Quantum physics accurately describes systems with sizes on the atomic scale, where paradoxes such as “Schrodinger’s cat” defy our everyday perceptions of the world around us and continue to capture our imagination of the wonder of nature. In the past two decades, tremendous efforts are being made to translate “quantum weirdness” into technologies that can benefit the society.
Dr. Tan’s research interests include both the exploration of fundamental quantum physics as well as investigating control engineering technique in the quantum domain to maximize performance efficiency of quantum technologies, with specific focus on quantum computing and quantum metrology using system of trapped electronically charged atoms.
Ting Rei’s research will contribute to propelling quantum technologies from laboratory-based research into real-world applications such as quantum simulators for studying novel materials and medicinal drugs, and timing-keeping devices with unprecedented precision that can improve the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) to a few centimeters.
