards physics because I found a freedom in the math and was inspired by the mysteries of the universe." (Newnham) She has worked in physics at both Harvard and the University of Oxford, earning her PhD at the University of Oxford and her bachelor's with honors from Harvard in physics.

Atomic and Laser Physics
Moore earned her PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics from the University of Oxford. Atomic and Laser Physics involves the study of matter and light in various environments.

Research
Merritt Moore’s work in academia has focused on quantum computing. On both works she contributed in, she is listed as a coauthor. The first work, published in 2013 during her time at Oxford, is about using a system of qubits and CPHASE gates to try to create a more efficient quantum computing system. The second paper, published in 2016, was about a system of quantum computing that combines quantum computing with classical computing done on a separate server. In this paper, researchers tested whether or not measurements of light could be used to securely carry information between the servers.

Ballet
Merritt Moore has performed with many ballet theaters including:

Boston Ballet - a professional ballet company in Boston, Massachusetts.

Zurich Ballet - a ballet company in Switzerland.

English National Ballet - a ballet company in London, England.

Norwegian National Ballet - the first professional ballet company in Norway.

London Contemporary Ballet Theatre - a contemporary dance school in London, England.

Merritt has starred in La Bayadère and The Nutcracker at Boston Ballet. She performed Swan Lake with the Norwegian National Ballet.

Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
Merritt Moore briefly worked with the BBC as a contestant on the program Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes. She had wanted to be an astronaut since she was young. She used to identify constellations at night with her father. While at a dinner, her friend mentioned the show was accepting applications. Merritt immediately applied and was accepted as one of twelve applicants. Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes tested the applicants through various forms - both physically and mentally- to see who would make a good candidate for becoming an astronaut.

Barbican
Moore collaborated with Darren Johnston and used Virtual Reality to create something involving meditation that now runs at the Barbican and uses the concept of zero point energy which says that energy is everywhere, even where we least expect it to be.

SASters
Merritt Moore started SASters which stands for Science-Art-Sisters. The purpose of SASters is to help younger girls to find an interest in science and incorporating both science and art into their lives. The group aims to bring together those pursuing science and art careers. SASters has an Instagram page @sasters_squad and a website.

TEDxOxbridge
Merritt Moore was invited in 2013 to TEDxOxbridge. Moore talks about how she felt when she started to dance and how her perspective on dance has changed after working with quantum optics in the lab. She then performed a duet with partner Adam Kirkham. TEDx is an organization that is self-organized and attempts to mimic an actual TED event.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Moore performed a dance with robots at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
Merritt Moore has her own story about her life and achievements in Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli. The book documents 100 women who have done something incredible in their lives. It is the sequel to 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' - also by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli.

Top Ten College Women
Glamour Magazine featured Merritt Moore has one of their 'Top Ten College Women' competition. Moore was 22 when she received this honor.

Forbes 30 Under 30
Merritt Moore was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018 when she was 29 years old. Forbes 30 Under 30 recognizes people under thirty years of age that the publication deems remarkable individuals.