Quantum Foundations and Technologies Group

Our group carries out research primarily to study quantum systems, both theoretically and experimentally, from the formal mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics to its applications in technology.

Welcome from head of group

Welcome to the Quantum Foundations and Technologies Group. Our interests are in all things ‘quantum’.

Our research covers number of topics in quantum physics, both pure and applied, and both theoretical and experimental, ranging from the nature of entanglement and decoherence in open quantum systems to quantum technologies such as optoelectronic devices and quantum computing.

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Head of Quantum Foundations and Technologies Group

Jim Al-Khalili CBE FRS is a theoretical physicist who is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus.He received his PhD in theoretical nuclear physics from Surrey in 1989 and then spent two years as an SERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London before returning to Surrey in 1991. He was appointed lecturer in 1992 and, in 1994, was awarded an EPSRC Advanced Re...

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If you have a query regarding our new MSc degree programme, then please get in touch with any member of academic staff of our group.

People in a seminar

Upcoming seminars

Our group holds regular meetings covering a wide range of topics in modern quantum sciences. This includes both fundamental, mathematical, and practical aspects.

Find us

Address

School of Mathematics and Physics
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH
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