Celsius Lecture: Diamond quantum sensors for biomedical applications
- Date
- 19 February 2026, 14:00–17:00
- Location
- Ångström Laboratory, Sonja Lyttkens
- Type
- Lecture
- Lecturer
- Professor Fedor Jelezko, director of the Institute of Quantum Optics at Ulm University, director of the Centre for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology
- Web page
- https://www.uu.se/en/disciplinary-domain/science-and-technology/research/celsius-linnaeus-lectures
- Organiser
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Contact person
- Karin Thellenberg
- Phone
- +46 18-471 49 47
Spin qubits in diamond have recently emerged as promising candidates for quantum technologies. In this talk, we will demonstrate how single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) colour centres can be employed as nanoscale magnetic field sensors. We will also present dynamical decoupling techniques that enhance the sensitivity of diamond quantum sensors and explore the applications of NV spin qubits for single-molecule nuclear magnetic resonance. We will also show how diamond nanoparticles doped with colour centres can be employed as nanoscale thermometers in living cells. We will demonstrate how nuclear spins in diamond nanoparticles can be hyperpolarised via NV centres and employed as markers for ultrasensitive MRI.
Read more about the Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures here "Quantum sensors and genetic mutations".
Program Celsius Lectures
Location: Sonja Lyttkens, Ångströmlaboratoriet
14.15: CELSIUS-LECTURE: Diamond quantum sensors for biomedical applications
Professor Fedor Jelezko, Director of the Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, Germany
15.15: Break
15.30: Symposia lecture: Ångström Matter for Quantum Technology
Associate Professor Venkata Kamalakar Mutta, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University
16.15: Panel discussion
Fedor Jelezko and Venkata Kamalakar Mutta.
Moderator: Associate Professor Tapati Sarkar, Department of Materials Science, Uppsala University
16.45: Closing words
Chairman of the Celsius-Linnaeus Committee Giuliano Di Baldassarre.
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The 2026 Linnaeus Lecturer, Molly Przeworski, will give her Linnaeus Lecture "Why do human germline mutation rates depend on age and sex?" at EBC starting at 09.00.
Each year the Faculty of Science and Technology arranges the Celsius-Linnaeus honorary lectures in memory of Anders Celsius and Carl von Linné. The selected Celsius- and Linnaeus lecturers are at today's forefront within their field.