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PhD researcher
Mahmoud Jalali Mehrabad
Faculty of Science
University Prize Scholarship
Mahmoud is conducting research on quantum computation.
PhD researcher

Tell us about your background and your chosen research project.

I am conducting research on single photon emission by semiconductor quantum dots and integration towards scalable quantum networks.

Why did you choose to study at Sheffield?

Sheffield is an amazing city to live, a great university to study, international community, world level research.

What did winning the scholarship mean to you?

Being able to do a PhD and participate in a cutting edge project in the frontier of quantum technologies.


Never give up on finding the positions you feel are entitled to. If you have worked hard, you deserve to be given chance to pursue your research dreams

Mahmoud Jalali Mehrabad

PhD student, Department of Physics & Astronomy


What has your experience of doing a PhD at Sheffield been so far?

Absolutely amazing, in terms of new friendships, personal and academic growth, diverse skills.

What are your future plans?

To carry on in research via becoming a post doctoral fellow in the field of quantum information technologies.

Do you have any advice for future prospective PhD students?

Never give up on finding the positions you feel are entitled to. If you have worked hard, you deserve to be given chance to pursue your research dreams.

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