Uri was born in Donetsk, Ukraine and grew up in Jerusalem, Israel. He completed his Ph.D. at Yale University, working in the lab of Professor Michel Devoret and conducting theoretical research with Professor Steven Girvin. Uri's graduate work explored the different kinds of artificial atoms accessible using superconducting circuits. As a John Harvard distinguished science fellow at Harvard University, Uri worked with Professor Amir Yacoby on quantum scanning magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy centers and the use of quantum information techniques to study condensed matter properties. Uri is currently a Max Planck Research Group (MPRG) leader at the MPI-CPfS, leading the Quantum Information for Quantum Materials (QIQM) group.

Yejin has worked on cryogenic fabrication of two dimensional heterostructures and explored phenomena in twisted van der Waals high-temperature superconducting Josephson junctions during her Ph.D. in the Superpuddles lab of Nicola Poccia at Leibniz Institute (IFW) Dresden. Yejin is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on investigation of quantum materials integrated into hybrid superconducting circuits and their low temperature transport properties.

Meenakshi is an experimental physicist specializing in condensed matter physics. She received her MS and BS degrees, acquiring research experience in the field of material science and fabrication technology at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). She has completed her PhD at the University of Camerino, Italy, under the guidance of Professor Andrea Perali and Nicola Pinto in the SuperNano Lab. Her doctoral research focused on the fabrication and exploration of low-temperature superconducting properties in Nb-based superconductors in one-dimensional and two-dimensional systems. Her thesis work primarily aimed to uncover the fundamental physics of these materials, with a particular emphasis on their applicability in quantum technology. As a postdoctoral researcher, Meenakshi is continuing her investigations by employing NbN resonators to study the superconducting properties of various systems for application in quantum devices.

Roemer is an experimental physicist specializing in strongly correlated electron systems. After completing his undergraduate studies in the Netherlands, he moved to the UK to pursue a PhD under Prof. Nigel Hussey and Dr. Sven Friedemann at the University of Bristol. His doctoral research focused on magnetotransport in a variety of strange and quantum critical materials, including cuprates, Ba122, NbSe₂, FeSe, purple bronze and TiSe₂, with the goal of deepening our understanding of unconventional superconductivity.

As a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Philip Moll’s group at MPSD in Hamburg, Roemer shifted his focus toward the functional aspects of these materials, particularly through the study of the superconducting diode effect. He is currently an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the group jointly affiliated with Prof. Philip Moll. He aims to bridge the fields of quantum materials and superconducting LC resonators—developing new measurement tools for quantum materials while leveraging their unusual properties to enhance resonator performance.

Haolin Jin was born in Shaoxin and grew up in Shenzhen, China. He obtained his bachlor's and master's degree at the South China University of Technology (SCUT), working in Professor Xi Chen's group and doing high pressure experiments through the Diamond anvil cell (DAC) method on different materials. He is familiar with using microscopes, Physics Property Measurement System, Raman spectroscopy and so on. Haolin is currently working on fabricating hybrid superconducting circuits with two-dimensional superconducting materials as a Ph.D candidate.

Hayden joined the group as a PhD student in July of 2023 to work on characterizing various materials through the use of both low temperature and room temperature NV scanning microscopy. Hayden has worked in the past on various scanning techniques, including helping build a low temperature SNOM with Professor Alex McLeod at the University of Minnesota. Hayden has also worked on characterizing radiation patterns of various near field probes as well as having worked in the creation of thin films through integrated polymer nanosilica crosslinking. During his free time Hayden enjoys going on hikes and playing all kinds of board games.

Anamaria is a doctoral student specialising in the development of nanodevices using exotic actinide-based materials. She earned her Master of Science in Chemistry from King’s College London, where she conducted research under Professor Ismael Diez-Perez. Her work focused on exploring long-range charge transport in molecular systems which lead to her gaining skills in advanced analytical techniques, including scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and electrochemistry.

Lotte is a PhD candidate working on NV scanning magnetometry. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, with a specialization in ‘Nano, Quantum, and Photonics’. During her master’s graduation project, she worked on measuring torques applied by individual synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoplatelets in the group of Bert Koopmans. Lotte has experience with the fabrication of magnetic nanoplatelets, as well as their characterization using techniques such as VSM-SQUID and AFM.

Yuchen joined the group as a doctoral researcher in October 2024 to work on NV scanning magnetometry of van der Waals materials under strain. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degree at Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge in the UK. He joined Prof. Mete Atatüre's group for his master project and studied two-dimensional hydrodynamic electron flow in graphene with NV scanning magnetometry. He has also learned to fabricate and design van der Waals heterostructure devices, such as magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene and Hall bar, in Prof. Hryhoriy Polshyn's group at Institute of Science and Technology Austria. When Yuchen is free, he loves playing badminton and practices singing.

Kilian joined the group as a PhD Student in August 2025 to explore topological superconductors using the cryogenic NV scanning magnetometry technique.
He obtained both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at TU Dresden and is therefore the local of the group. Through his previous work at the IFW Dresden, he gained experience using SQUID-VSM and PPMS to characterize novel superconductors and magnets through their heat capacity, magnetization and resistance.
In his free time, Kilian loves to cook and to perform on stage as a guitarist for the German big band “Searching for home”.

Anusree is a doctoral student working on NV-center magnetometry experiments. She obtained her Master of Science degree in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, where she specialized in single-crystal growth and magnetic characterization of topological materials, specifically Kagome structures. She also has prior research experience at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad, where she worked on the design and electromagnetic simulations of planar hybrid superconducting circuits, gaining experience with Ansys HFSS. Anusree is currently working on imaging domains and probing domain wall dynamics in Kagome magnetic materials using NV magnetometry.

Hrishikesh joined the group as a Master’s thesis student in November 2024 to work on hybrid superconducting circuits. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Silchar, India, in 2022. Currently, he is an Erasmus Mundus M.Sc. student in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, a joint program by KU Leuven and TU Dresden. After his Bachelor’s, Hrishikesh worked at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics under Stuart Parkin, where he focused on improving the exfoliation yield of van der Waals materials inside the glove box. He is familiar with cleanroom fabrication, transport and RF measurements. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess and the guitar.

QIQM is always looking for new talented graduate students and post-doctoral researchers! If you are interested in joining, please send a copy of your CV and a description of your research interests to: uri@qi-qm.com