December 14, 2020

An interview with a Science Communicator and Outreach Officer – Dr. Simon Foster, Imperial College London

Simon Foster had a love for space from a very early age; he attended a normal state school in London but struggled to read and write. Nevertheless, he achieved good GCSE grades in everything and went on to study maths, physics, chemistry, politics (for fun!) and French at A Level. Achieving a mixture of C […]

November 23, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Dr Ryan Parker

Having been told he wasn’t good enough to study triple science at GCSE, Ryan Parker went on to study A Level chemistry, obtain a degree in chemistry and subsequently a PhD in quantum technologies! Ryan now works as a Research Specialist in Quantum Technologies at BT, we recently met with him to find out more […]

November 2, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Sophie Albosh

After completing her Masters in theoretical physics at Imperial College London, Sophie started her experimental physics PhD with the University of York and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London. Based full-time at NPL, Sophie’s PhD work concerns the devices used in quantum key distribution systems and the characterisation measurements of these devices. During her […]

October 12, 2020

An interview with a quantum entrepreneur – Dr Araceli Venegas-Gomez

Having worked for six years as an aerospace engineer for an international aerospace company, Araceli Venegas-Gomez decided this was no longer for her and took the plunge to swap her career in aerospace for one in quantum. She undertook a Masters in Medical Physics while working at Airbus and then a Master of research and […]

September 18, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Dr Ke Guo

Physics had always been one of the subjects Ke Guo excelled at in school, so that, combined with her love for learning new things and discovering new applications meant a career in quantum science was for her. Ke first undertook a Bachelors degree in Physics before embarking upon a Masters and subsequently a PhD in […]

August 31, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Robert Collins

Heriot-Watt University has been at the heart of Robert’s physics journey since he began his undergraduate physics degree there and remained for his PhD and postdoctoral research associate position. Despite undertaking a general physics degree, Robert found that his studies were structured towards quantum photonics from an early stage, due to quantum photonics being such […]

August 10, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Laura Huddleston

While in the final year of her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Laura applied for and won a position on The Bobby Jones Fellowship exchange programme with the University of St Andrews in Scotland. This paved the way for Laura to join the Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices MSc […]

July 16, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Dr Steven Johnson

Steven (right) started his physics journey by undertaking a theoretical physics degree, before switching paths to experimental physics and taking up a PhD at the University of Birmingham, building a cold atom system. From there he went into industry for 5 years and worked on imaging sensors that will ultimately be launched into space, specifically […]

July 9, 2020

Recommended Summer Reading!

School is almost out! Are you looking for some interesting summer reads? If so, check out our list of recommendations below, there’s something for everyone – including your dog! From quantum classics to books for babies, our list includes all of the absolute must reads in the field of quantum. John Polkinghorne, 2002, Quantum Theory: […]

June 29, 2020

Pursuing a career in quantum technologies

Scott, an A Level student at Lytchett Minster School, Poole, is currently studying Maths, Physics and Further Maths. He is also undertaking an Extended Project Qualification as an AS course and was tasked with writing a 5000 word dissertation on a topic of his choice, Scott chose to focus on “What are the uses of […]