• Ph.D. (2010) Physics, University College London
• M.Sc. (2006) Nanotechnology, Royal Holloway University of London
• B.Sc. (2005) Physics, Imperial College London

Research Interests:

• Experimental ultra-cold atom physics
• Quantum sensors with cold atoms
• Non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum gases in optical lattices
• One-dimensional quantum gas systems
• Quantum systems with tunable degree of integrability
• Atomtronics - quantum circuitry with ultracold atoms

Selected Recent Publications:

1. R. Senaratne, S. V. Rajagopal, Z. A. Geiger, K. M. Fujiwara, V. Lebedev and D. M. Weld, Effusive atomic oven nozzle design using an aligned microcapillary array , 86,023105 (2015).
2. V. Lebedev and D. M. Weld, Self-assembled Zeeman slower based on spherical permanent magnets , J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 47,155003 (2014).
3. D. S. Petrov, V. Lebedev and J. T. M. Walraven, Controlling integrability in a quasi-one-dimensional atom-dimer mixture , Phys. Rev. A 85,062711 (2012).
4. M. Zaiser, J. Hartwig, D. Schlippert, U. Velte, N. Winter, V. Lebedev, W. Ertmer and E. M. Rasel, Simple method for generating Bose-Einstein condensates in a weak hybrid trap , Phys. Rev. A 83,035601 (2011).
5. D. Cubero, V. Lebedev and F. Renzoni , Current reversals in a rocking ratchet: dynamical vs symmetry-breaking mechanisms , Phys. Rev. E 82,041116 (2010).
6. V. Lebedev and F. Renzoni, Two-dimensional rocking ratchet for cold atoms , Phys.Rev. A 80,023422 (2009).
7. R. Gommers, V. Lebedev, M. Brown and F. Renzoni, Gating ratchet for cold atoms , Phys. Rev. Lett. 100,040603 (2008).