About me

I am a research fellow in theoretical physics at the University of Nottingham, working at the intersection of quantum information and condensed matter. Currently, I work on mechanical quantum devices. Such devices are promising for quantum sensing and for studying macroscopic aspects of quantum physics. In particular, I study the effects of defects in those devices. This disorder can be modelled by a collection of two-level systems, similar as in other amorphous materials like glasses and superconducting qubits.

For my PhD at the University of Exeter, I worked on quantum thermodynamics close to the absolute zero, researching energy and information exchange of quantum systems and their environments. In particular, I studied the dynamics of open quantum systems in ultracold environments and the application of quantum metrology to low-temperature thermometry. Before that, I worked as a mathematician in social insurance and studied at ETH Zurich.

More generally, I am interested in the interconnection of different physical theories and in collective and emergent phenomena such as irreversibility and decoherence.

Feel free to get in touch via Jonas.Glatthard AT nottingham.ac.uk.