People

Vincent Mourik
TU Delft (BS+MS+PhD) → UNSW Sydney (PostDoc) → FZJ (Junior Team Leader)
I am passionate about studying quantum physics in small, human-made electronic devices. I am curiosity driven in my research, but I want mine to have relevance to society. Contributing to the very early phases of building a quantum computer is a great research niche for me where this comes together. In my research, I advocate open science, including the open access of full research data and protocols, open peer review, and open access of research papers.
Beyond my physics related activities, I love nature, in particular birds. On a voluntary basis I participate as a bird tagger in ecological projects, with the goal of protecting and conserving our natural world. Privately, we have a family with three young kids, so life's busy at the moment, but in a great way.
PhD Candidate

Niels Focke
PhD Candidate
Research topicSpin qubits with SiGe/Ge/SiGe quantum wells
Working on spin qubits confined in a Ge/SiGe heterostructure with an initial focus on fabrication of nanoscale devices. In a second step we will study these spin qubits to gain insights on the novel properties of Germanium and evaluate their suitability for large scale qubit devices.

Spandan Anupam
PhD Candidate
Research topicSuperconducting Josephson junctions with SiGe/Ge/SiGe quantum wells
Working on making high transparency Josephson junctions with Ge QW 2DHG as the weak-link to study essential quantum phenomena in the system. We plan to use these junctions to study the Andreev bound states and Josephson effect using GHz two tone spectroscopy.

Lino Visser
PhD Candidate
Research topicSpin qubits with SiGe/Ge/SiGe quantum wells
Working on spin qubits in Ge/SiGe heterostructures, concentrating on the electrical and cryogenic setups and device measurements. With these qubits we want to understand the interplay of material parameters and qubit metrics to deliberately engineer devices with increased performance.

Katarina Stanojević
PhD Candidate
Research topicSuperconducting Josephson junctions with SiGe/Ge/SiGe quantum wells
Working on making high transparency Josephson junctions with Ge QW 2DHG as the weak-link to study essential quantum phenomena in the system. We plan to use these junctions to study the Andreev bound states and Josephson effect using GHz two tone spectroscopy.

Zoë Siebers
PhD Candidate
Research topicSpin qubits with SiGe/Ge/SiGe quantum wells
Working on spin qubits confined in a Ge/SiGe heterostructure. After initially focusing on further advancing our qubit design and fabrication techniques, we are aiming to further study Germanium and move to the few qubit level of device complexity.
Masters Student




Lotta Ehlert
Masters Student
Research topicOptimization of Experimental Filtering and Measurement Sensitivity for the Investigation of Josephson Junctions
Optimizing the measurement setup of a dilution refrigerator to improve DC signal detection and suppress RF noise. The objective is to enhance measurement sensitivity and establish a reliable experimental platform for detailed investigation of planar Josephson junctions.

Research Assistant

Jyotirmaya Shivottam
Research Assistant
Research topicWorking on Measurement Data Visualization Software, Qimchi
Developing Qimchi, a free and open-source application for interactive visualization and analysis of scientific measurement data. The goal is to simplify data exploration, streamline measurement workflows, and make scientific analysis more accessible and reproducible.
Intern

Natalie Liuklian
Intern
Research topicCharacterisation of a cryogenic impedance bridge for mesoscopic measurements
Working with a HEMT-based cryogenic impedance bridges to measure different samples. Currently characterising aluminium and silicon oxides to test their quality as insulators, from room temperature down to cryogenic temperatures in an ADR.
Alumni
PhD student at Aalto University (Updated April 2024)
BSc student at Imperial College London (Updated April 2024)
MSc student at NTU Singapore (Updated April 2024)
PhD Student at Chalmers University (Updated October 2025)
Phd Student at UNSW Sydney (Updated October 2025)