Associate Professor Tyler Neely
Associate Professor

Tyler Neely

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Background

A/Prof. Neely leads research projects on quantum turbulence in quasi-uniform 2D BEC superfluids, atomtronics, quantum sensing, and spinor condensates. He is an associate investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) and an associate investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology (QUBIC).

His career has spanned three institutions, first the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, where he received his PhD in 2010 working with Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and quantum turbulence. Subsequently, he had a postdoctoral position at NIST (2010-2012), where he developed and advanced new techniques for midinfrared spectroscopy with pulsed lasers.

The Bose-Einstein condensation lab has openings for honours, PhD, and undergraduate projects. Please contact A/Prof. Neely (t.neely@uq.edu.au) regarding current opportunities.

Availability

Associate Professor Tyler Neely is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Degenerate quantum gases and atom optics Lasers and quantum electronics Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy Physical Sciences Quantum optics and quantum optomechanics Quantum physics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Oregon
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Arizona
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arizona

Research interests

  • Superfluid turbulence

  • Atomtronics

  • Quantum thermodynamics

  • Matter-wave based inertial sensing

Search Professor Tyler Neely’s works on UQ eSpace

42 works between 2007 and 2025
All (42) Journal Article (27) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (14)

1 - 20 of 42 works

Featured

2011

Journal Article

High-power broadband laser source tunable from 3.0 mu m to 4.4 mu m based on a femtosecond Yb:fiber oscillator

Neely, Tyler W., Johnson, Todd A. and Diddams, Scott A. (2011). High-power broadband laser source tunable from 3.0 mu m to 4.4 mu m based on a femtosecond Yb:fiber oscillator. Optics Letters, 36 (20), 4020-4022. doi: 10.1364/OL.36.004020

High-power broadband laser source tunable from 3.0 mu m to 4.4 mu m based on a femtosecond Yb:fiber oscillator

Featured

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

Featured

2008

Journal Article

Spontaneous vortices in the formation of Bose-Einstein condensates

Weiler, Chad N., Neely, Tyler W., Scherer, David R., Bradley, Ashton S, Davis, Matthew J. and Anderson, Brian P. (2008). Spontaneous vortices in the formation of Bose-Einstein condensates. Nature, 455 (7215), 948-951. doi: 10.1038/nature07334

Spontaneous vortices in the formation of Bose-Einstein condensates

Featured

2007

Journal Article

Vortex formation by merging of multiple trapped Bose-Einstein condensates

Scherer, David R., Weiler, Chad N., Neely, Tyler W. and Anderson, Brian P. (2007). Vortex formation by merging of multiple trapped Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review Letters, 98 (11) 110402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.110402

Vortex formation by merging of multiple trapped Bose-Einstein condensates

2025

Journal Article

Shear-induced decaying turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

Simjanovski, S., Gauthier, G., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H., Reeves, M. T. and Neely, T. W. (2025). Shear-induced decaying turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A, 111 (2) 023314. doi: 10.1103/physreva.111.023314

Shear-induced decaying turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

2023

Journal Article

Optimizing persistent currents in a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate using machine learning

Simjanovski, Simeon, Gauthier, Guillaume, Davis, Matthew J., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Neely, Tyler W. (2023). Optimizing persistent currents in a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate using machine learning. Physical Review A, 108 (6) 063306. doi: 10.1103/physreva.108.063306

Optimizing persistent currents in a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate using machine learning

2023

Journal Article

Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates

Woffinden, Charles, Groszek, Andrew J., Gauthier, Guillaume, Mommers, Bradley J., Bromley, Michael W. J., Haine, Simon A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J., Neely, Tyler W. and Baker, Mark (2023). Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates. SciPost Physics, 15 (4) 128, 1-22. doi: 10.21468/scipostphys.15.4.128

Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates

2022

Journal Article

Scaling dynamics of the ultracold Bose gas

Bradley, Ashton S., Clarke, Jordan, Neely, Tyler W. and Anderson, Brian P. (2022). Scaling dynamics of the ultracold Bose gas. Physical Review A, 106 (5) 053316. doi: 10.1103/physreva.106.053316

Scaling dynamics of the ultracold Bose gas

2022

Journal Article

Turbulent relaxation to equilibrium in a two-dimensional quantum vortex gas

Reeves, Matthew T., Goddard-Lee, Kwan, Gauthier, Guillaume, Stockdale, Oliver R., Salman, Hayder, Edmonds, Timothy, Yu, Xiaoquan, Bradley, Ashton S., Baker, Mark, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Neely, Tyler W. (2022). Turbulent relaxation to equilibrium in a two-dimensional quantum vortex gas. Physical Review X, 12 (1) 011031. doi: 10.1103/physrevx.12.011031

Turbulent relaxation to equilibrium in a two-dimensional quantum vortex gas

2021

Journal Article

Roadmap on atomtronics: state of the art and perspective

Amico, L., Boshier, M., Birkl, G., Minguzzi, A., Miniatura, C., Kwek, L.-C., Aghamalyan, D., Ahufinger, V., Anderson, D., Andrei, N., Arnold, A. S., Baker, M., Bell, T. A., Bland, T., Brantut, J. P., Cassettari, D., Chetcuti, W. J., Chevy, F., Citro, R., De Palo, S., Dumke, R., Edwards, M., Folman, R., Fortagh, J., Gardiner, S. A., Garraway, B. M., Gauthier, G., Günther, A., Haug, T. ... Yakimenko, A. (2021). Roadmap on atomtronics: state of the art and perspective. AVS Quantum Science, 3 (3) 039201, 1-105. doi: 10.1116/5.0026178

Roadmap on atomtronics: state of the art and perspective

2021

Journal Article

Dynamic high-resolution optical trapping of ultracold atoms

Gauthier, Guillaume, Bell, Thomas A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Baker, Mark, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Neely, Tyler W. (2021). Dynamic high-resolution optical trapping of ultracold atoms. Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 70, 1-101. doi: 10.1016/bs.aamop.2021.04.001

Dynamic high-resolution optical trapping of ultracold atoms

2020

Conference Publication

Superfluid acoustics in a dumbbell helmholtz oscillator

Gauthier, Guillaume, Szigeti, Stuart S., Reeves, Matthew T., Baker, Mark, Bell, Thomas A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Neely, Tyler W. (2020). Superfluid acoustics in a dumbbell helmholtz oscillator. 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2020, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3–5 August 2020. Washington D.C., United States: OSA Publishing . doi: 10.1364/cleopr.2020.c8c_1

Superfluid acoustics in a dumbbell helmholtz oscillator

2020

Conference Publication

Feedforward optimisation of optical trapping potentials for ultracold atoms

Gauthier, Guillaume, Bell, Thomas A., Baker, Mark, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Neely, Tyler W. (2020). Feedforward optimisation of optical trapping potentials for ultracold atoms. 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2020, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3–5 August 2020. Washington, D.C. United States: OSA Publishing. doi: 10.1364/cleopr.2020.c8c_4

Feedforward optimisation of optical trapping potentials for ultracold atoms

2020

Journal Article

Universal dynamics in the expansion of vortex clusters in a dissipative two-dimensional superfluid

Stockdale, Oliver R., Reeves, Matthew T., Yu, Xiaoquan, Gauthier, Guillaume, Goddard-Lee, Kwan, Bowen, Warwick P., Neely, Tyler W. and Davis, Matthew J. (2020). Universal dynamics in the expansion of vortex clusters in a dissipative two-dimensional superfluid. Physical Review Research, 2 (3) 033138. doi: 10.1103/physrevresearch.2.033138

Universal dynamics in the expansion of vortex clusters in a dissipative two-dimensional superfluid

2020

Conference Publication

A soliton gyroscope using atomic superfluids in digital micromirror controlled optical potentials

Bell, Thomas A., Gauthier, Guillaume, Baker, Mark A. and Neely, Tyler W. (2020). A soliton gyroscope using atomic superfluids in digital micromirror controlled optical potentials. 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO PR 2020), Sydney, NSW Australia, 3-5 August 2020. Washington, DC USA: OSA. doi: 10.1364/cleopr.2020.c8c_3

A soliton gyroscope using atomic superfluids in digital micromirror controlled optical potentials

2019

Journal Article

Quantitative acoustic models for superfluid circuits

Gauthier, Guillaume, Szigeti, Stuart S., Reeves, Matthew T., Baker, Mark, Bell, Thomas A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Neely, Tyler W. (2019). Quantitative acoustic models for superfluid circuits. Physical Review Letters, 123 (26) 260402, 260402. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.260402

Quantitative acoustic models for superfluid circuits

2019

Journal Article

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid

Gauthier, Guillaume, Reeves, Matthew T., Yu, Xiaoquan, Bradley, Ashton S., Baker, Mark A., Bell, Thomas A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Neely, Tyler W. (2019). Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid. Science, 364 (6447), 1264-1267. doi: 10.1126/science.aat5718

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid

2018

Journal Article

Phase and micromotion of Bose-Einstein condensates in a time-averaged ring trap

Bell, Thomas A., Gauthier, Guillaume, Neely, Tyler W., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Baker, Mark A. (2018). Phase and micromotion of Bose-Einstein condensates in a time-averaged ring trap. Physical Review A, 98 (1) 013604. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.98.013604

Phase and micromotion of Bose-Einstein condensates in a time-averaged ring trap

2018

Journal Article

Mesoscopic dynamical differences from quantum state preparation in a Bose-Hubbard trimer

Olsen, M. K., Neely, T. W. and Bradley, A. S. (2018). Mesoscopic dynamical differences from quantum state preparation in a Bose-Hubbard trimer. Physical Review Letters, 120 (23) 230406, 230406. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.230406

Mesoscopic dynamical differences from quantum state preparation in a Bose-Hubbard trimer

2017

Conference Publication

Near-diffraction limited direct imaging of patterned light fields for trapping (Conference presentation)

Gauthier, Guillaume, Lenton, Issac, Baker, Mark, Davis, Matthew J., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Neely, Tyler W. (2017). Near-diffraction limited direct imaging of patterned light fields for trapping (Conference presentation). Conference on Complex Light and Optical Forces XI, San Francisco, CA, United States, 31 January - 2 February, 2017. Bellingham, WA, United States: SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2251851

Near-diffraction limited direct imaging of patterned light fields for trapping (Conference presentation)

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Vortex matter simulators of two-dimensional melting
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    CERQuS: Cavity-Enhanced Rydberg Quantum Sensors for Bioelectrics
    Quantum 2032 Challenge Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2023
    Spin vortex dynamics in a ferromagnetic superfluid
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Turbulent cascades in superfluid Flatland
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Inertial sensing with a quantum gas phonon interferometer
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Riding a quantum wave: transport and flow of atomic quantum fluids
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Tyler Neely is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Bose-Einstein condensation lab projects

    The Bose-Einstein condensation lab has openings for honours, PhD, and undergraduate projects.

    Please contact Dr Neely (t.neely@uq.edu.au) or visit the group's website regarding current opportunities.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • cold atoms
  • quantum
  • quantum technology
  • superfluid
  • turbulence

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