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The Lundeen Lab

Students, postdocs and alumni of the lab, at the University of Ottawa and the National Research Council Canada.

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Jeff Lundeen
Principal investigator

Jeff Lundeen

Associate Professor of Physics, University of Ottawa · Director, Nexus for Quantum Technologies (NexQT)

Jeff Lundeen is an experimental quantum physicist working in quantum photonics, quantum optics, quantum information and measurement, and nonlinear and structured light. He was the Canada Research Chair in Quantum Photonics (Tier 2) from 2014 to 2024, and is a Fellow of the Max Planck – uOttawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics and of the NRC–uOttawa Joint Centre for Extreme Photonics.

Since 2025 Jeff has directed NexQT, the Nexus for Quantum Technologies: uOttawa’s cross-faculty quantum institute. It brings together more than 80 researchers from science, engineering, medicine and law to work on quantum sensing, communication, computing, materials and photonics.

He grew up in Toronto, did his undergraduate degree at Queen’s University, and earned his MSc and PhD at the University of Toronto with Aephraim Steinberg. As a postdoctoral researcher he worked with Ian Walmsley at the Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, then briefly at ICFO in Barcelona with Morgan Mitchell. From 2009 to 2013 he was a research officer at the National Research Council Canada, where he performed the first direct measurement of the quantum wavefunction. He joined uOttawa in 2013.

Office
Room 461, Advanced Research Complex
University of Ottawa
25 Templeton St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7P6
Canada
Phone
613-562-5800 ext. 7637
Lab
Rm 119, Advanced Research Complex
The team

Current members

Manuel Ferrer-García
Manuel Ferrer-García Postdoctoral fellow
Experiments in quantum information

Manuel Ferrer-García is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, where he develops compact optical devices for quantum information processing. His research focuses on structured light, multilayer photonics, and the manipulation of spatial and polarization degrees of freedom of light. Passionate about scientific collaboration, mentorship, and outreach, he actively supports the optics community. Outside the lab, he enjoys cycling, volunteering at community bike workshops, and discovering good coffee spots.

Kyle Jordan
Kyle Jordan Postdoctoral fellow · Associate member
Postdoctoral fellow at the National Research Council Canada
Michael Weil
Michael Weil PhD student
Photon statistics of high-gain parametric downconversion

Michael joined the lab in summer 2021 with an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, then came back for a 12-month co-op placement working on holographic wavefront reconstruction and the three-lens spaceplate. He is now a PhD student. Outside the lab he plays ice hockey, runs and does astrophotography.

Colin Veevers
Colin Veevers PhD student
Quantum spectroscopy with frequency-entangled photon pairs

Colin received a BSc physics from the University of Toronto in 2022. After two years working in the photonics industry, he joined the group as an MSc student under the joint supervision of Jeff and Ben Sussman at the NRC. His research focuses on developing spectroscopic techniques that use nonclassical frequency correlations to beat classically achievable performance. Outside of the lab, Colin enjoys cooking and spending time in nature.

Timothy Lee
Timothy Lee PhD student
Quantum communication with ultrafast timing resolution
Riza Fazili
Riza Fazili PhD student
Machine learning for optimizing quantum optics
Simon Lamontagne
Simon Lamontagne MSc student
Multiplexed holograms for quantum information
Alexander Duong
Alexander Duong Undergraduate researcher
Quantum optical coherence tomography

Alex is a fourth-year Honours BSc student in Physics–Mathematics with a minor in Economics, and a co-op research assistant in the lab for summer and fall 2026. He previously researched quantum materials in the Chi Lab, and holds an NSERC USRA and several uOttawa scholarships. He plays tennis and piano, and enjoys Lego and photography.

Lucie Wang
Lucie Wang Undergraduate researcher
Valeria Tena
Valeria Tena PhD student
Phase-controlled multiport device from multiplexed volume holographic gratings.
Alumni outcomes

Where our alumni went

63
alumni since 2009
3
now professors

Industry and government

QuantinuumIonQCienaIridian Spectral TechnologiesCanadian Photonics Fabrication CentreNational Research Council Canada

Graduate and postdoctoral study

CaltechCambridgeYaleMax Planck Institute for the Science of LightEPFLInstitute for Quantum ComputingUniversity of TorontoUniversity of RochesterUniversity of GlasgowUNSW Sydney

Alumni

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Postdoctoral fellows (5)

NameIn the labLast known position
Andrew Proppe2022–2025AI development, Perspective Space
Orad Reshef2022R&D, IonQ
Raphael Abrahão2020–2022Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology →
Connor Kupchak2018–2020Associate Professor, Carleton University →
Lambert Giner2014–2018Assistant Professor, Université de Moncton →

PhD (7)

NameIn the labLast known position
Kyle Jordan2020–2025Postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council Canada
Thomas Bailey2020–2025Patent law clerk
Arman Mansouri2020–2025PhD thesis submitted, University of Ottawa
Aldo Martínez Becerril2017–2024Postdoctoral fellow, University of Toronto
Daniel Hutama2021–2023Business development, Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
Jing-Hui Huang (visiting)2022–2023PhD candidate, China University of Geosciences
Jefferson Flórez2016–2022Scientist, Quantinuum

MSc (10)

NameIn the labLast known position
Brayden Freitas2022–2024Independent contractor
Nicholas Sorensen2022–2023PhD student, University of Calgary
Henri Morin2018–2022PhD student, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Michael DelMastro2018–2021Master of Political Management, Carleton University
Davor Curic2016–2018PhD student, biophotonics, University of Calgary
Matthew Runyon2015–2017Optical systems engineer, Ciena
Guillaume Thekkadath2015–2017Research scientist, National Research Council Canada
Rebecca Saaltink2012–2016Optical applications engineer, Iridian Spectral Technologies
Xinru Cheng2014–2016College instructor, Nanaimo, BC
Maye Alsaawy2014–2016—

Undergraduate and visiting researchers (41)

NameIn the labLast known position
Lucie Wang2026Undergraduate, University of Ottawa
John Grace2026MSc, EPFL
Mathilda Zagabe2024–2026Undergraduate, University of Ottawa
Angéline Lafleur2024–2025MSc, Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo
Christopher Negraes2024–2025University of Ottawa
Pawni Manchanda2024PhD candidate, quantum information
Jennifer Besner2023–2024PhD candidate, University of Glasgow
Niklas Braband2023Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Sudhir Suresh Babu2023Undergraduate, IIT Guwahati
Ilyas Jaffer2023BSc, University of Ottawa
Cedric Bohemier2022–2023PhD candidate, UNSW Sydney
Pratham Tahiliani2022MSc, IIT Dhanbad
Yaryna Mamchur2022PhD student, photonics, University of Ottawa
James Hubble2022PhD candidate, University of Ottawa
Jordan Page2019MSc, physical chemistry, McGill University
Kinjal Saxena2019Master of Management, Columbia University
Siwei Luo2018–2019PhD candidate, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Li Liu2018BSc, Nankai University
Ali Alhulaymi2018PhD student, Yale University
Nathan Carlson2016–2018PhD student, University of Toronto
Gabriel Bussières2017–2018MSc completed
Michel Poisson2017–2018IT systems administrator
Xinyuan Ma2017PhD student, Nanyang Technological University
Abdulkarim Hariri2017MSc student, Duke University
Felix Hufnagel2016–2017PhD student, University of Ottawa
Tyler Dacosta2016–2017Electrical engineer
Codey Nacke2016–2017Master's, electrical engineering, McGill University
Alexandre Charest2016—
Darren Chan (high school)2016—
Marissa Granados Báez2015PhD student, University of Rochester
Alec Fraser2015PhD student, University of Texas
Alicia Sit2015PhD student, University of Ottawa
Matthew Horton2015PhD student, University of Cambridge
Jash Banker2014–2015PhD student, Caltech
Yamn Chalich2014MEng student, McMaster University
Tai Leung2014Museum guide, Canada Science and Technology Museum
Kiera van der Sande2014Engineer
Magdalena Richardson2013–2017BEng student, University of Ottawa
Brandon Sutherland2009–2010Editor, Joule
Corey Stewart2009PhD student, University of Toronto
Aabid Patel2009PhD student, University of Southampton