# Jared Cole

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**Jared Cole** FAIP is an Australian theoretical physicist specialising in [quantum physics](/source/Quantum_mechanics) and [decoherence theory](/source/Quantum_decoherence) and its application to [solid-state](/source/Solid-state_physics) systems. He specialises in using mathematical and computational models to describe the design and operation of [quantum computing](/source/Quantum_computing) and quantum electronic devices.

Cole is a professor at [RMIT University](/source/RMIT_University)[1] where he studies [condensed-matter physics](/source/Condensed_matter_physics), [superconducting devices](/source/Superconductivity), [charge transport](/source/Charge_transport_mechanisms) in nanoscale devices, [quantum metrology](/source/Quantum_metrology) and [decoherence theory](/source/Quantum_decoherence). He is currently Director of the RMIT Applied Quantum Technologies Research Centre.[2] Cole is also a Fellow of the [Australian Institute of Physics](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Physics).[3]

## Education

Cole completed a Bachelor of Applied Physics and Communication Engineering (Hons) from [RMIT University](/source/RMIT_University) in 2002 and a PhD [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne) in 2006 (Controllable few-state quantum systems for information processing).[4]

## Expertise

[Quantum circuit](/source/Quantum_circuit) theory, superconducting devices based on the [Josephson effect](/source/Josephson_effect), [spin](/source/Spin_(physics)) physics, [decoherence](/source/Quantum_decoherence), measurement and [entanglement](/source/Quantum_entanglement) theory, [quantum information](/source/Quantum_information) and [quantum computing](/source/Quantum_computing).

## Career

Following his PhD, Cole was a postdoctoral researcher within the [Australian Research Council](/source/Australian_Research_Council) Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology, [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne) from 2006 to 2007, studying solid-state quantum computing. Following this, Cole was awarded an [Alexander von Humboldt Fellow](/source/Alexander_von_Humboldt_Foundation)) position at [Karlsruhe University](/source/Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology) 2007–11, studying qubit characterisation, superconducting qubits and defects in [Josephson junctions](/source/Josephson_effect). He then returned to RMIT University, after being awarded a Vice-Chancellor's senior research fellowship in 2010.[5] Cole was made a full professor at RMIT in Jan 2018.

In 2006 Cole was one of a number of authors to simultaneously propose the concept of the [Jaynes–Cummings–Hubbard model](/source/Jaynes%E2%80%93Cummings%E2%80%93Hubbard_model) [6] [7]

In 2016, he established, with [Simon Devitt](/source/Simon_Devitt_(physicist)) of [University of Technology, Sydney](/source/University_of_Technology,_Sydney), the first consultancy specialising in quantum technology,[8] which became a founding member of the Spanish based industry group, the Quantum World Association (QWA).[9]

Since 2009, Cole has worked extensively on the role of defects in oxides and their influence on [Superconducting quantum computing](/source/Superconducting_quantum_computing), including helping pioneer the use of qubits and microwave resonators as probes of these defects.[10]

Cole was a chief investigator within the [ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies](/source/ARC_Centre_of_Excellence_in_Future_Low-Energy_Electronics_Technologies) (FLEET), investigating the influence of dissipation and decoherence on electronic transport in nanostructures, and its role in electronic devices based on topologically protected conduction channels.[11] Simultaneously, Cole was a chief investigator within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science,[12] applying expertise in electron transport, spin physics and decoherence theory to understanding the control and manipulation of [excitons](/source/Exciton) to create more-efficient solar cells.[13]

In 2021 Cole was awarded a Catalyst International Leader Fellowship by the Royal Society of New Zealand for a project entitled *Using exotic materials for novel spintronic and superconducting devices*, hosted at [Victoria University of Wellington](/source/Victoria_University_of_Wellington).[14]

### Publications, Writings

Cole has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, has been cited over 7000 times and has an h-index of 43.[15] He holds five patents.

In addition to scientific publications, Cole has also written general-audience articles on Australia quantum research,[16] low-energy electronics (in The Conversation[17]), and has been interviewed on metric units[18] and ICT energy use.[19]

### Major Projects

- 2017-2023 ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science – Chief Investigator
- 2017-2023 ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies – Chief Investigator
- 2014-2016 ARC Discovery Project, Understanding and eliminating dissipation in superconducting devices: the origin of two-level defects - Lead Investigator

### Awards and fellowships

- 2021 Catalyst International Leaders Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand[20]
- 2015 Peter Schwerdtfeger Award of the Australian Association of Alexander von Humboldt Fellows[21]
- 2011–2015 Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, [RMIT University](/source/RMIT_University)
- 2007-2009 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, [Karlsruhe University](/source/Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology)

## References

1. ["Professor Jared Cole - RMIT University"](https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/c/cole-professor-jared). *www.rmit.edu.au*

1. ["RMIT Applied Quantum Technologies Leading Research Centre"](https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/stem-college/research/leading-research-centres/rmit-applied-quantum-technologies). Retrieved 7 September 2025.

1. ["Australian Institute of Fellows Public List"](https://physics.org.au/PUBLIC-FELLOWS-LIST). Retrieved 7 September 2025.

1. ["Controllable few-state quantum systems for information processing"](https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/39199). Retrieved 7 September 2025.

1. ["Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Fellows"](https://www.rmit.edu.au/research/our-research/our-researchers/research-fellows/vc-senior-research-fellows). Retrieved 7 September 2025.

1. A. D. Greentree; C. Tahan; J. H. Cole; L. C. L. Hollenberg (2006). "Quantum phase transitions of light". *[Nature Physics](/source/Nature_Physics)*. **2** (12): 856–861. [arXiv:cond-mat/0609050](https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0609050). [Bibcode:2006NatPh...2..856G](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006NatPh...2..856G). [doi:10.1038/nphys466](https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys466). [S2CID 118903056](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:118903056)

1. Makin, M. I.; Cole, Jared H.; Tahan, Charles; Hollenberg, Lloyd C. L.; Greentree, Andrew D. (21 May 2008). "Quantum phase transitions in photonic cavities with two-level systems". *Physical Review A*. **77** (5). [arXiv:0710.5748](https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5748). [doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.77.053819](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.053819)

1. ["Quantum technologies and the launch of h-bar quantum consultants"](http://www.h-bar.com.au/blog/2016/10/30/quantum-technologies-and-the-launch-of-h-bar-quantum-consultants). Retrieved 3 December 2018.

1. ["h-bar joins the Quantum world association as a founding member for Asia."](http://www.h-bar.com.au/blog/2017/2/25/h-bar-joint-the-quantum-world-association-as-the-founding-member-for-the-asian-region). Retrieved 3 December 2018.

1. C. Mueller; J. H. Cole; J. Lisenfeld (2019). "Towards understanding two-level-systems in amorphous solids: insights from quantum circuits". *[Reports on Progress in Physics](/source/Reports_on_Progress_in_Physics)*. **82**: 124501. [arXiv:1705.01108](https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.01108). [doi:10.1088/1361-6633/ab3a7e](https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ab3a7e)

1. ["FLEET Team | ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies"](http://www.fleet.org.au/team/?mgc_91=95/chief-investigator&mgi_91=805/jared-cole). 24 May 2024.

1. ["Jared Cole"](http://www.excitonscience.com/jared-cole/). *Exciton Science*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190204122344/http://www.excitonscience.com/jared-cole) 4 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

1. ["Super solar cells using quantum mechanics and cooling human body temperatures"](https://www.3cr.org.au/lostinscience/episode-202002270830/super-solar-cells-using-quantum-mechanics-and-cooling-human-body). *Lost in Science radio show*. 20 February 2020.

1. ["Catalyst Leaders Recipients 2021"](https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/funds-and-opportunities/catalyst-fund/catalyst-leaders/recipients/recipients-january-2021/)

1. ["Google Scholar - Jared H. Cole"](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aCcEUMwAAAAJ). Retrieved 7 September 2025.

1. ["Blog"](http://www.h-bar.com.au/blog/). *h-bar: Quantum Technology Consultants*. 8 September 2017.

1. Wang, Daisy & Cole, Jared (28 November 2018). ["Computing faces an energy crunch unless new technologies are found"](http://theconversation.com/computing-faces-an-energy-crunch-unless-new-technologies-are-found-106060). *The Conversation*

1. ["SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds"](https://soundcloud.com/mequanics/meet-the-mequanics-e05-assoc-prof-jared-co)

1. Kilvert, Nick (3 July 2019). ["Amazon doesn't want you to know its greenhouse emissions, says they're a 'trade secret'"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-04/amazon-emissions-energy-data-australia-transparency-questions/11268918). *ABC News*

1. ["Catalyst Leaders Recipients 2021"](https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/funds-and-opportunities/catalyst-fund/catalyst-leaders/recipients/recipients-january-2021/)

1. ["AAvHF Award Winners"](https://www.humboldtaustralia.org.au/aavhf-award-winners/)

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