From tennis prodigy to #UCSB physics professor: Ania Jayich has an athlete’s mindset when it comes to scientific innovation—her competitive drive motivates her. She once held the No. 1 national ranking for women’s 18-and-under singles tennis 🎾 Now the co-founder of the interdisciplinary Quantum Foundry, Jayich works to discover quantum phenomena to create sensors from engineered defects in diamonds 💎 When she’s not in the lab, Jayich supports her children in their own burgeoning tennis careers, while still reminding them to focus on academics. “To be good at something, you have to work hard and you have to train,” she says. “And it’s not always easy, and it’s not always fun.” Full story in UC Santa Barbara Magazine at the link in our bio 👩‍🔬 #UCSantaBarbara #WomensHistoryMonth #WorldTennisDay Image descriptions: 1. Three tennis players in white outfits stand behind the next on a blue outdoor court. 2. A tennis play mid-swing on the court. 3. Two researchers working togethe...