Griffith University Quantum Theory Group - past photos.

QUOCCA (February 2020)

The Quokka is known as the world's happiest animal, which is an inspiration for QUOCCA, Griffith's quantum theory group covering Quantum Uncertainty, Optics, Control, Concepts, and Algorithms.

Back row: Dr Yuanlong Yang, Dr Behnam Tonekaboni, Mr Kiarn Laverick (PhD student), Dr Nariman Saadatmand, Mr Teerawat Chalermpusitarak (PhD student), Ms Ardra Kooderi Suresh (PhD student), Ms Frida Trotter (visiting PhD student), Mr Qiucheng Song (PhD student), Dr Markus Frembs.
Front row: Mr Travis Baker (PhD student), Dr Areeya Chantasri, Dr Gerardo Paz-Silva, Assoc. Prof. Eric Cavalcanti, me, Mr Aníbal Utreras (PhD student), Mr Jason Pearle (u/g student)
Absent: Dr Ivonne Guevara

Wiseman Quantum Information Theory Group Griffith (Photo November 2018 for CQC2T)

Dr Gerardo Paz-Silva, Mr Aníbal Utreras (PhD student), Dr Areeya Chantasri, me, Mr Kiarn Laverick (PhD student), Dr Nariman Saadatmand, Mr Travis Baker (PhD student)

Missing: Dr Ivonne Guevara

Theory Group (Photo September 2015)

Back row: Shakib Daryanoosh (PhD student), Dr Tim Gould (JV's group), Adjunct Prof. Robert Robson, Dr Gerardo Paz-Silva

Middle row: Dr Salil Bedkihal (JV's group), Adjunct Dr He-Bi Sun, Mr Shuming Chen (PhD student), Ms Ivonne Guevara (PhD student), Dr Kenny Li (PhD student), Mr Toshio Croucher (PhD student, JV's group)

Front row: Emeritus Prof. David Pegg, Associate Professor Joan Vaccaro, me, Dr Michael Hall

The Theory Group in the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, 2012.

Back row: David Evans (PhD student), Dr Marcin Zwierz (research fellow), Dr Michael Hall (research fellow), Ms Ivonne Guevera (PhD student), Mr Nicola Dalla Pozza (visiting PhD student) 
Front row: Associate Professor Joan Vaccaro, me, Professor David Pegg (Emeritus)

The Theory Group in the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, December 2010.

The Theory Group in the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, July 2007.

Centre for Quantum Dynamics - Theory Group in May 2005

Centre for Quantum Dynamics - Theory Group in April 2003 

From left to right, the members are David Pegg (Professor), Jay Gambetta (Ph.D.), me, Damian Pope (post-doc), Kurt Jacobs (post-doc), Josh Combes (Honours), Laura Thomsen (Ph.D), Daniel Atkins (Ph.D.), Neil Oxtoby (Ph.D),  Kenny Pregnell (Ph.D. with David), and Josh Garretson (Honours).

Centre for Quantum Dynamics - Theory Group in December 2002

This is us outside the restaurant where we celebratied the end of the year, the beginning of the Centre of Excellence in Quantum Computer Technology at Griffith, and my being awarded the 2003 Pawsey medal.

From left to right, the members (and their role in 2003) are Josh Garretson (Honours), Jay Gambetta (Ph.D.), Laura Thomsen (Ph.D), Damian Pope (post-doc), David Pegg (Professor),  Neil Oxtoby (Ph.D), me, Daniel Atkins (Ph.D.) and Kenny Pregnell (Ph.D.)
 
 

" Quantum Optics" group in December 2000.

Me (centre front) in my natural environment as a theoretical physicist. This photo was taken at the Dinner of the Australian Institute of Physics Congress, Adelaide, December 2000. The Griffith University Quantum Optics Group (sans Prof. David Pegg), celebrating its special citation by the AOS poster competition judges, was (from left to right): Laura Thomsen, Jay Gambetta, me, Kenny Pregnell, Prahlad Warszawski, and Zoe Brady.