Federal funding adds fuel to theoretical and applied quantum research
Five faculty from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo have received grants through Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Discovery Research program, including multi-year Discovery Grants for investigator-led research projects, and the Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grant for investments in specialized research equipment and research infrastructure.
The grants will help fund the theoretical and applied research of professors in Faculties of Engineering, Science and Mathematics.
Dr. Bradley Hauer, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
RTI grant: $149,945
Millimeter-wave infrastructure supporting next-generation quantum sensors
(Co-applicants are Drs. Adrian Lupascu, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Christopher Wilson.)
Dr. David Gosset, Professor, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization
Discovery Grant: $53,000 - instalment one of five
Quantum advantage, classical simulation, and complexity
Dr. Adam Wei Tsen, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Discovery Grant: $49,000 - instalment one of five
Visualization and Control of Moiré Quantum Matter
Dr. Christopher Wilson, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Discovery Grant: $49,000 - instalment one of five
Quantum Microwaves for Advanced Sensing and Simulation
NSERC allocated more than $7.1 million in Discovery Research program funding to over 100 University of Waterloo researches across multiple disciplines. Read more on Waterloo News.