FOO JOSHUA
Organization
Institute for Advanced Study Associate Professor
Title
Associate Professor
Profile
I am theoretical physicist and an Inamori Associate Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Kyushu University. Previously, I was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterlo, and before that, a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Igor Pikovski at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. I completed my PhD, titled "Fundamental Aspects of Quantum Foundations, Field Theory, and Gravity", under the supervision of Prof. Tim Ralph and Dr. Magdalena Zych at the University of Queensland. In my research, I study the foundations of quantum theory and gravity using the tools of atomic physics and quantum optics. Some recent topics of interest include (1) probing foundations of relativistic quantum mechanics with quantum optics, (2) testing the interplay of relativistic and quantum effects in atomic platforms, (3) understanding quantum gravity phenomenology with low-energy systems.
Homepage
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https://joshuafoophys.carrd.co
Personal website
External link
ORCID
Research Areas
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Natural Science / Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics
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Natural Science / Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of condensed matter physics
Degree
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PhD in Physics （ 2023.4 ）
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Bachelor of Advance Science (Honours) （ 2018.12 ）
Research History
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University of Waterloo Department of Physics and Astronomy Academic Researcher Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
2025 - 2026
Country：Canada
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Stevens Institute of Technology Department of Physics and Engineering Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2023 - 2024
Country：United States
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University of Queensland School of Mathematics and Physics Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2022 - 2023
Country：Australia
Research Interests・Research Keywords
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Research theme： Quantum Field Theory
Keyword： Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
Research period： 2017 - 2026
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Research theme： Quantum Optics
Keyword： Linear Optics, Light-Matter Interactions, Relativistic Quantum Information
Research period： 2017 - 2026
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Research theme： Quantum Foundations
Keyword： Interpretations of Quantum Theory, Quantum Causality
Research period： 2017 - 2026
Research Projects
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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
2025.1 - 2026.3
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Joshua Foo
Grant type：Scientific research funding
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JST EXPERT-J
2026.4 - 2028.9
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Joshua Foo
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Scientific research funding