Vincent Mourik
Principal Investigator

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.

Team

PhD Candidate

Niels Focke

Niels Focke

PhD Candidate

Research topic

Spin 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

Spandan Anupam

PhD Candidate

Research topic

Superconducting 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

Lino Visser

PhD Candidate

Research topic

Spin 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

Katarina Stanojević

PhD Candidate

Research topic

Superconducting 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

Zoë Siebers

PhD Candidate

Research topic

Spin 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.

Team

Masters Student

Simon Schreibing

Simon Schreibing

Masters Student

Research topic

Radio Frequency Readout of Spin Qubits

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Masters Student

Research topic

Optimization of Ge/SiGe Spin Qubit Device Architectures

Til Wimmer

Til Wimmer

Masters Student

Research topic

Cryogenic measurement setup improvements

Developing solutions for cryogenic setups to enable efficient and fast characterization of spin qubit devices and achieve radiation shielding of superconducting qubit devices.

Lotta Ehlert

Lotta Ehlert

Masters Student

Research topic

Optimization 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.

Laura Gundermann

Laura Gundermann

Masters Student

Research topic

Optimization of NbTiN superconducting films for the fabrication of Josephson junctions and microwave resonators.

Team

Research Assistant

Jyotirmaya Shivottam

Jyotirmaya Shivottam

Research Assistant

Research topic

Working 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.

Team

Intern

Natalie Liuklian

Natalie Liuklian

Intern

Research topic

Characterisation 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.

Former members

Alumni

Ashish PanigrahiResearch Assistant
October 2023 - September 2024

PhD student at Aalto University (Updated April 2024)

Xingyue LuoML4Q Intern
June 2024 - August 2024

BSc student at Imperial College London (Updated April 2024)

Jiaxin WangML4Q Intern
June 2024 - August 2024

MSc student at NTU Singapore (Updated April 2024)

Sebastian KockMasters Student + Reseach Assistant
October 2023 - March 2025

PhD Student at Chalmers University (Updated October 2025)

Erik LieneschMasters Student
April 2024 - March 2025

Phd Student at UNSW Sydney (Updated October 2025)