Members of the UCD Theoretical Nanoelectronics Group

Prof Andrew K Mitchell: Group leader
Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics at UCD
Director of the Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science, and Technology (C-QuEST)
George Mihailescu: PhD student (previously: MSc in Theoretical Physics, UCD)
Funded by Equal1 Labs; co-supervised by Dr Steve Campbell.
Emmanuel Bogacz: PhD student (previously: MSc in Theoretical Physics, Oxford University)
Funded through an IRC Enterprise Partnership postgraduate scholarship, co-funded by Intel Ireland.
Ronan McElvogue: PhD student (previously: MSc in Mathematical Physics, Queen's University Belfast)
Funded through a collaboration of an SFI ResProf award
Christopher Havlin: Undergrad theoretical physics project student, working on quasicrytals of aperiodic monotiles

Former group members

Dr Sudeshna Sen: IRC Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-2021
Now: Permanent faculty member, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad.
Dr Hossein Khani: IRC Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022-2023
Now: Department of Physics, Tehran University, Iran

Jonas Rigo (graduated May 2023)
"Models and methods for complex quantum nanostructures"
Funded through an IRC Laureate Award Postgraduate Scholarship
Now: postdoc in the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Regensberg, Germany
Emma Minarelli (graduated May 2022)
"Quantum transport in interacting nanodevices: From quantum dots to single-molecule transistors"
Funded through the IRC Enterprise Partnership Scheme in collaboration with Intel Ireland
Now: postdoc at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Patrick Wong (graduated May 2022)
"Interactions and Topology in Quantum Matter: Auxilliary Field Approach & Generalized SSH Models"
Funded through a UCD School of Physics Scholarship
Now: postdoc with Prof Balatsky at NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden

Brian Malone: Thesis on single-electron transistors in CMOS, 2022-2023
Yucheng Xu: Thesis on dynamics of correlated materials, 2019-2020
Now: PhD at University of Cambridge
Shardul Mukim: Thesis on quantum transport in molecular transistors, 2018-2019
Now: PhD at Trinity College Dublin

Ralph Jason Costales:
Project on non-linear canonical transformations and third quantization, 2022-2023. Recipent of a George Moore Postgraduate Scholarship.
Now: MSc in Theoretical Physics at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada
Ali Gunning:
Project on non-Hermitian Hamiltonians and open quantum systems, 2022-2023.
Winner of the 2023 O'Raifeartaigh Medal and a George Moore Scholarship.
Now: MSc in Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, UK.
Cian Gaines: Project on non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, 2021-2022
Now: MSc at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada
Emmanuel Bogacz: Project on auxiliary field mapping for strongly correlated electron systems, 2020-2021
Now: MSc in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics at Oxford University, UK
Sindre Brattegard: Project on moire physics in twisted double-wall carbon nanotubes, 2019-2020
Now: PhD at Trinity College Dublin
Adam O'Reilly: Project on topological quantum matter, 2018-2019
Dáire Flood: Project on quantum transport through nanostructures, 2018-2019
Ivan Lobaskin: Project on topological quantum matter, 2017-2018
2nd place for the National IOP Earnshaw Prize in Physics
Since then: MSc at Cambridge and PhD at Edinburgh University, UK