Our Research

Our group explores the boundaries of quantum physics and gravity
from both an experimental and theoretical standpoint.

• Quantum Optomechanics and Quantum Measurement
• Levitated Superconducting Gravimeters
• Precision Tests of Gravity with Microscopic Source Masses
• Quantum Tests of Gravity and Gravitational Quantum Physics

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Open Positions

Interested applicants can contact Markus Aspelmeyer or one of the experiment leads.
Available positions:

• BSc positions
• MSc positions
• PhD positions
• PostDoc positions

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Latest News

09.03.2011
 

"How long does a tuning fork ring?"

Researchers at the University of Vienna and Technical University Munich have solved a long-standing problem in the design of mechanical resonators:...

01.12.2010
 

Simon Gröblacher & Thomas Juffmann receive the ESG-Nano-Prize on Nanosciences 2010

Mag. Simon Gröblacher & DI Thomas Juffmann (Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics & Quantum Information, Vienna University of Vienna) have been awarded...

01.12.2010
 

APART fellowship has been awarded to Rainer Kaltenbaek

The Austrian Program for Advanced Research and Technology (APART) is a prestigious fellowship awarded by the Austrian Academy of Science to young...

02.11.2010
 

Simon Gröblacher receives the ESG-Nano-Prize on Nanosciences 2010

Simon Gröblacher has been awarded the ESG-Nano-Prize on Nanosciences 2010 from the Erwin Schrödinger Gesellschaft für Nanowissenschaften.

04.10.2010
 

Feodor-Lynen research fellowship to Witlef Wieczorek

Witlef Wieczorek has been awarded one of the prestigious Feodor-Lynen research fellowships by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation in order to work...

15.05.2010
 

“’Cavity Optomechanics’ – a hot topic!“

"Nature Milestone", "burgeoning field" and "fast-moving fields of physics"- within only three days the field of cavity optomechanics has been spotted...