
QSUM Research Group
October 2024
Current Members
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Brynle Barrett
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (Physics)
Group Leader -
Philippe Trottier
RF SPECIALIST (Physics)
Electronics guru -
Tim Hunt
PhD CANDIDATE (Physics)
Development of a quantum gravimeter using cold-atom interferometry -
Cristian Ramirez
MSc CANDIDATE (Physics)
Painted optical potentials for rapid evaporative cooling -
Brennan LeBlanc
BScSWE CANDIDATE (Software Engineering)
A Python-based graphical user interface for image capture and analysis of cold atoms -
Chayse Worden
BSc CANDIDATE (Physics)
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Allie Dunfield
BSc CANDIDATE (Physics)
Former Members
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Kamal Shalaby
MSc (Physics), 2023-25.
Project: A tunable frequency-offset-locked laser system for cooling neutral atomic gases.
Presently: Ion Trap Engineer at EleQtron GmbH (Hanover, Germany). -
Sam Moir
BSc (Physics), summer student 2022, 2023, honour’s student 2022-23.
Project: Design of quadrupole coils and optical delivery system for a 2D+ magneto-optical trap.
Presently: MSc candidate (Physics), Carleton University. -
Hailey Holland
BScE CANDIDATE (Electrical Engineering), summer student 2023.
Project: Compact modular temperature servo and display using an STM32 microcontroller. -
Dante Battilana
BSc CANDIDATE (Physics), summer student 2022
Project: A temperature control and display module for diode lasers and frequency-doubling crystals -
Doyeon Kim
BSc (Physics), summer student 2021
Project: Development of power distribution electronics and mechanical hardware for cold-atom experiments
Presently: MSc Candidate (Mathematics), UNB
Group Photos
September 2023
February 2023