Associate Professor Ting Rei Tan
Associate Professor Ting Rei Tan
- Chief Investigator
- The University of Sydney
About Ting Rei
Associate Professor Ting Rei Tan is a Principal Investigator in the Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney. He is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and Sydney Horizon Fellow, where he leads research exploring the use of quantum computers to design new photoactive drugs.
An experimental quantum physicist, Associate Professor Tan has built an international research career spanning Asia, North America, and Australia. He completed his PhD in Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2016, conducting research at the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under Nobel Prize winner David Wineland.
His research has produced several notable advances in trapped-ion quantum computing. His work on high-fidelity universal quantum gate operations held a world record for five years, while his pioneering research on mixed-species quantum entangling gates was recognised as one of the Institute of Physics’ Top 10 Physics Breakthroughs of 2016. In 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship in Singapore to develop a lutetium-ion optical atomic clock for precision measurement applications.
Since joining the University of Sydney’s Quantum Control Laboratory in 2019, Associate Professor Tan has established a leading research program focused on quantum control, quantum sensing, quantum simulation of chemical dynamics, and resource-efficient quantum computing. His work aims to develop new quantum technologies that advance both fundamental science and practical applications across chemistry, metrology, and computing.
His achievements have been recognised through numerous awards, including the Australian Institute of Policy and Science Young Tall Poppy Award (NSW), the Distinguished Associate Award from the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Best Team Project Award from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems.
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