Professor Matthew Davis
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Matthew Davis

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Background

Professor Matthew Davis is a theoretical and computational physicist. His main research area is non-equilibrium quantum many-body systems, and he particularly focuses on the platform of ultracold quantum gases. He particularly enjoys connecting theory with experiment, and has published several high impact papers with several international experimental groups.

His specific research areas include:

  • Non-equilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates and other quantum gases;
  • Superfluidity, vortices, and quantum turbulence;
  • Dynamics of phase transitions and formation of topological defects;
  • Relaxation of isolated quantum systems and quantum thermodynamics;
  • Computational methods for quantum systems.

He did his undergraduate studies in physics at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, before completing his PhD at the University of Oxford in 2001 under the supervision of Sir Professor Keith Burnett. He has been at the University of Queensland since 2002, and was promoted to Professor in 2013. He is currently a chief investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies.

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Professor Matthew Davis is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Physical Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science, University of Otago
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

Research interests

  • Non-equilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates and other quantum gases

  • Superfluidity, vortices, and quantum turbulence

  • Dynamics of phase transitions and formation of topological defects

  • Relaxation of isolated quantum systems and quantum thermodynamics

  • Computational methods for quantum systems

Search Professor Matthew Davis’s works on UQ eSpace

143 works between 1997 and 2024
All (143) Journal Article (105) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (32)

61 - 80 of 143 works

2011

Journal Article

Phase separation and pattern formation in a binary Bose-Einstein condensate

Sabbatini, Jacopo, Zurek, Wojciech H. and Davis, Matthew J. (2011). Phase separation and pattern formation in a binary Bose-Einstein condensate. Physical Review Letters, 107 (23) 230402, 230402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.230402

Phase separation and pattern formation in a binary Bose-Einstein condensate

2011

Journal Article

Erratum: Quasicondensation and coherence in the quasi-two-dimensional trapped Bose gas [Phys. Rev. A 79, 033626 (2009)]

Bisset, R. N., Davis, M. J., Simula, T. P. and Blakie, P. B. (2011). Erratum: Quasicondensation and coherence in the quasi-two-dimensional trapped Bose gas [Phys. Rev. A 79, 033626 (2009)]. Physical Review A, 84 (3) 039901. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.84.039901

Erratum: Quasicondensation and coherence in the quasi-two-dimensional trapped Bose gas [Phys. Rev. A 79, 033626 (2009)]

2011

Journal Article

Many-body physics in the classical-field description of a degenerate Bose gas

Wright, T. M., Proukakis, N. P. and Davis, M. J. (2011). Many-body physics in the classical-field description of a degenerate Bose gas. Physical Review A, 84 (2) 023608, 023608-1-023608-14. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.84.023608

Many-body physics in the classical-field description of a degenerate Bose gas

2011

Conference Publication

Non-equilibrium flows and superfluid turbulence in finite temperature dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates

Davis, Matthew J., Wright, Tod M., Simula, Tapio, Feng, Chao and Garrett, Michael C. (2011). Non-equilibrium flows and superfluid turbulence in finite temperature dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates. International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194108

Non-equilibrium flows and superfluid turbulence in finite temperature dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates

2011

Journal Article

Growth dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a dimple trap without cooling

Garrett, Michael C., Ratnapala, Adrian, van Ooijen, Eikbert D., Vale, Christopher J., Weegink, Kristian, Schnelle, Sebastian K., Vainio, Otto, Heckenberg, Norman R., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Davis, Matthew J. (2011). Growth dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a dimple trap without cooling. Physical Review A, 83 (1) 013630, 013630-1-013630-9. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.013630

Growth dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a dimple trap without cooling

2011

Conference Publication

Superfluidity and anomalous correlations in a two-dimensional Bose gas

Wright, Tod M., Foster, Christopher J. and Davis, Matthew J. (2011). Superfluidity and anomalous correlations in a two-dimensional Bose gas. International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194109

Superfluidity and anomalous correlations in a two-dimensional Bose gas

2011

Conference Publication

Time-averaged optical dipole traps for Bose-Einstein condensates

Humbert, L., Baker, M., Sigle, D., Van Ooijen, E. D., Haine, S. A., Davis, M. J., Heckenberg, N. R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2011). Time-averaged optical dipole traps for Bose-Einstein condensates. 2011 Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194132

Time-averaged optical dipole traps for Bose-Einstein condensates

2011

Conference Publication

Two-dimensional quantum turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

Anderson, Brian P., Neely, T. W., Bradley, A. S., Samson, E. C., Rooney, S. J., Wright, E. M., Law, K. J. H., Carretero-Gonzalez, R., Kevrekidis, P. G. and Davis, M. J. (2011). Two-dimensional quantum turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates. 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August - September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194168

Two-dimensional quantum turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

2011

Conference Publication

Quantum drag forces below the superfluid critical velocity in dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates

Feng, Chao, Wright, Tod and Davis, Matthew J. (2011). Quantum drag forces below the superfluid critical velocity in dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim, CLEOPR 2011, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Washington, DC, United States: The Optical Society.

Quantum drag forces below the superfluid critical velocity in dilute gas Bose-Einstein condensates

2010

Journal Article

Multimode analysis of non-classical correlations in double-well Bose-Einstein condensates

Ferris, Andrew J. and Davis, Matthew J. (2010). Multimode analysis of non-classical correlations in double-well Bose-Einstein condensates. New Journal of Physics, 12 (5) 055024, 055024-1-055024-15. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/5/055024

Multimode analysis of non-classical correlations in double-well Bose-Einstein condensates

2010

Journal Article

Observation of vortex dipoles in an oblate Bose-Einstein condensate

Neely, T. W., Samson, E. C., Bradley, A. S., Davis, M. J. and Anderson, B. P. (2010). Observation of vortex dipoles in an oblate Bose-Einstein condensate. Physical Review Letters, 104 (16) 160401, 160401-1-160401-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.160401

Observation of vortex dipoles in an oblate Bose-Einstein condensate

2010

Journal Article

Vortex pairing in two-dimensional Bose gases

Foster, Christopher J., Blakie, P. Blair and Davis, Matthew J. (2010). Vortex pairing in two-dimensional Bose gases. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 81 (2) 023623, 023623-1-023623-15. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.023623

Vortex pairing in two-dimensional Bose gases

2009

Journal Article

Observation of shock waves in a large Bose-Einstein condensate

Meppelink, R., Koller, S. B., Vogels, J. M., van der Straten, P., van Ooijen, E. D., Heckenberg, N. R., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H., Haine, S. A. and Davis, M. J. (2009). Observation of shock waves in a large Bose-Einstein condensate. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 80 (4) 043606, 043606-1-043606-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.043606

Observation of shock waves in a large Bose-Einstein condensate

2009

Journal Article

Quantum-limited metrology and Bose-Einstein condensates

Boixo, Sergio, Datta, Animesh, Davis, Matthew J., Shaji, Anil, Tacla, Alexandre B. and Caves, Carlton M. (2009). Quantum-limited metrology and Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A, 80 (3) 032103, 032103-1-032103-16. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.032103

Quantum-limited metrology and Bose-Einstein condensates

2009

Journal Article

Drag force on an impurity below the superfluid critical velocity in a quasi-one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate

Sykes, Andrew G., Davis, Matthew J. and Roberts, David C. (2009). Drag force on an impurity below the superfluid critical velocity in a quasi-one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate. Physical Review Letters, 103 (8) 085302, 085302-1-085302-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.085302

Drag force on an impurity below the superfluid critical velocity in a quasi-one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate

2009

Journal Article

Numerical method for evolving the dipolar projected Gross-Pitaevskii equation

Blakie, P. B., Ticknor, C., Bradley, A. S., Martin, A. M., Davis, M. J. and Kawaguchi, Y. (2009). Numerical method for evolving the dipolar projected Gross-Pitaevskii equation. Physical Review E, 80 (1) 016703, 016703-1-016703-16. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.016703

Numerical method for evolving the dipolar projected Gross-Pitaevskii equation

2009

Journal Article

Dynamical formation and interaction of bright solitary waves and solitons in the collapse of Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interactions

Dabrowska-Wuster, B. J., Wuster, S. and Davis, M. J. (2009). Dynamical formation and interaction of bright solitary waves and solitons in the collapse of Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interactions. New Journal of Physics, 11 (5) 053017, 053017-1-053017-15. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/053017

Dynamical formation and interaction of bright solitary waves and solitons in the collapse of Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interactions

2009

Journal Article

Comparative study of dynamical simulation methods for the dissociation of molecular Bose-Einstein condensates

Midgley, S. L. W., Wüster, S., Olsen, M. K., Davis, M. J. and Kheruntsyan, K. V. (2009). Comparative study of dynamical simulation methods for the dissociation of molecular Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A, 79 (5) 053632, 053632-1-053632-10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.79.053632

Comparative study of dynamical simulation methods for the dissociation of molecular Bose-Einstein condensates

2009

Journal Article

Atomic entanglement generation and detection via degenerate four-wave mixing of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice

Ferris, Andrew J., Olsen, Murray K. and Davis, Matthew J. (2009). Atomic entanglement generation and detection via degenerate four-wave mixing of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice. Physical Review A, 79 (4) 043634, 043634-1-043634-11. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.79.043634

Atomic entanglement generation and detection via degenerate four-wave mixing of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice

2009

Journal Article

Nonlocal pair correlations in the one-dimensional Bose gas at finite temperature

Deuar, P., Sykes, A. G., Gangardt, D. M., Davis, M. J., Drummond, P. D. and Kheruntsyan, K. V. (2009). Nonlocal pair correlations in the one-dimensional Bose gas at finite temperature. Physical Review A, 79 (4) 043619, 043619-1-043619-20. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.79.043619

Nonlocal pair correlations in the one-dimensional Bose gas at finite temperature

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Controlling superfluid transport with spatially engineered dissipation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Nonequilibrium vortex matter in a strongly interacting quantum fluid
    United States Army Research Office
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Quantum-enhanced atomic gravimetry for improved sensing capabilities (AISRF led by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2025
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS2)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    A non-contact quantum weighbridge
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Spin vortex dynamics in a ferromagnetic superfluid
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Inertial sensing with a quantum gas phonon interferometer
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Nonequilibrium quantum dynamics in superfluid helium
    United States Army Research Office
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2024
    ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) (ARC Centre of Excellence administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Increasing student engagement in active learning through feedback on pre-reading quizzes
    UQ Teaching Innovation Grants
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Nonequilibrium states of polariton superfluids
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Advanced Superfluid Physics Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Enhancing student buy-in: pre-reading and feedback in the flipped classroom
    Technology-Enhanced Learning Grants
    Open grant
  • 2011
    New-generation parallel-computing cluster for the mathematical and physical sciences
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Quantum Equilibration
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Ebb and flow of superfluids: Bose-Einstein condensates far from equilibrium
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    ResTeach 2010 0.2 FTE School of Mathematics and Physics
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Spontaneous Formation of Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Superfluidity and Quantum Fluctuations in Bose-Einstein Condensates
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Nonlinear dynamics and chaos in Bose-Einstein Condensates on atom chips
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2010
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics (ANU lead institution)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    Quantum Atom Optics and Single Atom Detection with Micro-Bose-Einstein Condensates
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Matthew Davis is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Superfluidity, nonequilibrium quantum systems, quantum thermodynamics

    I am happy to offer honours and PhD projects in all areas of my research interests. Please contact me for more details.

    • Non-equilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates and other quantum gases;
    • Superfluidity, vortices, and quantum turbulence;
    • Dynamics of phase transitions and formation of topological defects;
    • Relaxation of isolated quantum systems and quantum thermodynamics;
    • Computational methods for quantum systems.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Matthew Davis directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bose-Einstein condensation
  • Computational physics
  • Physics - absolute zero
  • Physics - Bose-Einstein
  • Physics - quantum
  • Physics - superfluidity
  • Quantum physics
  • Superfluidity - physics
  • Theoretical physics
  • Unltra cold gases - physics

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