Aeppli leads the Quantum Technologies Group spanning ETH Zurich, EPFL, and PSI. Research directions: (1) Quantum materials imaging — using SLS synchrotron X-rays (including SwissFEL ultrafast pulses) and neutrons at SINQ to image quantum phase transitions, skyrmions, and correlated phases; non-destructive imaging of device structures; (2) Rare-earth quantum magnets and qubits — LiHoF4 as a model quantum system; Er, Pr, and Nd spin qubits in crystals for quantum information and sensing; (3) Semiconductor quantum devices — silicon and germanium nanostructures probed by synchrotron nanoscale X-ray imaging; (4) Van der Waals materials and CDW memory devices. Strong interface with PSI large-scale facilities as unique quantum sensing tools for materials.
Agarwal is a leading quantum-optics theorist whose recent work (with Yakovlev) established quantum-enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering spectroscopy and imaging, plus fundamental limits of quantum-enhanced sensing, entanglement-assisted spectroscopy and super-resolution. In the broader landscape of NV-centre ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) operating near pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity, this work supplies the estimation-theory backbone for beating classical sensitivity limits.
Ajoy's group uses NV and P1 centers in diamond to hyperpolarize nuclear spins via optically pumped dynamic nuclear polarization, dramatically boosting NMR/MRI signal for chemical sensing and nanoscale spectroscopy. This builds directly on the broader lineage of NV-ensemble quantum sensing experiments (DEER, nanoscale NMR, T1 relaxometry) that have reached pT/sqrt(Hz)-class sensitivities, extending it toward practical hyperpolarized-sensing applications; the lab is actively recruiting postdocs.
Akerib is a leader of the LZ (LUX-ZEPLIN) dark matter experiment, a dual-phase liquid-xenon time-projection chamber that uses single-photon and single-electron-sensitive detection to search for weakly interacting massive particles.
Pioneer in nanocrystal science. Sensing-relevant directions: (1) coherent Er spin defects in colloidal nanocrystal hosts as scalable solid-state spin qubit platform (2024 paper with Awschalom); (2) size- and shape-controlled nanocrystal synthesis for mid-IR sensing applications; (3) fundamental scaling laws governing optical properties for sensor design. Founder Nanosys and Quantum Dot Corp.
Anders designs integrated-circuit quantum and magnetic-resonance sensors: EPR-on-a-chip (single-chip ESR spectrometers reaching ~1e9 spins/sqrt(Hz)), chip-scale NMR relaxometry for point-of-care, and CMOS/SiGe-integrated diamond NV magnetometers - miniaturizing spin sensing onto silicon. In the broader landscape of NV-centre ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) operating near pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity, this work is the integrated-circuit route to deployable NV/EPR ensemble sensing.
Araujo is a long-standing leader of the LZ (LUX-ZEPLIN) liquid-xenon dark matter experiment at SURF, working on detector design, calibration and background rejection for direct-detection WIMP searches, and previously ZEPLIN. His group also contributes to future noble-liquid detector R&D.
Ardavan leads the Quantum Spin Dynamics group, studying quantum coherent phenomena in condensed matter. Central to the lab's quantum sensing relevance: (1) molecular spin qubits — using pulsed EPR/DEER to characterise and control multi-spin registers ({Cr7Ni} molecular rings, nitroxide radical chains) assembled into qubit networks, measuring coherence times, inter-qubit couplings, and demonstrating spin-electric coupling in molecular magnets; (2) DNA-assembled molecular quantum devices — using DNA nanostructures to precisely position molecular spin qubits for multi-qubit sensing and quantum information applications; (3) surface atom spin resonance — STM-based coherent spin control of individual atoms on surfaces at nanosecond timescales. Uses X-band through W-band pulsed EPR at Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance (CAESR), Oxford.
Atatüre leads the ~30-person QOMS group at the Cavendish. Three main thrusts: (1) Spin-based quantum networks — demonstrating distant entanglement generation and photonic cluster states using semiconductor quantum dots (InGaAs, GaAs) and diamond spin defects (NV, SiV, SnV), including a many-body nuclear-spin quantum register demonstrated in 2025 (Nature Physics); (2) Quantum-enhanced nanoscale sensing — scanning NV diamond magnetometry of emergent magnetism in novel 2D/layered materials and quantum transport in nanocircuits, plus nanodiamond-based in-cell sensing (nanoMRI, thermometry, diffusion in C. elegans); (3) Novel quantum materials — hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) optically-active spin defects at room temperature, and moiré physics in TMD heterostructures. He is co-founder and CSO of Nu Quantum Ltd.
Pioneer in spintronics and quantum information engineering. Research spans: (1) NV-center spin qubits in diamond for quantum sensing and communication including nanomagnetic imaging; (2) spin defects in SiC and Er-doped hosts for quantum network nodes at telecom wavelengths; (3) molecular and protein-based spin qubits (2025 fluorescent-protein spin qubit, Physics World Top-10); (4) coherent Er spin defects in colloidal nanocrystal hosts (2024, with Alivisatos). Founding Director Chicago Quantum Exchange. Joint Senior Scientist Argonne. Large infrastructure-rich group with strong industry ties (IBM, Intel, Google quantum).