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Unlock the mysteries of many-body quantum systems in this PhD project, where ultracold atoms in optical lattices are manipulated with quantum-gas microscopes! Explore novel quantum states, study the impact of disordered lattice potentials, and create intricate spin distributions—all paving the way for groundbreaking discoveries in materials science, chemistry, and biology.

We are looking at the spontaneous emergence of intriguing spatial structures (stripes, hexagons, droplets …) and their dynamics in cold atoms via light-mediated interactions. The investigations timely link the fundamental field of emergent phases in many-body open quantum systems to potential applications in quantum technologies.

You will be part of a new research area for the UK, namely making absolute and traceable measurements of temperature using optical measurements of the Doppler broadening of an atomic transition. The aim is to scale to practical (~mm sized) sensors using miniature optical cells filled with appropriate atomic/molecular species. This project is in conjunction with external collaborative partner Graham Machin at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).

The atomic clock team are looking to develop ultra-compact platforms to provide atomic timing and frequency references. The team have an experimental position to develop compact and robust laser-cooled atomic clocks with a fractional accuracy on the level of 10^-15, equvalent to a timing accuracy on the scale of a nanosecond in a week, for research, industry, and space applications

The QuERy project is focused on development of a dual-species platform for neutral atom quantum computing to address the major barriers to scaling existing platforms from 100s to thousands of qubits, namely extending atom array trapping lifetimes through integration in a cryogenic environment and enabling active error correction through the ability to perform cross-talk free, state-selective local measurements.

This project will utilise the advanced SQuAre neutral atom quantum computing platform developed at Strathclyde, offering up to 225 qubits. The aim is to perform pioneering demonstrations of small-scale digital and analogue algorithms relevant for addressing industrially relevant real-world problems relating to optimisation as well as studies of many-body quantum systems.

We are seeking to recruit a PhD student to work embedded within the trapped ion team at NPL lead by Dr. Alastair Sinclair to demonstrate multi-qubit entanglement in a 1D ion chain suitable for next-generation quantum metrology.