Dr. Sam Bayliss

Associate Professor

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Biography

Sam Bayliss is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Quantum Engineering at the University of Glasgow, where he has been a faculty member since 2025. Previously, he served as a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow from 2022. He also has experience as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Quantum Engineering at the University of Glasgow from 2021 to 2025. His research career includes a significant postdoctoral tenure at the University of Chicago within the Awschalom Group from 2017 to 2021, and a position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Freie Universität Berlin in the Bittl & Behrends Groups in 2017. Dr. Bayliss completed his PhD in Physics at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the Optoelectronics Group, and holds an MSci in Physics/Natural Sciences from the same institution. His research interests primarily revolve around understanding quantum states in molecular systems, exploring the spintronic and photonic properties of molecular materials and devices, with applications that extend to quantum information processing, energy harvesting, and sensing. He encourages interested individuals to inquire about research positions at various academic levels within his team.

Research Interests

Experience

Reader (Associate Professor)

2025-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Focused on research in Quantum Engineering.

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Leading cutting-edge research projects.

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

2021-01-01 — 2025-01-01

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Instructing and supervising students in Quantum Engineering.

Postdoctoral Scholar

2017-01-01 — 2021-01-01

University of Chicago, Awschalom Group • Chicago

Conducted advanced research related to quantum science.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2017-01-01 — 2017-01-01

Freie Universität Berlin, Bittl & Behrends Groups • Berlin

Engaged in research on molecular systems.