Robert Lewis-Swan

Robert Lewis-Swan is the Tedd S. Webb Presidential Professor in the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma. His research focuses on non-equilibrium many-body physics in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) systems, with applications to quantum technologies. He explores quantum phenomena like entanglement and coherence in diverse systems including neutral atoms, polar molecules, and trapped-ion crystals. His work combines analytical and numerical methods to study complex interactions and quantum control.

Education:

• B.Sc., University of Queensland, 2011
• Ph.D., University of Queensland, 2015

Research interests include quantum simulation, cavity QED, spinor Bose-Einstein condensates, and quantum-enhanced sensing. Recent work highlights include studies on dynamical phase transitions, quantum chaos, and precision metrology using trapped ions and Rydberg systems.

Selected Awards:

• Tedd S. Webb Presidential Professorship (2025)

His lab develops tools for quantum state preparation, noise mitigation, and quantum control, with applications in next-generation quantum devices. Collaborative efforts span theoretical modeling and experimental implementations in AMO systems.