insideQuantum

insideQuantum tells the human stories behind cutting-edge developments in quantum technology, with the aim of highlighting the diverse range of people behind the amazing discoveries powering the quantum revolution. Each episode features a different guest, chosen from a wide variety of backgrounds, jobs and career stages, including guests from both academia and industry. Over the course of a 30-40 minute chat we'll hear all about their story, and how they got to where they are now. What got them interested in quantum physics? Where did they start, what has their journey so far been like, what advice do they have for others interested in getting into the field, and what do they think the future holds for quantum technologies?

Contributors

Host

Dr Steven Thomson

Dr Steven J. Thomson is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Freie Universität Berlin on the European Commission project ‘Ergodicity Breaking in Quantum Matter’, working in the group of Prof. Jens Eisert. He studies the theory of disordered quantum systems, with the aim of figuring out how to design better materials for new quantum technologies.

He has previously worked at Collège de France, the Centre de Physique Théorique, École Polytechnique, and the Institut de Physique Théorique (CEA Paris-Saclay). He obtained his PhD from the University of St Andrews in 2016.

http://www.steventhomson.co.uk

Co-host

Jess Catton

The art and design work for the website was done by Jess Catton (she/her), who also provides behind-the-scenes support for various aspects of insideQuantum.