Lukin Group Theses
2026 Theses
- Neng-Chun Chiu - Continuous Coherent Operation in a Large-Scale Neutral Atom Array Quantum Architecture
- Pavel Dolgirev - Design and control of strongly correlated quantum matter: from materials to programmable quantum hardware
- Simon Evered - Digital quantum simulation and error correction with atomic processors
- Haoyang Gao - Interaction-Enhanced Sensing in Solid-State Spin Ensembles
- Jinen (Tim) Guo - Advancing the Scalability Frontier of Neutral Atom Quantum Processors
- Yan Qi Huan - Nuclear Spin Memories for Silicon-Vacancy Quantum Network Nodes
- Xiaoling Liu - Optical probe of electronically correlated states in atomically thin semiconductors
- Pieter Jan Stas - Distributed Applications of a Solid State Qubit Quantum Network
- Pavel Stroganov - Control System for a Continuously Operating Neutral Atom Array
2025 Theses
- Dolev Bluvstein - Error-corrected quantum processing with neutral atoms
- Madelyn Cain - Quantum algorithms and quantum error correction with neutral atoms
- Long Fung Frankie Fung - Towards A Programmable Nanomechanical Interface for Mediating Spin-Spin Interactions
- Brandon Grinkemeyer - Photonic Interfaces for Neutral Atom Quantum Computers
- Marcin Kalinowski - Towards useful computation with neutral-atom quantum processors
- Nathan Leitao - Universal Dynamics of Metrologically Useful Entanglement in Strongly Interacting, Disordered Many-Body Systems
- Nishad Maskara - Algorithms and Architectures for Quantum Simulation with Neutral-atom Arrays
- John DaLi Schaefer - Toward high-cooperativity spin-magnetomechanics with levitated micromagnets
- Madison Sutula - Large-Scale Characterization of Quantum Emitters in High-Purity Diamond
2024 Theses
- Erik Knall - Diamond Nanostructures with Color Centers
- Can Knaut - A Quantum Memory Network Based on Diamond Nanophotonics
- Tamara Sumarac - Single Atom Detection via Transparency Techniques
2023 Theses
- Iris Cong - Quantum Machine Learning, Error Correction, and Topological Phases of Matter
- Sepehr Ebadi - Quantum Simulation and Computation with Two-Dimensional Arrays of Neutral Atoms
- Emil Khabiboulline - Quantum Communication and Thermalization, From Theory to Practice
- Paloma Ocola - A Nanophotonic Device as a Quantum Network Node for Atoms in Optical Tweezers
2022 Theses
- Andrey Sushko - Structural imaging and electro-optical control of two-dimensional semiconductors
- Kristine Rezai - Probing dynamics of a two-dimensional dipolar spin ensemble
- Yu-Ting Chen - A Platform for Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Rydberg Atom Arrays
- Tamara Dordevic - A nanophotonic quantum interface for atoms in optical tweezers
- Hengyun Zhou - Quantum Many-Body Physics and Quantum Metrology with Floquet-Engineered Interacting Spin Systems
2021 Theses
- Trond Andersen - Local electronic and optical phenomena in two-dimensional materials
- Elana Urbach - Nanoscale Magnetometry with Single Spin Qubits in Diamond
- Alexander Keesling - Quantum Simulation and Quantum Information Processing with Programmable Rydberg Atom Arrays
- Leo Zhou - Complexity, Algorithms, and Applications of Programmable Quantum Many-body Systems
- Emma Rosenfeld - Novel techniques for control and transduction of Solid-state spin qubits
- Bo Dwyer - NV centers as local probes of two-dimensional materials
- Harry Levine - Quantum information processing and quantum simulation with programmable Rydberg atom arrays
- Polnop Samutpraphoot - A quantum network node based on a nanophotonic interface for atoms in optical tweezers
- Bart Machielse - Electronic and Nanophotonic Integration of a Quantum Network Node in Diamond
- Mihir Bhaskar - Diamond nanophotonic quantum networks
2020 Theses
- Aditya Venkatramani - Quantum nonlinear optics: controlling few-photon interactions
- Dominik Wild - Algorithms and Platforms for Quantum Science and Technology
- Aaron Kabcenell - Hybrid Quantum Systems with Nitrogen Vacancy Centers and Mechanical Resonators
- Christian Nguyen - Building Quantum Networks Using Diamond Nanophotonic
2019 Theses
2018 Theses
- Arthur Safira - NV magnetic noise sensing and quantum information processing, and levitating micromagnets over type-II superconductors
- Soonwon Choi - Quantum dynamics of strongly interacting many-body systems
- Ruffin Evans - An integrated diamond nanophotonics platform for quantum optics
- Michael Goldman - Coherent optical control of atom-like defects in diamond: Probing internal dynamics and environmental interactions
- Janos Perczel - Topological quantum optics in two-dimensional atomic lattices
2017 Theses
- Alp Sipahigil - Quantum optics with diamond color centers coupled to nanophotonic devices
- Igor Lovchinsky - Nanoscale magnetic resonance spectroscopy using individual spin qubits
2016 Theses
- Peter Komar - Quantum information science and quantum metrology: Novel systems and applications
- Georg Kucsko - Coupled spins in diamond: From quantum control to metrology and many-body physics
2015 Theses
- Shimon Kolkowitz - Nanoscale Sensing with individual nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond
- Jeff Thompson - A quantum interface between single atoms and nanophotonic structures
2014 Theses
- Yiwen Chu - Quantum optics with atom-like systems in diamond
- Peter Maurer - Coherent control of diamond defects for quantum information science and quantum sensing
- Brendan Shields - Diamond platforms for nanoscale photonics and metrology
- Norm Yao - Topology, localization, and quantum information in atomic, molecular and optical systems
2013 Theses
- Michael Gullans - Controlling atomic, solid-state and hybrid systems for quantum information processing
2011 Theses
2010 Theses
- Alexey Gorshkov - Novel systems and methods for quantum communication, quantum computation, and quantum simulation
- Jeronimo Maze - Quantum manipulation of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond: From basic properties to applications
- Michal Bajcsy - Novel systems and techniques for nonlinear optics at low light levels
2009 Theses
- Liang Jiang - Towards scalable quantum communication and computation: Novel approaches and realizations
- Mohammad Hafezi - Strongly interacting systems in AMO physics
2008 Theses
- Darrick Chang - Controlling atom-photon interactions in nano-structured media
2007 Theses
- Lilian Childress - Coherent manipulation of single quantum systems in the solid state
2006 Theses
- Matthew Eisaman - Generation, storage, and retrieval of nonclassical states of light using atomic ensembles
- Jake Taylor - Hyperfine interactions and quantum information processing in quantum dots
2005 Theses
For theses prior to 2005, please see the Physics Department list of theses.