Thomas Agrenius Gustafsson joins the group as a PhD student

We are happy to welcome Thomas as a new PhD student in the group. Thomas joined the team on May 7th and will work towards macroscopic quantum superpositions within the Q-Xtreme ERC Synergy Grant.

Thomas obtained his MSc degree in Engineering Physics with a theoretical specialisation from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2021. He defended his MSc thesis in August 2020, and then concluded his studies with an internship in the Advanced Concepts Team at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. His thesis was titled “Testing Universal Compton Clocks Using Clock Interferometry”, written under the supervision of Dr. Igor Pikovski at Stockholm University. At ESA, Thomas worked on a new approach to relativistic correlations of particle detectors based on Wigner functions together with Dr. Alexandre Feller and Dr. Benjamin Roussel. Both of these works were within the general area of relativistic quantum information and the gravity/quantum interface.

Thomas also has some previous research experience within molecular quantum mechanics, where he has worked with Prof. Michael Odelius at Stockholm University and Prof. Patrick Norman at KTH. In this context he became interested in light-matter interaction and decoherence in many-body systems.

During his studies, Thomas participated twice as team captain in the International Physicists’ Tournament, where he received an individual best award in the 2017 finals. He has also served as a teaching assistant in calculus and differential equations for junior students at KTH, and served in several student and youth organisations, including project management roles.