ANU is one of Australia's most prolific producers quantum research ranging on topics ranging from fundamental studies to technological applications.
We study fundamental science such as quantum field theory, many-body physics and metrology, through to quantum sensors and the creation of quantum computers and communication technology that will power tomorrow’s internet.
We are partners in four ARC Centres of Excellence and research quantum computing and communication (CQC2T), precision quantum sensing systems (EQUS), quantum noise reduction for gravitational wave astrophysics (OzGrav), and low-energy electronics based on quantum materials (FLEET). Our research is underpinned by Australia’s largest array of nanofabrication facilities, high precision mechanical and electronic workshops and cutting-edge computing facilities.
ANU is leading the genesis of an Australian quantum industry by translating its world-leading research into commercial, societal and national security outcomes for the benefit of all Australians.
Our labs have spawned the most quantum technology start-up companies of any university in Australia. Our start-ups straddle all domains of quantum technology: sensing, cryptography, computing and enabling classical technologies. We also have major projects with Defence in precision navigation, gravimetry and secure quantum communications.
Our facilities are available for others embarking on this path, and include advanced technical workshops for prototyping, and critical national infrastructure that we host: the Australian National Fabrication Facility, the National Computational Infrastructure, and the Australian Facility for Advanced Ion Implantation Research.
Rub shoulders with some of the world's best physicists. Undergraduate students can take advanced topics in quantum physics, and work with researchers on cutting-edge projects.
Master of Science programs include: Quantum Technology covers theoretical, practical and industry topics, including computing, communications, metrology, entrepreneurship and policy; Precision Instrumentation and Measurement covers instrumentation and engineering of quantum technologies, and Theoretical Physics covers leading theories such as quantum field theory and general relativity. Nuclear Physics, too, explores the quantum nature of nuclei, theoretically and with experiments on the ANU accelerator, one of Australia's largest.
There is also a vibrant community of PhD students from all over the world, studying cutting-edge research projects throughout all our quantum research groups.
This is a small selection of the quantum physics student research projects on offer.
Please browse our full list of available research projects to find a student research project that interests you.
Superconducting and spin qubits are leading quantum computing technologies, but we currently have no way to connect them to optical quantum networks that will make up a future quantum internet. This project will develop an interconnect capable of efficiently...
The goal of the project is to understand new physical phenomena arising from quantum and nonlinear optical integration. In the future this research may open doors to new types of computers and simulators with information capacity exceeding the number of elementary...
Absolute gravimeters tie their measurement of gravity to the definition of the second
by interrogating the position of a falling test mass using a laser interferometer. Our vision is to develop and prototype a miniaturised absolute gravimeter...
When two point sources of light are close together, we just see one blurry patch. This project aims to use coherent measurement techniques in quantum optics to measure the separation between the point sources beyond the Rayleigh's limit.
Metasurface can the generation and manipulation of polarization-entangled photon pairs at the nanoscale.
This project aims to be the first in the world to use radiation pressure force of laser beams to levitate a macroscopic mirror. The coherence of this resonantly amplified scheme creates a unique opto-mechanical environment for precision quantum metrology...
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