January 2010
Details on the 2010 European Conference on Trapped Ions (ECTI 2010) can be found here.
Single ytterbium ions are trapped in an experimental setup
Single ytterbium ions are trapped in an experimental setup particularly designed for the development of advanced ion trap chips. This setup allows for rapid turn-around time, optical access for all type of ion trap chips and up to 100 electric interconnects. The particular ion trap used features an ion – electrode distance of 300 microns and we observed an ion life time of more than 1 hour.
December 2009
A 3.5 year PhD position is available. More details can be found here.
June 2009
The IQT group received a grant from the Sussex Enterprise Development Fund to commercialize a specialized laser.
June 2009
Ben Jacques-Parr is the recipient of the departmental Pamela Rothwell prize for an outstanding BSc. research project.
October 2008
Winfried Hensinger has been appointed London Technology Network Business Fellow to foster links between university research and industry.
July 2008
Winfried Hensinger has been awarded an EPSRC Leadership Fellowship with full economic cost value of £1.4M for the development of quantum technology with nanofabricated ion trap chips. A postdoctoral position (up to 5 years) and a number of PhD scholarships are available. Please get in touch if you are interested.
June 2008
Marcus Hughes is the recipient of the departmental prize for an outstanding Master of Physics research project.