Dr. Bilitewski's Lab

Theoretical Quantum Science

My theoretical quantum science group works at the intersection of atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics and condensed matter theory, on quantum many-body physics, quantum simulation and entanglement generation. Our aim is to create, protect and control entanglement in programmable quantum simulators and sensors, in close collaboration with experimental groups at OSU, the University of Oklahoma, JILA and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Please have a look at the research page for our current topics.

The group currently consists of one postdoc, Dr. Arman Duha, and three PhD students: Lucas Cartwright and Sagar Chaudhary at OSU, and Sakshi Bahamnia at the University of Oklahoma. You can find out more about what they are doing on the research team page.

I welcome inquiries from prospective PhD students. Please contact me if you are interested in joining OSU and working with me; I am also happy to set up a video call for a brief chat. PhD positions are also available through OSU’s NSF-funded AIQIS program in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science; see the fellowship announcement.

News 

News from the group, including new papers, awards and talks, is on my website at www.thomas-bilitewski.com/news. The website also has detailed research pages and a full publication list 

Funding

Our research is currently funded by:

• NSF CAREER Award (2026–2031): “Quantum Many-Body Dynamics and Entanglement Generation in Spatially and Temporally Controlled Spin Systems,” $504,481. NSF award page
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2025–2028), with co-PI Grant Biedermann (University of Oklahoma): “Spatio-Temporal Control for Quantum Simulation, Entanglement Generation and State Preparation of Bosonic States in Long-Range Interacting Spin Models,” $599,551. OSU news release
• Department of Energy Genesis Mission, Phase I (2026–2027), led by Grant Biedermann (University of Oklahoma) with Michael Martin (Los Alamos National Laboratory) and me: “AI-Driven Control and Optimization of QuDit Platforms in Rydberg Arrays,” $651,891. OU news release

I am also co-PI and part of the leadership team of the NSF Research Traineeship “Accelerating Transdisciplinary Training of an Oklahoma Workforce for the Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Revolution” (ATTAQ, 2025–2030, $2,999,630), which established OSU’s AIQIS PhD program. OSU news release