Rate My Professor Kevin Weatherill

Professor Kevin Weatherill is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Durham, affiliated with the Quantum Light and Matter group. With over twenty years of experience studying atom-light interactions, he leads experimental research in quantum sensing using atomic systems. He completed his PhD in Physics from Durham University in 2007, with a doctoral thesis titled 'A CO2 laser lattice experiment for cold atoms.' His research interests focus on Rydberg non-linear optics, terahertz sensing and imaging using Rydberg atoms, and atom-light interactions. Weatherill currently serves as co-lead on the UK Quantum Technology Research Hub for Sensing, Imaging and Timing and is a member of its management board.

Weatherill has an extensive publication record, reflected in over 4,600 citations on Google Scholar. Selected key publications include 'Nonlinear optics using cold Rydberg atoms' by Pritchard, Weatherill, and Adams (2013) in Annual Review of Cold Atoms and Molecules; 'Full-Field Terahertz Imaging at Kilohertz Frame Rates Using Atomic Vapor' by Downes, MacKellar, Whiting, Bourgenot, Adams, and Weatherill (2020) in Physical Review X; 'A practical guide to terahertz imaging using thermal atomic vapour' by Downes, Torralbo-Campo, and Weatherill (2023) in New Journal of Physics; 'Terahertz electrometry via infrared spectroscopy of atomic vapor' by Chen, Reed, MacKellar, Downes, Almuhawish, Jamieson, Adams, and Weatherill (2022) in Optica; 'Rapid readout of terahertz orbital angular momentum beams using atom-based imaging' by Downes, Whiting, Adams, and Weatherill (2022) in Optics Letters; and recent contributions such as 'Temporally-multiplexed Dual-frequency Terahertz Imaging at Kilohertz Frame Rates' by Downes, Adams, and Weatherill (2025) in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology; 'Single photonic qutrit in a collective Rydberg polariton' by Jiao, Hughes, Festenstein, Bai, Zhao, Li, Weatherill, and Adams (2025) in Physical Review Research; 'Continuous-time ultrahigh-frequency sensing using cold Rydberg atoms' by Jamieson, Adams, Weatherill, Hanley, Alves, and Keaveney (2025) in Physical Review Applied; and 'Virtually structured illumination for terahertz super-resolution imaging' by Fleming, Downes, Girkin, and Weatherill (2025) in Optics Express. His work has advanced quantum technologies in sensing and imaging.