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

Desiree graduates

Our master's student Desiree Lim has graduated. She has accepted a position as a quantum hardware engineer at PASQAL and will join them next month. Congratulations, Desiree! All the best!

Indium team wins 2022 NUS Physics Breakthrough Prize

(Left: Prof Gong Jiangbin, chair of NUS physics department. Right: Travis Nicholson.) The indium team has been awarded the 2022 NUS Physics Breakthrough Prize for our realization of the first indium magneto-optical trap. We thank the NUS Physics Department for this...

Xianquan defends!

Xianquan defended his thesis today to a packed conference room. His talk was great, and his defense committee were all very impressed with his work. Congratulations, Dr. Yu!

Indium talk at 2022 IPS meeting

We have a talk at next week's 2022 IPS meeting here in Singapore (NTU campus). Xianquan will be discussing recent indium results. His talk is on 28 September in the 11:15 am session (room LT5). Come check it out!

New strontium PhD student

We welcome our new PhD student, Eugene Koh. Eugene completed his undergraduate degree at NUS, where he did research in the group of Valerio Scarani. Welcome, Eugene!

Indium result receives more popular science press

Our ultracold indium results are now featured in Physics World research updates. Also, Phys.org reported on our work. We thank both publications for their interest in our research. Additionally, the CQT media office wrote a nice highlight about our indium experiment....

Indium results appear in Nature research highlights

We are pleased to share that Nature published a research highlight about our indium work. Check it out here.

Indium results featured in Physics Magazine

Our work on ultracold indium was featured in Physics Magazine! Check out the article here.

New indium paper

The new indium paper is published today in Physical Review A. We are happy to note that the journal selected our paper as a Letter, an Editors' Suggestion, and a Physics Feature. Please check it out here!

Presentations at 2022 APS DAMOP meeting

The indium team has two presentations at this year's DAMOP meeting in Orlando, Florida. Xianquan will be speaking about our recent indium results on June 2nd at 12:06 pm in Session S04: Cooling Techniques for Molecules and Atoms. Additionally, Xianquan will give a...

Recent News

Desiree graduates

Desiree graduates

Our master's student Desiree Lim has graduated. She has accepted a position as a quantum hardware engineer at PASQAL and will join them next month. Congratulations, Desiree! All the best!

Indium team wins 2022 NUS Physics Breakthrough Prize

Indium team wins 2022 NUS Physics Breakthrough Prize

(Left: Prof Gong Jiangbin, chair of NUS physics department. Right: Travis Nicholson.) The indium team has been awarded the 2022 NUS Physics Breakthrough Prize for our realization of the first indium magneto-optical trap. We thank the NUS Physics Department for this...

Xianquan defends!

Xianquan defends!

Xianquan defended his thesis today to a packed conference room. His talk was great, and his defense committee were all very impressed with his work. Congratulations, Dr. Yu!