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Helena Knowles is a University Lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge and a Royal Society Research Fellow. Her research group focuses on quantum control and quantum imaging at the nanometer scale, particularly using diamond defects for nanoscale sensing in biological and solid-state systems. She leads the Quantum Information and Control group at the Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory.
Helena holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and an MSc from ETH Zurich. She was awarded a Research Fellowship at St John’s College, Cambridge (2014), where she supervised students in nanoscale NMR experiments, and worked as a Research Associate at Harvard University (2017) on single-atom thin materials. Her research bridges quantum physics, nanotechnology, and biophysics, with applications in medical diagnostics and materials science.
Key areas of research include quantum metrology, diamond-based sensors, and nanoscale imaging in living systems. Her work has advanced techniques like simultaneous nanorheology and thermometry using diamond quantum sensors, as well as quantum magnetometry for studying antiferromagnetic materials. Awards include the Royal Society Research Fellowship.
Her lab develops biocompatible quantum sensors (e.g., Q-BiC chips) and explores applications in biological systems. Current projects emphasize multimodal sensing and precision measurements in complex environments.
