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Scientia Professor Alexander Hamilton

Scientia Professor Alexander Hamilton

Professor

Doctor of Philosophy (1993) University of Cambridge, UK

B. Sc. (Physics), 1st Class with Honours (1988) Imperial College, University of London, UK

Science
School of Physics

Alexander Hamilton is one of Australia's leading experimental condensed matter physicists, working on quantum devices and quantum computing. He is head of the Quantum Electronic Devices group in the School of Physics at UNSW, and an ARC Industry Laureate Fellow. Research group website http://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/qed

 
Phone
+61 2 9385 5736
E-mail
alex.hamilton@unsw.edu.au
Location
https://collab.phys.unsw.edu.au:4431/bin/view/QEDgroup/QedLocation

Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma
Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium,
ARC DP210101608

2021-2023

$580,000

Hamilton, Culcer, Govoreanu, Li, Developing hole spin quantum bits in industrially fabricated silicon chips,
ARC LP200100019

2020-2023

$420,696

Hamilton, Fuhrer, Wang, Seidel, Valanoor, Karel, Klochan,
Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials, ARC LE200100197

2020

$1,102,947

Hamilton, Loss, Scappucci and Ritchie,
A new spin on semiconductor quantum information technology, ARC DP200100147

2020-2022

$582,000

Hamilton, Research Attraction and Acceleration Program Funding: ARC CoE FLEET, NSW State Government

2017-2018

$100,000

Fuhrer, Hamilton, and 36 others, ARC Centre of Excellence in Low Energy Electronics, CE170100039.

2017-2023

$33,400,000

  • Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma
    Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium,
    ARC DP210101608

    Hamilton, Culcer, Govoreanu, Li, Developing hole spin quantum bits in industrially fabricated silicon chips,
    ARC LP200100019

    2021-2023

    2020-2023

    $580,000

    $420,696

  • Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma
    Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium,
    ARC DP210101608

    Hamilton, Fuhrer, Wang, Seidel, Valanoor, Karel, Klochan,
    Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials, ARC LE200100197

    2021-2023

    2020

    $580,000

    $1,102,947

  • Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma
    Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium,
    ARC DP210101608

    Hamilton, Loss, Scappucci and Ritchie,
    A new spin on semiconductor quantum information technology, ARC DP200100147

    2021-2023

    2020-2022

    $580,000

    $582,000

  • Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma
    Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium,
    ARC DP210101608

    Hamilton, Research Attraction and Acceleration Program Funding: ARC CoE FLEET, NSW State Government

    2021-2023

    2017-2018

    $580,000

    $100,000

  • Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma
    Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium,
    ARC DP210101608

    Fuhrer, Hamilton, and 36 others, ARC Centre of Excellence in Low Energy Electronics, CE170100039.

    2021-2023

    2017-2023

    $580,000

    $33,400,000

Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellowship (2024 - 29)

Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2015. 

UNSW Scientia Professor 2013.

Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award (2012-14)

Australian Research Council Professorial Fellowship (2007-11)

COSMOS ‘Bright Sparks’ Award as one of Australia’s top 10 scientists (2007)

Australasian Science Prize (2006) Australia 

  • Spin based quantum devices for quantum electronics and quantum computing
  • Semiconductor holes in quantum devices
  • Hole quantum bits for quantum computing
  • Topological materials for ultra-low power electronics
  • 2D van der Waals materials