Welcome to our 3 new post-docs, all of whom are very familiar with the QPL group. Dr Art returns as a postdoctoral researcher to develop new fabrication capabilities and to fabricate novel two-dimensional materials and devices. Sheena and Fred have completed their PhD theses and are now beginning postdoctoral research in engineering scalable photon-mediated interactions…

The sun was shining over North Berwick helping to make it a great day learning the ropes of various Scottish Highland Games activities with Wild Cairns…even if some of us took the scoring a bit too seriously! (….Team MacDonald was robbed…!)

Dr. Samer Kurdi has joined us as an Assistant Professor, his focus is on spin and charge mapping in the nanoscale using spins in diamond. A huge welcome to the QPL group at Heriot-Watt University Samer!

We have several funded PhD positions available, through Heriot-Watt’s own PhD School, or through the new Centre for Doctoral Training in “Applied Quantum Technologues” (https://www.aqt.ac.uk/). Get in touch if you are interested!

A #quantum light source that’s travelling across 12 countries in Europe with UNESCO has arrived at Heriot-Watt University – its only #Scottish stop on the tour! 🌠 🌍 We’re excited to share that our Edinburgh campus is hosting the QuanTour – which aims to raise interest in quantum physics ahead of next year’s UNESCO International…

Recently Dr Muhammad, Fred and Finley, along with Dr Will McCutcheon and Annameng Mariana Ma from the BBQLab, had the opportunity to present their work and discuss quantum science with the UK Minister for Science, Lord Vallance, at the University of Edinburgh. They each presented a poster and spoke with the minister directly, providing Lord…

We have several PhD positions available! One of them, related to the new EU project QuSPARC on a SiC spin-based quantum architecture, will start from April 2025. For other positions to start in September/October 2025, please see our “Openings” tab and get in touch asap!

Stewart Wallace successfully defended his PhD, with good satisfaction of the two examiners Evert van Nieuwenburg and Fabio Biancalana. Well done Stewart, and good luck with your future career! Stewart’s untold goal was to replace open quantum system theorists with machines – did he pull it off? If you’re curious, keep an eye an arXiv…

Dafydd is joining as a new PhD student working on the application of machine learning to quantum sensing, as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in “Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security” (SPADS), and in collaboration with Erik Gauger and Yoann Altman. Welcome to Heriot-Watt Dafydd!

Congratulations to Dr Nicholas Werren for being one of only seven winners of the prestigious British Science Association’s Award Lecture series for 2024! The Award Lecturers are a cohort of UK-based, early career researchers who are being recognised for cutting-edge work in their field and their commitment to public engagement efforts, furthering the reach of…