John Goold is an Irish theoretical physicist and Professor in Physics at Trinity College Dublin.[1][2] He has worked on quantum thermodynamics, quantum information, and many-body physics.[3] Goold leads the Quantum Systems Unit (QuSys) at Trinity, one of Ireland's largest theoretical physics research groups.[4][5] He also is a member of the team of the quantum software startup Algorithmiq,[6] has collaborations with both IBM and Microsoft and directs the Trinity Quantum Alliance.[7]
Goold studied physics at University College Cork (UCC), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 2006. He remained at UCC for his doctoral studies, completing a PhD in Physics in 2010, supervised by Professor Thomas Busch.[1] His doctoral research focused on one-dimensional quantum gases and the emergence of entanglement and coherence.[8]
In 2017, Goold joined the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin as an assistant professor. He was promoted to associate professor in 2019 and to full professor in 2024.[1] He was elected as a fellow in Trinity in 2022.[11] In 2023, Goold founded the Trinity Quantum Alliance, a national centre for academic–industry collaboration in quantum science with founding partners including IBM, Microsoft, Algorithmiq, and Horizon Quantum.[12][13]
Goold founded and previously directed the MSc program in Quantum Science and Technology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's first quantum master's program.[14]Goold also played a major role in establishing the TCD–Microsoft scholarship for women in quantum science and the Trinity AQ fellowships supporting underrepresented students from the Global South.[15][16][17]
Research
Goold has co-authored a review on the intersection of thermodynamics and quantum information theory, which has been cited over 1,000 times.[18] His research has introduced new theoretical frameworks for quantum batteries,[19] non-equilibrium quantum engines, and the quantum Landauer principle.[20]
He has been involved in extractions of quantum work statistics from experimental data[21] and the development of quantum engines using a single trapped ion.[22]
His group's collaboration with IBM led to a simulation demonstrating Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) scaling on a quantum processor in 2023[23] and he has been part of the team alongside IBM and Algorithmiq to simulate the decay of the light cone of autocorrelation functions on dual unitary circuits.[24]
Alongside his interest in quantum thermodynamics, his recent work focuses on geometrical transitions between nonequilibrium steady states and on developing general information-geometric frameworks for quantum thermodynamics.[25][26] He is also developing theoretical approaches to understand the Mpemba effect in both classical and quantum regimes.[27][28]
Honours and awards
Goold is the recipient of a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant and an ERC Proof of Concept Grant.[29] He has also been awarded a Royal Society–Science Foundation Ireland University Research Fellowship and an SFI Frontiers for the Future Grant.[30][31] In 2022, he was elected as a Fellow in Trinity.[11] He was awarded the AMBER Industry Engagement Award, alongside Stefano Sanvito in 2023.[32]
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