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Jesvita Menezes in the AQT CDT Student Spotlight

October 2026 🌟: A lovely spotlight on Jes! The Applied Quantum Technology CDT has featured Jesvita Menezes in the first of its new Student Spotlight interviews. From a poster prize at BQIT in Bristol to her first conference talk at Photon, it has been a busy first year. Jes shares what drew her to theContinue reading “Jesvita Menezes in the AQT CDT Student Spotlight”

Congratulations to Yan on her first paper!

Our paper has been published today in Scientific Reports. This work was led by PhD student Yan He (her first paper🥳) and investigates broadband achromatic metalenses for the short-wave infrared (SWIR) region. The study focuses on the important 1.8-2.3 μm band, relevant to quantum sensing, molecular spectroscopy, and free-space optical and quantum communications. Using aContinue reading “Congratulations to Yan on her first paper!”

Hala and Yan at UK Semiconductors 2026

Yan He and Hala Aloufi are presenting their research at UK Semiconductors 2026, hosted by Sheffield Hallam University with the National Epitaxy Facility. Yan will present a poster on metasurface design for the mid-infrared. Hala will present her work on nanowire assemblies for next-generation photonic sensing, developed with her co-supervisor in the School of Engineering,Continue reading “Hala and Yan at UK Semiconductors 2026”

Promotion to Senior Lecturer

July 2026 🎉: Dr Adetunmise Dada has been promoted to Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Optics and Quantum Technology at the University of Glasgow, effective 1 August 2026. The promotion recognises his work in quantum photonics, teaching, research supervision and the continued development of the EQOQI Lab.

Quantum music at Glasgow Science Festival

June 2026 🎶: Dr Adetunmise Dada and singer-songwriter Maaike Siegerist brought quantum science and music together at the Glasgow Science Festival. The event at the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre featured quantum-inspired songs, discussion of future quantum technologies and questions from the public.https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adetunmisedada_really-enjoyed-being-part-of-thursday-night-activity-7471895639300177921-6x_s

Reuben Harris returns for a second summer internship

We are pleased to welcome Mr Reuben Harris back to the EQOQI Lab in June for another summer internship. Reuben, an MSci Physics student, previously joined the lab as a Summer Intern in 2025, working on the development and testing of an entanglement generation setup. His project also involved implementing measurements to explore the feasibilityContinue reading “Reuben Harris returns for a second summer internship”

Photonics Seminar at the University of St Andrews

Dr Adetunmise Dada gave the Photonics Seminar at the University of St Andrews today, speaking on engineering quantum light for scalable quantum information technologies, from single photons and entanglement to quantum measurement design. The visit also provided valuable discussion around current challenges in quantum photonics and how measurement-engineered approaches can support future quantum information platforms.Continue reading “Photonics Seminar at the University of St Andrews”

New Manuscript Preprint💫

Congratulations to Yan He on her first manuscript preprint on arXiv, co-authored with Dr Adetunmise Dada. The manuscript, titled “Broadband Achromatic Metalens for the Short-Wave Infrared,” explores the design of a broadband achromatic metalens for applications in the short-wave infrared region. Read the preprint here:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.06053

BQIT Poster Prize for Jes

Congratulations to our PhD Student, Jesvita Menezes, on winning one of the poster prizes at the Bristol Quantum Information Technologies Workshop (BQIT) 🎉 Jes presented her poster at BQIT:26 the Bristol Quantum Information Technologies Workshop, an annual three-day meeting that brings together leading researchers and industry partners across quantum science and technology.