For Students
If you are interested in quantum optics, ultrafast spectroscopy, or biophysics and would like to do your thesis or a summer project in our group, feel free to get in touch. We work on two new grant projects starting in 2026 — one focused on quantum sensing with diamond (PRIMUS), the other on light-driven energy conversion in biological systems (GAČR).
We also have an open topic within a Studentský fakultní grant (SFG):
Studentský fakultní grant
NV centers in diamond: build a quantum relaxometry microscope
Diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers are remarkable quantum systems that retain coherence at room temperature and ambient pressure — no cryostats or vacuum required.
Stipends are available for students working within these projects.
Bachelor theses & summer projects
Students are welcome to join for a bachelor thesis or a shorter summer project. Depending on the topic, you will typically work with some combination of the following:
- Hardware control — programming experimental sequences using Python and Arduino
- Instrumentation — design and simulation of optical and microwave components
- Measurement — sample preparation and ultrafast spectroscopy
If you'd like to see the lab first, just send an email and we'll arrange a visit.
Master & PhD theses
The following topics are available for the 2025/26 academic year.
Quantum sensing & metrology
Building a quantum micromagnetometer with NV centers in diamond
NV centers, relaxometry, confocal microscopy, optical pulses
Spin-polarization transfer from diamond NV centers to external liquids
Micro-NMR, polarization transfer, diamond surface chemistry
Contact: Dr. Šikorský
Biophysics & photosynthesis
Energy transfer pathways in biocomposite reactors
Photosynthetic light harvesting, artificial systems
Time-resolved fluorescence of photosynthetic complexes
Ultrafast spectroscopy, energy transfer dynamics
Contact: Assoc. Prof. Pšenčík
Postdoc positions are also available — contact Dr. Šikorský directly.
International students
We are happy to host students from abroad for thesis work or a research stay. We support exchanges through:
The working language of the group is English. If you are interested, please get in touch directly with the relevant supervisor above.
