ESQ Member

Markus Aspelmeyer

Markus Aspelmeyer is a Professor at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Vienna, Austria. His research combines the development of new quantum technologies with fundamental quantum experiments. Aspelmeyer has supervised a total of 13 Master students and 4 PhD students and hosted 5 PostDocs. Currently his research group comprises an international team of 7 PostDocs, 12 PhD students and 2 Master students from 7 different countries.

The main research activities of the group include quantum optical control of solid-state nano- and micro-mechanical devices, the exploration of their quantum properties for fundamental questions and novel quantum technology platforms, as well as micromechanical measurements of weak gravitational forces.

Research Group
University of Vienna, VCQ