Nicholson Labs | Nicholson Labs

Welcome to Travis Nicholson’s group. We experimentally and theoretically explore the quantum nature of reality to realize better quantum computers, novel quantum simulators, new approaches to quantum metrology, and unique quantum-enhanced devices.

We are located in the vibrant and prosperous city of Singapore at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. Named one of Singapore’s research centres of excellence, the CQT is part of the National University of Singapore, which is consistently ranked the top university in Asia and among the top 20 universities globally.

Here you can learn more about our research and our team. Also, if you have a passion for physics and an interest in joining our group, please look at our page on applying to become a member of our team.

Welcome to Travis Nicholson’s group. We experimentally and theoretically explore the quantum nature of reality to realize better quantum computers, novel quantum simulators, new approaches to quantum metrology, and unique quantum-enhanced devices.

We are located in the vibrant and prosperous city of Singapore at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. Named one of Singapore’s research centres of excellence, the CQT is part of the National University of Singapore, which is consistently ranked the top university in Asia and among the top 20 universities globally.

Here you can learn more about our research and our team. Also, if you have a passion for physics and an interest in joining our group, please look at our page on applying to become a member of our team.

Welcome to Travis Nicholson’s group. We experimentally and theoretically explore the quantum nature of reality to realize better quantum computers, novel quantum simulators, new approaches to quantum metrology, and unique quantum-enhanced devices.

We are located in the vibrant and prosperous city of Singapore at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. Named one of Singapore’s research centres of excellence, the CQT is part of the National University of Singapore, which is consistently ranked the top university in Asia and among the top 20 universities globally.

Here you can learn more about our research and our team. Also, if you have a passion for physics and an interest in joining our group, please look at our page on applying to become a member of our team.

Recent News

New preprint out today

Our new preprint titled "Zeeman slowing of a Group III atom" is now on the arXiv. Check it out here.

Travis talks at the 2021 IPS meeting

Travis is giving an invited talk at this year's IPS meeting. Check it out on 1 October at 11 am in the atomic physics session

New paper comes out today

Our new theoretical paper on superradiant beam lasers comes out today. Check it out here!

New strontium PhD student

Li Putian has joined the strontium team as a PhD student. He joins us from Beijing University, where he was avid swimmer. Welcome Putian!

Merrick wins undergraduate research prize

In recognition for his excellent work on our strontium project, Merrick Ho won the Lijen medal for the best undergraduate research project in physics. This award is given to one NUS physics undergraduate each year. Merrick was involved in an impressive variety of...

Goodbye Ravin, Merrick, and Neville!

Ravin, Neville, and Merrick will be leaving our team. Ravin will be starting graduate school at Princeton in the group of Waseem Bakr, and Neville will also start a PhD programme with Jacob Covey at UIUC. Meanwhile Merrick will take a job with Singapore's Defence...

New indium PhD student

Lu Tiangao is now a PhD student on our indium project. He joins us from the University of Science and Technology of China. Welcome, Tiangao!

New strontium PhD student

Nakarin Jayjong has joined the strontium experiment as a PhD student. Welcome, Nakarin!

Goodbye, Ting You!

Ting You is leaving our team to pursue a PhD in Adam Kaufman's group at JILA. As an undergraduate (and then an RA) with our team for two years, Ting You played a leading role in many advanced projects. To send him off and to thank him for his superb work, we took him...

New project

Check out this picture of our new experiment!