By manipulating the quantum state of defect spins in solids we can probe important questions about interactions on the single-molecule scale, reveal the underlying physics of new designer materials and explore hidden quantum mechanical phenomena at the nanometre scale.
As part of our cross-disciplinary collaborations, we employ quantum sensors in nanocrystals that can be localized inside individual live cells or organisms by utilizing a bespoke biosensing platform (Q-BiC). We aim to translate this platform for use in biomedical research.
Soham Pal, Karen Hovhannisyan, Omri Porat, Shovan Dutta, Janet Anders, Helena Knowles
Jack W. Hart, Soham Pal, Julien R. E. Roth, Katie Ninham, Abbie H. Aleksandrova, Xander Peetroons, Soumen Mandal, Oliver A. Williams, Gavin W. Morley, Mete Atature, Helena S. Knowles
Freya Johnson, Jan Zemen, Helena S. Knowles, Lesley F. Cohen
Xander Peetroons, Xunyao Luo, Tsung-Yeh Yang, Normann Mertig, Sofie Beyne, Julien Jussot, Yosuke Shimura, Clement Godfrin, Bart Raes, Ruoyu Li, Roger Loo, Sylvain Baudot, Stefan Kubicek, Shuchi Kaushik, Danny Wan, Takeru Utsugi, Takuma Kuno, Noriyuki Lee, Itaru Yanagi, Toshiyuki Mine, Satoshi Muraoka, Shinichi Saito, Digh Hisamoto, Ryuta Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Kristiaan De Greve, Charles Smith, Helena Knowles, Andrew Ramsay
Soham Pal*, Oliver T. Whaites*, Wolfgang Knolle, Tania S. Monteiro, Helena S. Knowles
Louise Shanahan*, Sophia Belser*, Jack W. Hart*, Qiushi Gu, Julien R. E. Roth, Annika Mechnich, Michael Hoegen, Soham Pal, Toby Mitchell, David Jordan, Eric A. Miska, Mete Atatüre, Helena S. Knowles
Sophia Belser*, Jack W. Hart*, Qiushi Gu, Louise Shanahan and Helena S. Knowles
Jack W. Hart* and Helena S. Knowles*
Qiushi Gu*, Louise Shanahan*, Jack W. Hart*, Sophia Belser, Noah Shofer, Mete Atatüre and Helena S. Knowles
Our 2025/2026 Part III students Jenny and Jay wrapped up their projects this week with a poster session and student conference. Jenny’s project characterised NV ensembles with dynamical decoupling sequences and Jay’s project involved antenna Read more…
Toby Mitchell successfully defended his thesis to become the second PhD awarded from the Coherent Quantum group. Toby was the first student in the solid state subgroup, with his work focusing on both utilizing magnetic Read more…
The Coherent Quantum group celebrates its first PhD student passing their viva! Dr. Sophia Belser started her PhD in 2020, researching nanodiamond surface functionalization and in vivo quantum sensing applications. Whilst Sophia will be missed Read more…
Royal Society University Research Fellow
PhD at the University of Cambridge, 2015
PhD at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), 2021
PhD at the University of Manchester, 2019
