Rate My Professor Tyler Neely

Associate Professor Tyler Neely is a UQ Amplify Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Science at the University of Queensland. He leads research projects on quantum turbulence in quasi-uniform two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate superfluids, atomtronics, quantum sensing, and spinor condensates. Neely holds a Bachelor of Science with Advanced Honours from the University of Oregon, a Master of Science by Coursework from the University of Arizona, and a Doctor of Philosophy awarded in 2010 from the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, focusing on Bose-Einstein condensates and quantum turbulence. After completing his doctorate, he undertook a postdoctoral position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology from 2010 to 2012, where he developed techniques for mid-infrared spectroscopy with pulsed lasers. He joined the University of Queensland in June 2012 as a Research Fellow within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, advancing to co-lead the UQ Bose-Einstein Condensation laboratory since 2020.

Neely is an associate investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology and previously served in a similar role with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems. His research has secured funding through multiple ARC Discovery Projects, including Vortex matter simulators of two-dimensional melting from 2025 to 2028, and an ARC Future Fellowship for Turbulent cascades in superfluid Flatland from 2020 to 2024. Notable publications include Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid in Science (2019), Spontaneous vortices in the formation of Bose-Einstein condensates in Nature (2008), Observation of vortex dipoles in an oblate Bose-Einstein condensate in Physical Review Letters (2010), and Emergent universal drag law in a model of superflow in Physical Review Letters (2025). With over 5100 citations documented on Google Scholar, Neely's contributions have significantly influenced fields such as degenerate quantum gases, superfluid turbulence, and quantum technologies. He supervises numerous PhD students on topics including topological defects and superfluid flow and maintains media expertise in cold atoms, quantum technology, and superfluid turbulence.