I’m recruiting my first PhD student! If you’re interested is solid-state quantum optics or know someone who is then let me know! In this project we are setting up a new activity to look at strongly interacting Rydberg exciton polaritons.

PhD applications are open! We'd love to have you visit Durham Physics to find out more about the(currently!) 17 available projects we have for October 2026 start. Our open day is November 26th, we hope to see you there! Find project descriptions and open day sign up links below.

Homegrown fellow @lapgallagher.bsky.social describes his fellowship plans to investigate rydberg excitons in zinc diphosphide.

Excited to set up my first laser for my new lab!

QLM is hiring! We're looking for a new Assistant Professor in QLM. This position is a theory position. Please find the job description below in this thread. For any academia-related queries, please contact Ifan Hughes ([email protected]). We look forward to receiving your application!

Two of my @durhamqlm.bsky.social colleagues have been awarded prestigious quantum fellowships. Congratulations @lapgallagher.bsky.social and Tobias! More details here: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Very excited to share I’ve been awarded an EPSRC quantum technologies fellowship! This will give me the opportunity to start my own research activity in @durhamqlm.bsky.social looking at semiconductor Rydberg physics. Read more about it here: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Ultracold this Christmas! We got our new cryostat up and running this week, and managed to reach 300 mK for the first time in our lab!

💡 Check out our new paper on microwave-optical spectroscopy of Rydberg excitons in the ultrastrong driving regime! Due to the dipole moment associated with Rydberg states the coupling strength can be larger than the driving frequency! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Come join us at QLM in Durham! We have multiple funded PhD studentships for 2025! Please share with potential applicants.

Got a new cryostat installed in the lab this week. As well as being shiny and looking nice it should be able to reach 300 mK!

Very much looking forward to the Rochester lecture later this month. #physics #optics 🧪💡