Welcome to the QDM Lab

Quantum Technologies and Dark Matter Research

The University of Western Australia

Research excellence in precision measurement and sensing, low temperature physics, hybrid quantum systems and laboratory tests of fundamental physics.

News

QDM News

Dr Ben McAllister—Young Tall Poppy Award 2025

Dr Ben McAllister—Young Tall Poppy Award 2025

The 2025 Physics Laureates

The 2025 Physics Laureates

Sonali Parashar—Honorary Mention in URSI Radio Science Letters AP-RASC Student Paper Competition

Sonali Parashar—Honorary Mention in URSI Radio Science Letters AP-RASC Student Paper Competition

Michael Hatzon—2025 URSI Young Scientist

Michael Hatzon—2025 URSI Young Scientist

Dr Catalina Curceanu—Reflections on my research stay at UWA

Dr Catalina Curceanu—Reflections on my research stay at UWA

Maxim Goryachev—ARC Future Fellowship Award

Maxim Goryachev—ARC Future Fellowship Award

The European Frequency and Time Award recipient

The European Frequency and Time Award recipient

IEEE IFCS-EFTF 2025 C.B. Sawyer Award

IEEE IFCS-EFTF 2025 C.B. Sawyer Award

Winner: The CDM 2024 Outreach and Impact Award

Winner: The CDM 2024 Outreach and Impact Award

POST Newspaper Article on Mike Tobar’s AIP Medal and the QDM Lab

POST Newspaper Article on Mike Tobar’s AIP Medal and the QDM Lab

Mike Tobar recognised for his outstanding contributions to physics

Mike Tobar recognised for his outstanding contributions to physics

Inspirational Futurum article featuring two QDM Lab members Emma Paterson and Will Campbell

Inspirational Futurum article featuring two QDM Lab members Emma Paterson and Will Campbell

Mike Tobar—Honourable Mention at Gravity Research Foundation International Essay Competition

People’s Choice winner Emma at StartUpWA’s Night of Innovation: Alchemy

People’s Choice winner Emma at StartUpWA’s Night of Innovation: Alchemy

Emma Paterson on Innovation Nation with her ground-breaking discovery

Emma Paterson on Innovation Nation with her ground-breaking discovery

Jeremy Bourhill on ABC 720 FM on the topic of neutrinos

Jeremy Bourhill on ABC 720 FM on the topic of neutrinos

Summer Students 2023/2024

Summer Students 2023/2024

The IEEE UFFC Distinguished Lecturer Final Report 2021–2023

The IEEE UFFC Distinguished Lecturer Final Report 2021–2023

Quantum Spin-Offs - News article

Quantum Spin-Offs - News article

IEEE UFFC News: Summer School on Frequency Standards, Precision and Quantum Measurement | The 9th Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology

IEEE UFFC News: Summer School on Frequency Standards, Precision and Quantum Measurement | The 9th Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology

Recent Papers

Featured

Apr 1, 2026

Distinct Berry phases in a single triangular Mobius microwave resonator

Apr 1, 2026

Apr 1, 2026

Mar 17, 2026

Dielectric properties of single-crystal calcium tungstate,

Mar 17, 2026

Mar 17, 2026

Mar 9, 2026

Measuring hydrogen ortho-para composition with a microwave cavity resonator

Mar 9, 2026

Mar 9, 2026

Mar 2, 2026

Dynamically tuneable helicity in twisted electromagnetic resonators,

Mar 2, 2026

Mar 2, 2026

Mar 1, 2026

Innovative 3D Printed Nb47Ti superconducting microwave cavity: Manufacturing and performance

Mar 1, 2026

Mar 1, 2026

Feb 10, 2026

Observation of a paraelectric-to-ferroelectric phase transition in KTaO3 induced by residual niobium impurities,

Feb 10, 2026

Feb 10, 2026

Jan 13, 2026

Follow-up Search for a Tentative Dark Photon Signal Near 19.5 eV using ORGAN-Q infrastructure,

Jan 13, 2026

Jan 13, 2026

Dec 20, 2025

Coupling 4H-Silicon Carbide spins to a microwave resonator at milli-Kelvin temperature

Dec 20, 2025

Dec 20, 2025

Dec 19, 2025

Experimental Exclusion of Planetary Mass Primordial Black Hole Mergers

Dec 19, 2025

Dec 19, 2025

Dec 16, 2025

The precision frontier: low-energy experiments to search for new physics

Dec 16, 2025

Dec 16, 2025

Dec 15, 2025

The Study of Thermal Fluctuations in Microwave and Mechanical Resonators

Dec 15, 2025

Dec 15, 2025

Nov 3, 2025

Search for Axion Dark Matter from 1.1 to 1.3 GHz with ADMX

Nov 3, 2025

Nov 3, 2025

Nov 3, 2025

Search for non-virialized axions with 3.3-4.2 micro eV mass at selected resolving powers

Nov 3, 2025

Nov 3, 2025

Oct 4, 2025

Innovative 3D Printed Nb47Ti superconducting microwave cavity: Manufacturing and performance,

Oct 4, 2025

Oct 4, 2025

Sep 1, 2025

Up-Conversion of Phonons to Photons in a Mechanically Coupled Split-Post Resonator

Sep 1, 2025

Sep 1, 2025

Sep 1, 2025

Extreme Dispersion and Gravitational Modulation: Advancing Tests of the Aharonov–Bohm Effect

Sep 1, 2025

Sep 1, 2025

Events

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We might be a quantum technologies team looking for the smallest of signals, but we're still making big waves in the scientific community.

Congratulations to Professor Michael Tobar for his feature in the Post Community Newspaper!

We are very proud to announce our article "Precision Multi-Mode Microwave Spectroscopy of Paramagnetic and Rare-Earth Ion Spin Defects in Single Crystal Calcium Tungstate" has been featured on the cover of Applied Physics Letters!

Huge con

Dr. Will Campbell and Emma Patterson were featured in the latest edition of Futurum in an article “What do quantum physicists know about gravitational waves and dark matter?”.

Link to the article below!

They shared their research goals

Congratulations to our very own Professor Michael Tobar, who was awarded the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize!

As an expert in quantum technology and dark matter from The University of Western Australia, he has been awarded a prestigious national prize

QDM researchers have been travelling from Brisbane all the way to Broome visiting rural schools and sharing the excitement of quantum and dark matter!

Will you be the champions of the Albion Hotel Pub Trivia? Gather your
friends and family, get a team together, and come along to The Albion
Hotel for a bit of trivia, with a twist of science!

Date: Friday 16 August 2024
Time: 7:00–9:00 pm
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Successful day at the StemXX Sisters community meet and greet which connected aspiring STEM students to inspiring female scientists and industry professionals.

QDM Lab joined the fun by teaming up with Quantum Girls to talk all things photons and th

What is quantum technology and why should I care? Find out about the weird and wacky physics of single particles, and how it will help us build tomorrow’s technology!

Join the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip in Perth to learn abou

Team work makes the dream work 💪

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UWA Open Day 2024 was a big success! #uwaopenday #qdm #darkmatter #uwa #science #quantum #outreach #education

PRIZES ANNOUNCED. The following accounts please collect your prices from the QDM open day table: @abynabi6 @blakenelli_ @chqhy_ @sharyn10

Some candid pictures of the gremlins out of the lab.

Fundamental research like dark matter detection can spin out useful technologies with real world impact!

Throwback to the 2021 Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip

We’re excited to announce the results of our 2021 Quantum Art Competition!

The winning entry—an imagination of concepts from quantum physics as characters from a fantasy world or story—is by Toby Davis.

The People’s Choice P

The inaugural EQUS Quantum Hackathon kicked off yesterday. 200 participants from around the country will compete for a share in $8,000 in prize money thanks to our sponsor @defencescience. Keep an eye on our socials later this week to learn more abou

Down at the Rose Hotel, Bunbury, running the #scienceweek pub test with the punters.

#teamEqus are showcasing their expertise in quantum systems and dark matter at the Newton Moore STEM Fair. We have LASERS, rotating galaxies, and the very fabric of space-time!

It's exciting to be amongst so many different stalls from industry an

EQUS has a #podcast! We're super excited to announce the launch of Clear as Quantum, a podcast about #quantum science & the exciting technologies that are getting ready to unleash a quantum revolution

Search "Clear as Quantum" whereve

Thank you Albany for the warm reception of Professor Michael Tobar for his talk on temporal/frequency metrology and dark matter.

It was lovely to see some local teachers giving groups of their brightest and best students the opportunity to attend.

Thanks for having us at Wagin District High School. It was such a pleasure talking all things quantum and dark matter with these bright young minds.

Swipe for Cat's wonderful rotating galaxy and Will's sneak peek into "the life of a physicist&

The Quantum Roadtrip crew are ready to head out for #ScienceWeek. First stop, Wagin!

Head to https://equs.org/events/quantum-dark-matter-road-trip to see how you can get involved with all our #teamEQUS shenanigans!

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