Two professors at Waterloo Engineering were awarded funding today to advance quantum communications, sensing and detection.
Dr. Eihab Abdel-Rahman, from systems design engineering, and Dr. Mustafa Yavuz, from mechanical and mechatronics engineering, were among three projects campus-wide to receive more than $1.3 million from a collaboration with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) programs.
Abdel-Rahman and Yavuz are spearheading a project to develop ultra-sensitive quantum sensors that work in everyday conditions. Using a special material called hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN), their team is designing sensors capable of detecting tiny changes in the environment with remarkable accuracy.
In a breakthrough for quantum technology, their sensors will operate at room temperature—unlike most quantum sensors that require cold or controlled environments—by pioneering innovative methods to make them more reliable, affordable, and easy to produce.
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