Shabnam Siddiqui

Dr. Siddiqui’s research spans three main areas: Applied Physics, Physics Education, and Quantum Science. In Applied Physics, she analyzes data from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to characterize electrodes used in biomedical and chemical sensing, developing circuit models to understand material properties from the nanoscale to the macroscale. In Physics Education, she designs pedagogical tools such as simulation-based tutorials, conceptual tests, and assessment methods to enhance the teaching and learning of physics. In Quantum Science, her focus is on employing quantum sensing techniques in biology, specifically to investigate the physiological functions of both healthy and unhealthy cells. Dr. Siddiqui has authored over 35 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has written an undergraduate-level textbook on quantum mechanics. She earned her PhD in physics, specializing in quantum computing and quantum information, from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and completed her postdoctoral training at NASA Ames Research Center in California and the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.