Group Members

Prof. Brian Gerardot

Professor, RAEng Chair in Emerging Technology

• PhD Materials Science, UC Santa Barbara

• BSc Materials Science, Purdue University

Prof. Cristian Bonato

Professor, EPSRC Early-Career Fellow

• PhD Electrical Engineering, University of Padova

• MSc Physics, University of Padova

Prof. Margherita Mazzera

Professor & EPSRC Fellow

• PhD Physics, University of Parma

• MSc Physics, University of Parma

Dr Aldona Mzyk

Associate Professor, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow

• PhD Materials Science, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences

• MSc Biotechnology, University of Silesia

Dr Samer Kurdi

Assistant Professor

• PhD Materials Science, University of Cambridge

• MSc Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt and Grenoble INP

Dr Mauro Brotons-Gisbert

Royal Society University Research Fellow

• PhD Physics, University of Valencia

• MSc Advanced Physics, University of Valencia

Dr Christiaan Bekker

Royal Academy of Engineering fellow

• PhD Physics, University of Queensland

• BSc (Hons) Physics, University of Queensland

Sarah Nutt

Project Manager

• MSc Environmental Aanalysis & Assessment, University of London

• BSc Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow

Dr Zakaria Said

Research Associate

Project: Spin-photon interfacing in SiC quantum opto-electronic devices

• PhD Physics, Sorbonne Université, Paris

• MSc Physics, Sorbonne Université, Paris

Dr Jamie Chen

Research Associate

Project: Non-linear optics in 2D moire semiconductor heterostructures.

• PhD Chemistry, National University of Singapore.

• BSc Chemistry, National University of Singapore.

Dr Arthur Branny

Research Associate

Project: Developing new fabrication capabilities for 2D materials and devices.

• PhD Physics, Heriot-Watt University

Dr. Frederik Brooke Barnes

Research

Project: Interfacing single-photon sources with rare-earth ion doped quantum memories

• PhD Physics, Heriot-Watt University

Dr. Sheena Shaji

Research Associate

Project: Engineering scalable photon-mediated interactions in semiconductor quantum dots

• PhD Physics, Heriot-Watt University

Dr Patrick Murton

Research Associate

Project: Spin-based quantum sensing for biomedical research

• PhD Chemistry, University of Oxford

• MSc Chemistry, University of Strathclyde

Dr Johan van der Westhuizen

Research Associate

Project: Autonomous flake identification for 2D material fabrication

• PhD Chemistry, University of Pretoria

• MSc Chemistry, University of Pretoria

Dr Byeong Wook Cho

Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Project: Moiré Physics

• PhD, 성균관대학교(Sungkyunkwan University)

• BSc, 성균관대학교(Sungkyunkwan University)

Dr Zhe Li

Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Project: Optical nonlinear effects in moiré heterostructures

• PhD Physics, Wuhan University

• BSc Physics, Wuhan University

Dr George Kourmoulakis

Research Associate

Project: Pick-and-place assembly of atomic layers for moiré fabrication

• PhD Materials Science, University of Crete

• MSc Materials Science, University of Crete

Dr Zeeshan Babar

Research Associate

Project: Autonomous assembly of 2D materials

• PhD Robotics, University of Genova, Italy

• MEng Electronics Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology, Pakistan

Dr Nicholas Werren

Research Associate

Project: Develop pick-and-place algorithms for moiré material fabrication

• PhD Physics, University of Surrey

• MSc Physics, University of Sussex

Dr Muhammad Junaid Arshad

Experimental Officer for the Quantum Magnetometry Facility

Project: Quantum magnetometry of 2D heterostructures

• PhD Physics, Heriot-Watt University

• MSc Physics, Lahore University of Management Sciences

Dylan Mcleod

PhD Student

Project: Nonlinear optics in 2D heterostructures

• MPhys, Heriot-Watt University

Lorenzo Menna

PhD Student

Project: Nitrogen vacancy magnetometry of spin dynamics

• MSc Physics Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
• BSc Physics Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Tymon Fellmann

PhD Student

Project: Integrated quantum memories for single photons using fs-laser written waveguides in rare-earth doped crystals

• MPhys, Heriot-Watt University

Omer Tapsin

PhD Student

Project: New protocols and implementation of quantum communication with single photons

• MSc Physics, Izmir Institute of Technology

Angus Conley

PhD Student

Project: Single-spin magnetometry of emergent phenomena in quantum materials

• MPhys, University of Bath

Dafydd Heyburn

PhD Student

Project: Machine learning for adaptive quantum sensing.

• MPhys, University of Bath

Meysam Setodeh Kheirabady

PhD Student

Project: Developing ultra-high efficiency quantum memories.

• MSc Atomic and Molecular Physics, Yazd University, Iran

Stefan Todd

PhD Student

Project: Improving sensitivity of quantum sensors via machine learning.

• MPhys, University of Surrey

Prokhor Tkhor

PhD Student

Project: Fabrication and optical spectroscopy of transition metal dichalcogenides.

• MSc Physics, RWTH Aachen University

Shivani Bisht

PhD Student

Project: Integrating spin centres with photonic structures in Silicon Carbide based quantum devices.

• MSc Integrated Physics, Doon University, India

Alex Jones

PhD Student

Project: Scalable architectures for spin qubits in silicon carbide.

• BSc Applied Physics, University of Portsmouth

Bibi Mary Francis

PhD Student

Project: Optical modelling and characterization of 2D materials.

• MSc Physics, Madras Christian College, India
• MPhil Physics, Anna University, India

Issam Belgacem

PhD Student

Project: Quantum magnetometry of 2D heterostructures.

• MSc Light Matter Interaction, Institut of Optics Graduate School
• BSc Physics, Institut of Optics Graduate School

Tatyana Ivanova

PhD Student

Project: Development and tuning of 2D quantum materials.

• BSc Physics, ITMO University, Russia

Kieran McGovern

EngD Student

Project: In-situ cryogenic twist control of 2D moiré heterostructures – joint with Razorbill Instuments

• MSc Physics, University of Birmingham

Finley Giles-Book

PhD Student

Project: Developing ultra-high efficiency quantum memories.

• MPhys Physics, Heriot-Watt University

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Sean Keenan

2021-2025.
Role: PhD with Prof. Margherita Mazzera. Now post-doc with Prof. Alessandro Fedrizzi on Quantum Secure Time Transfer.