Members - Quantum Theory of Materials

Group Leader

Dr. Pawel Hawrylak

Group Leader

Professor of Physics

University Research Chair in Quantum Theory of Materials, Nanostructures and Devices (2014-2024)

PhD, Condensed Matter Theory, University of Kentucky (1984)

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for contribution to Canadian science, Government of Canada(2013).

Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (2006) • Fellow, American Physical Society (1996)

Brockhouse Medal, Canadian Association of Physicists (2002)

Humboldt Research Prize, Humboldt Foundation, Germany(1999,2023)

Contact Pawel Personal webpage

Research Associates & Postdocs

Dr. Daniel Miravet

Research Associate

Electronic and optical properties of 2D materials

Quantum-inspired algorithms, Tensor Networks and Quantum Computing

Personal webpage

Dr. Alina Wania Rodrigues

Postdoc, University of Ottawa

Electronic and optical properties of 2D materials

Contact Alina Personal webpage

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Dr. Mijanur Islam

Postdoc

Postdoc in the Quantum Theory of Materials research group

Personal webpage

Students

Katarzyna Sadecka

Exchange PhD student, Wrocław University of Science and Technology / University of Ottawa

Electronic and optical properties of 2D materials

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Sina Abedi

PhD Student

PhD student in the Quantum Theory of Materials research group

Personal webpage

Shayan Amjad

MSc Student

Master student in the Quantum Theory of Materials research group

Personal webpage

Group Visitors

Dr. Marek Korkusinski

Senior Research Officer, SDT, Emerging Technologies, NRC

PhD, Condensed Matter Theory, University of Ottawa (2004)

Visiting scientist, University of Ottawa

QNANO – computational platform for the electronic and optical properties of million atom semiconductor and graphene nanostructures

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Dr. Maciej Bieniek

Postdoc, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

Theoretical condensed matter physics

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Dr. Eduardo Ogando

Associate professor, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain.

Optical response of nanoscale systems

Personal webpage

Portrait photo of Dr. Lo, Ping-Yuan, Independent Research Fellow specializing in condensed matter theory

Dr. Lo, Ping-Yuan (羅炳蒝)

Independent Research Fellow, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University

Condensed Matter Theory

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Past Quantum Theory Group Members

Brandon van Zyl (2001), now Professor at the St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia - bvanzyl@stfx.ca
Jordan Kyriakidis (2001-2002), now CEO-co-founder, QRA, Halifax, Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia - jordan.kyriakidis@dal.ca
Shun-Jen Cheng (2002-2003), Professor and Dean at the National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan - sjcheng@mail.nctu.edu.tw
Weidong Sheng (2003-2006), now Professor at the Fudan University, Shanghai - shengw@fudan.edu.cn
Marian Florescu (2002-2003), now Assistant Professor at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom - florescu@surrey.ac.uk
Ramin Abolfath (2003-2006), now Assistant Professor at the University of Howard, Washington,DC, USA USA - mohammad.Abolfath@YNHH.org
Fanyao Qu (2004-2005), now Professor at the Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brasil - fanyao@fis.unb.br
Marek Korkusinski (2004-2005), now Staff Member at the IMS NRC - marek.korkusinski@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Yun-Pil Shim (2006-2009), now Assistant Professor at the University of Texas El Paso, USA - yshim4@wisc.edu
Michal Zielinski (2006-2009), now Assistant Professor at the Copernicus University, Torun, Poland Copernicus University, Torun, Poland - mzielin@fizyka.umk.pl
Fernando Delgado (2006-2008), now Assistant Professor ath the University Fisca, uLaLaguna, Spain - ferrni33c@yahoo.es
Evgueni Kadantsev (2008-2010), now software engineer, Industry, Ottawa - ekadants@uottawa.ca
Anand Sharma (2008-2010), now Staff Scientist, Quantum Brilliance, Stuttgart, Germany - Anand.Sharma@uvm.edu
Oleksandr Voznyy (2008-2011), now Assistant Professor, Physics, University of Toronto Scarbrough, Scarbrough, Canada - ovoznyy@gmail.com
Devrim Guclu (2008-2012), now Professor at the Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey - devrimguclu@iyte.edu.tr
Alain Delgado Gran (2015-2018), now Staff at Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., Toronto, Canada - nanoalain@gmail.com
Moritz Cygorek (2019-2020), now Assistant Professor, Technische Universität Dortmund - M.Cygorek@hw.ac.uk
Brian Kennedy, President, Kennedy Labs Inc. - brian.kennedy579@gmail.com
Agnieszka Jamróz (2019), PhD Student, University of Warsaw - agnieszka.jamroz@student.uw.edu.pl
Amintor Dusko (2019-2021), now Quantum Software Developer, Xanadu - amintor.dusko@gmail.com
A. Altintas (2020-2022), Software Developer
Ibsal Assi (2024-2025), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Hassan Allami (2022-2025), Quantum Hardware Engineer at Anyon System
Iann Cunha (2024-2025), São Paulo State University in the Bauru College of Sciences
Guan-Hao Peng (2024-2025), Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Arkadiusz Wojs - PhD 1996 (Wroclaw), now full Professor, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Luis A. Rego - PhD 1998 (Campinas), now Professor, Santa Catarina University, Florianopolis, Brazil
Gustavo A. Narvaez - PhD 2000 (Campinas), now Patent Officer, Atlanta, USA
Andreas Wensauer - PhD 2003 (Regensburg), now at Nuclear Energy Company, Ulm, Germany
Marek Korkusinski - PhD 2004 (Ottawa), now Staff Member at the Quantum Theory Group, NRC
Wojciech Dybalski, graduate student (2003-2004), now Group Leader, Emmy Noether Program, Zentrum fur Mathemtics, Technische Universität München, Germany
Irene Puerto Gimenez - PhD 2009 (La Laguna), now PDF at the European Astrophysics Institute, LaLaguna, Spain
Pawel Potasz - PhD 2012 (Wroclaw - Ottawa), now Assistant Professor, Wroclaw University of Technology
Kim Hsieh - PhD 2012 (Ottawa), now Research Associate, MIT-USingapore
Anna Halina Trojnar - PhD 2013 (Ottawa), now Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Ottawa
Milos Vladisavljevic - M.Sc 2014 (Ottawa)
Isil Ozfidan - Ph.D. 2015 (Ottawa), now Postdoctoral Research at the University of Alberta
Nick Rogers - M.Sc. 2015 (Ottawa)
Julien Thibert-Leduc - M.Sc. 2015 (Ottawa)
Błażej Jaworowski – Exchange PhD student 2014-2019 (Wroclaw-Ottawa) - Scholarship National Science Center Poland - now PDF at MPI-PKS Dresden
A. Dusko – PhD 2014-2017 (uRio de Janeiro-uOttawa) - 1 year CAPES scholarship in Ottawa, now Quantum Software Developer, Xanadu
S. Mekonnen – PhD 2016 (visiting student, uAdisAbaba) - scholarship Ethiopian Government – now Asst.Prof. Arbaminch University Ethiopia
S. Getachev – PhD 2016 (visiting student, uAdisAbaba) - scholarship Ethiopian Government
W. Hadadi – Msc 2018
Ludmila Szulakowska - PhD (Ottawa), now Quantinuum
David Gayowsky - M.Sc. 2022 (Ottawa), now Ph.D. student at the University of Ottawa with Isaac Tamblyn (CLEAN)
Yasser Saleem - Ph.D. 2022 (Ottawa), now Post Doctoral Fellow at Technische Universität Dortmund
Jacob Manalo - Ph.D. 2023 (Ottawa), now Quantum Engineer at Multiverse Computing in Toronto, Ontario
Mahan Ghafour Mohseni - Ph.D. 2023 (Ottawa), now Ph.D. student at the University of Ottawa with prof. S. Czischek
Benjamin Puzantian - M.Sc. 2023 (Ottawa), now Ph.D. student in Ionizing Radiation Health Science Division, Health Canada, Government of Canada
Matthew Albert - M.Sc. 2024 (Ottawa), now Ph.D. student at University of Toronto

P.Wilson, L.Lamoureux, J. Cieniak, S. Guindon, G. Greer, R. Cheriton, A.Rene, A. Forte, J. Thibert-Leduc, L. Najera Baldo, M-A. Geoffrion-Lockhead, Antonio Souza

Quantum Theory of Materials, University of Ottawa

Group Leader

Dr. Pawel Hawrylak

Open Positions

Research Associates & Postdocs

Dr. Daniel Miravet

Dr. Alina Wania Rodrigues

Dr. Mijanur Islam

Students

Katarzyna Sadecka

Sina Abedi

Shayan Amjad

Group Visitors

Dr. Marek Korkusinski

Dr. Maciej Bieniek

Dr. Eduardo Ogando

Dr. Lo, Ping-Yuan (羅炳蒝)

Past Quantum Theory Group Members

Research Associates and Visiting Faculty

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students