🎓 Congratulations to our PhD student, Simon Sundelin!
⚛️ On September 9, 2025, Simon Sundelin successfully sailed through his PhD halfway seminar!
Throught his talk “The Power of Noise: From Quantum Cooling to Exploring the Limits of Thermodynamic Precision”, Simon took us into the world of quantum thermal machines, tiny devices that use quantum phenomena to steer the flow of energy.
His research turns a common challenge on its head: noise, typically a nuisance in quantum systems, can actually enhance energy transport and boost performance. The seminar featured the first experimental realization of noise-assisted quantum refrigeration and shed light on how quantum mechanics can revamp the thermodynamics as we know it.
Simon’s research was supervised by Simone Gasparinetti and Aamir Ali, with the seminar discussion led by Janine Splettstoesser and final approval granted by examiner Per Delsing.
📄 If you’re curious about how noise can actually power a quantum refrigerator, check out Simon’s latest preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03373