Quantum, Light and Matter Group
Quantum, Light and Matter Group

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Dr Alberto Politi

Associate Professor
Connect with Alberto

Email: A.Politi@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3956

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Professor Antonios Kanaras MSc, PhD, FRSC, FRSB, FInstP, FHEA

Professor
Connect with Antonios

Email: A.Kanaras@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2466

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Dr Bruce (Jun-Yu) Ou

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Metalens for imaging and metrology
  • AI for nanoimaging
  • Nano-optomechanics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Bruce (Jun-Yu)

Email: Bruce.Ou@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3145

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Mr Christopher Timberlake

Research Fellow in Quantum Nanophysics
Connect with Christopher

Email: C.J.Timberlake@soton.ac.uk

Professor David Smith MA, DPhil

Professor
Connect with David

Email: D.C.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5823

Dr Dmitrii Dovzhenko

Research Fellow
Connect with Dmitrii

Email: D.Dovzhenko@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2766

Dr Elinor Twyeffort

Senior Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • quantum information and technology;
  • theory of quantum electromechanics;
  • coupled cavity networks;
Connect with Elinor

Email: E.K.Twyeffort@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3812

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Miss Erika Cortese

Research Fellow
Connect with Erika

Email: E.Cortese@soton.ac.uk

Professor Hendrik Ulbricht

Professor of Physics

Research interests

  • Hendrik's main research interests concern experimental tests of fundamental theories of Nature by table-top experiments but also in space. Some tests are concerned with the large mass limit of the quantum superposition principle, which forms the basis of quantum mechanics. Other experiments are concerned with testing the interplay between quantum mechanics and gravitation in the low energy limit.
  • The Ulbricht group performs quantum experimental research on the preparation and analysis of massive systems in non-classical states by various techniques. They pioneer so-called levitated opto- and magneto-mechanics experiments, where light and magnetic fields are used to both trap and control nano- and micro-particles in vacuum. Please see the Ulbricht group webpages for more details.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Hendrik

Email: H.Ulbricht@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2073

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Dr Idris Ajia

Research Fellow
Connect with Idris

Email: Idris.Ajia@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9542

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