Travis has been appointed as a scientific advisor to PlanQC. PlanQC is one of Europe’s leading neutral atom quantum computing companies, and they are taking innovative new directions that Travis is very excited to be a part of.

Jinchao defended earlier today. His talk went well, and of course he passed (not that there was any doubt). After his defense, he was treated to his favorite hot pot with the rest of the group. Congradulations, Doctor!

(Duke Quantum Center, Chesterfield Building, Durham NC USA.)

Nicholson Labs is moving! We will be relocating to Duke University in the United States, where we will be a part of the Duke Quantum Center. The DQC is a new kind of vertical quantum center that we couldn’t be more excited to join. We arrive at our new home in the Fall semester of 2024.

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!

(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 honor.

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!