The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has awarded over $10 million to University of Waterloo researchers as part of a national investment to support quantum research, foster national and international collaborations, and strengthen quantum talent in Canada.
The Government of Canada funding for Waterloo researchers announced today by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is part of a $51 million investment through NSERC’s Alliance grants and Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grants.
The funding announced for Principal Investigators of five Waterloo projects is:
Alliance Quantum Grants
![Na Young Kim](/research/sites/default/files/uploads/images/na_young_kim.jpg)
Na Young Kim
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
$1,028,700
Alliance Consortia Quantum Grants
![Thomas Jennewein](/research/sites/default/files/uploads/images/130911-thomas_jennewein_1.jpg)
Thomas Jennewein
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Qeyssat User INvestigation Team (QUINT)
$5 million
![Douglas Stebilia](/research/sites/default/files/uploads/images/douglas_stebilia.jpg)
Douglas Stebila
Associate Professor, Combinatorics and Optimization
Accelerating the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography
$4,150,155
Alliance International Quantum Grants (Catalyst)
![Jonathon Baugh](/research/sites/default/files/uploads/images/_dsc0395_baugh.jpg)
Jonathan Baugh
Professor, Chemistry
Improved scalability of silicon quantum computing with ambipolar devices
$25,000
![Adrian Lapascu](/research/sites/default/files/uploads/images/_dsc0396_lupascu.jpg)
Adrian Lupascu
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Information processing with multilevel systems
$25,000