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Dr. B.J. Hensen is an Assistant Professor at the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION), Faculty of Science, Leiden University, where he leads the Hensen Lab. He began his independent research career in June 2022, establishing an experimental group focused on quantum mechanics at macroscopic scales.
His research interests lie at the intersection of quantum mechanics and gravity, particularly in developing experimental platforms to test quantum entanglement mediated by gravity. His lab aims to create spatial superpositions of picogram-scale masses using superconducting levitation and coupling to qubit systems. This involves ultra-low temperature measurements, nanofabrication, and quantum control techniques.
The recent publications and preprints from his group reflect a strong focus on foundational quantum physics, including experimental levitation, quantum measurement, spacetime diffusion models, and hybrid quantum systems. The work is highly interdisciplinary, spanning quantum information, condensed matter, and gravitational physics.
- ERC Starting Grant
- NGF Quantum Technology Grant
- Quantum Delta NL Funding
- Leiden University and NWO support
Dr. Hensen supervises a growing team of PhD students, postdocs, and master’s students, including Martijn Janse, Stef Koenis, Richard Wagner, Eli van der Bent, and postdocs Robert Smit and M. Luisa Mattana. His lab actively recruits new members and has secured significant funding for long-term research. The Hensen Lab also collaborates with institutions like Delft University of Technology.
The lab maintains infrastructure such as a dilution refrigerator and has developed in-house Python code for experimental control, now publicly available. Ongoing projects include gigahertz readout of nano-SQUIDs and the development of quantum modems via microwave-to-optics transduction.
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