Warwick Bowen

Professor Bowen is Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology, and leads the Quantum Optics Laboratory at UQ. He is recognised both nationally and internationally for research at the interface of quantum science and nanotechnology; including bioimaging, biotechnology, nanophotonics, nanomechanics, quantum optomechanics and photonic/quantum sensing. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics. Professor Bowen's research spans from the very fundamental, e.g. how does quantum physics transition into our everyday world at large scales?, to applied, e.g. developing next generation sensors for medical diagnostics and navigation. To pursue this research, his lab works in close partnership with industry and uses state-of-the-art facilities for nanofabrication, nanoanalysis, precision optical measurement and deep cryogenic refrigeration available in-house or on campus at UQ. Professor Bowen has supervised more than thirty postgraduate students, who have been recognised with prizes such as Fulbright Scholarships, an Australian Youth Science Ambassadorship, a Springer PhD theses prize, the Queensland nomination for the Australian Institute of Physics Bragg Medal, the Australian Optical Society Postgraduate Student Prize and UQ Graduate of the Year. He regularly has projects available, both for postgraduate students and for postdoctoral researchers. Please check his website, above, or contact him directly for details (w.bowen@uq.edu.au). Quantum biotechnology, Quantum measurement and control, Quantum and precision sensing, Superfluid physics and devices, Nanomechanical computing

[2026] Dynamic interaction between chiral currents and surface waves in topological superfluid. Forstner, S., Choi, H., Harris, G. I., Sawadsky, A., Bowen, W. P. and Baker, C. G. (2026). Physical Review Research, 8 (3) 033275. doi: 10.1103/93r1-vqk2 [2026] Mechanical squeezing via feedback control. Meng, Chao and Bowen, Warwick P. (2026). npj Quantum Information. doi: 10.1038/s41534-026-01354-4 [2026] Ultrawide Bandwidth Optomechanical Magnetometry Using Flux Concentration. Carey, Benjamin J., Bawden, Nathaniel, Gottardo, Fernando, Bennett, James S., Bulla, Douglas, Foster, Scott and Bowen, Warwick P. (2026). Advanced Functional Materials, 36 (65) e77020. doi: 10.1002/adfm.77020 [2026] Practical limits on integrated squeezers. Dean, Devin J., Park, Taewon, Madsen, Lars S., Terrason, Alex,