People
The core staff within Bristol’s QECDT have been hand-picked for their research excellence as well as their ability to communicate that knowledge to others in a practical setting.
The management team
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Dr Peter Turner
CDT Director
Dr Turner brings his training in mathematics and physics to bear on a wide range of research interests in quantum information theory, as well as bringing years of experience teaching and supervising excellent students from diverse international backgrounds in Canada and Japan. -
Dr Jorge Barreto
Lecturer in Quantum Engineering
With a background in physics, Dr. Barreto has a broad experience in silicon fabrication technologies, and more recently systems integration. His work aims to establish the feasibility limits of quantum platforms using currently available technologies. -
Dr Dondu Sahin
Lecturer in Quantum Engineering
Dr Sahin is an experimental Physicist and her expertise is on waveguide-integrated superconducting single photon detectors on silicon. Her research aims to develop large-scale integrated superconducting detectors as well as high-extinction on-chip filters operating at cryogenic temperatures. She has extensive experience in processing nano/micro devices in cleanroom. -
Dr Dara McCutcheon
Lecturer in Quantum Engineering
Dr Dara McCutcheon is a theoretical physicist specialising in open quantum systems and the quantum optics of solid-state and molecular emitters in photonic structures. His research aims to design and develop sources of non-classical light for uses in photonic quantum information applications. -
Becky Freshwater
CDT Manager
Becky is responsible for the administrative running of the CDT, providing input into and delivering all aspects of the Centre's strategy and development. She has a background in events management and years of experience working with CDTs in Physical Sciences. -
Lin Burden
Postgraduate Administrator
Lin provides administrative support for the Centre's students and staff as well as being first port of call for enquiries. Lin is also Executive Assistant to Professor Mark Thompson.
The core academic team
Supported by 35 supervisors from the University of Bristol as well as a wider group of academic and industrial external partners, the core team within the QECDT covers the key disciplines of engineering, physics, mathematics and computer science:
Mark Thompson, Professor in Quantum Photonics
With a background in both physics and electrical engineering, Professor Thompson has over five years industrial experience and is now taking an engineering approach to quantum technology. A keen communicator of science, he was selected as a lead story for the 2012 UK Science Festival press conference in London.
Jeremy O’Brien, Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering and Director of the Centre for Quantum Photonics
With an unparalleled reputation in quantum photonics, Professor O’Brien is an enthusiastic communicator of science, in the media, the classroom and auditorium, and to industrialists and policy-makers.
John Rarity, Professor of Optical Communication Systems
Professor Rarity spent 20 years undertaking research for the UK government, where his foundational studies in quantum photonics gave birth to this field and, ultimately, led to the first demonstrations of quantum enhanced measurement and quantum communications.
Noah Linden, Professor of Theoretical Physics
Professor Linden has over 20 years’ experience in lecturing and has a proven track record in designing postgraduate programmes, including one of the world’s first courses on quantum information theory.
Martin Cryan, Professor of Applied Electromagnetics and Photonics
Professor Martin Cryan has worked in the fields of electromagnetic modelling, device and circuit fabrication for more than 30 years, including 5 years in industry as microwave design engineer. He now works mainly in the area of nanophotonics for applications in sensors and solar energy.
Annela Seddon, Director of the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials
Dr Annela Seddon is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Physics and the Director of the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials. Her research is highly interdisciplinary and is at the interface of Physics, Biology and Engineering, where she applies experimental and computational techniques to understand structures inspired by nature. She is also passionate about communicating science to students, school pupils and the general public.
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