Erika’s teaching

At Heriot-Watt University:

B20QD Quantum Theory and solid state, autumn 2011 and 2013

B29ER1 Electromagnetism and Optics, autumn 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013

B21NT1 Nanophotonics, autumn 2009 and 2010 (also a SUPA graduate school course)

B27FF2 Fields and Forces, spring 2010, 2011 and 2012

B21PB2 Electrical Phenomena, 2nd term, 2008

If you are taking these courses, you can access lecture notes, tutorial problems etc. by logging on to VISION.


Course director for the degrees in Mathematical Physics.

Switching to Mathematical Physics is easy in years 1 and 2, and may be possible in year 3.

Please ask if you are interested.


Supervisor for

Fahad al Qurashi, Masters project on Quantum information spring 2008.

Adetunmise Dada, Masters project Quantum Signal Detection, Jan - June 2009.

Adetunmise Dada, PhD on Quantum Signal Detection Sep 2009-Feb 2013.

Chaitanya Joshi, PhD on Nanocantilevers Sep 2009-Sep 2012.

Dominik Floess, Masters project Quantum Mechanics and Boolean functions, Sep 2009-Apr 2010.

Paul Wylie, BSc project Possible and impossible noise, Sep 2009-Feb 2010.

Vedran Dunjko, PhD on Quantum Digital Signatures, April 2010-Aug 2012.

Daniel Maldonado Mundo, PhD on Open quantum systems, Sep 2010-.

Electra Eleftheriadou, BSc on Qubit entanglement, Sep 2010-April 2011.

Natalie Ellwood, MSc on Quantum Mechanics in Biology, Sep 2010-April 2011.

Sreraman Muralidharan, ERASMUS Masters project on Quantum walks, Sep 2010-June 2011.

4th year mini project for MSc students on Wave packet propagation using the split-operator method, 1-2 students each year.

Alex Spracklen, PhD Sep 2013-.



At the University of Strathclyde:

12.372 Physics of Fluids in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Supervisor for Thomas Brougham: PhD on Joint measurements in quantum information, Oct 2004-Jan 2007.

Supervisor for Helen Flockhart: Masters project Coding and noise in quantum communication, Oct 2003 - Apr 2004 (1st class).

Second supervisor for Nicola Green: Masters project Wavelets and quantum states, Jan 2005 - Feb 2006.

Second supervisor for Adam Smith: BSc project Dynamical Lattices, Oct 2005 - Apr 2006.

Second supervisor for Roisin McGee: Masters project Fidelity of quantum statemakers, Jan 2006 - Feb 2007 (1st class).