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EPSRC Support by Research Area in Light Matter Interaction and Optical Phenomena

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
AQuA DIP: Advanced Quantum Approaches to Double Ionisation ProcessesBrown, Dr ACQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 865,857
Atom-based Quantum PhotonicsHughes, Professor IGDurham, University ofPhysics 1,276,337
Cavity-assisted Quantum SensingGoldwin, Dr JUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 628,809
Coating thermal noise measurement with a multimode resonatorMartynov, Dr DUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 335,828
Compact visible frequency combsSorel, Professor MUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 396,611
COMPACT VISIBLE FREQUENCY COMBS: THE MISSING LINK IN A VISION OF PERVASIVE QUANTUM TIMEKEEPINGReid, Professor DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 543,361
Control and Spectroscopy of Excited States of PositroniumCassidy, Professor DUCLPhysics and Astronomy 802,355
Controlling photophysics and photochemistry via quantum superpositions of electronic states: towards attochemistryMarangos, Professor JImperial College LondonPhysics 1,031,907
Controlling photophysics and photochemistry via quantum superpositions of electronic states: towards attochemistryWorth, Professor GAUCLChemistry 479,550
Core Capital 2020Hartley, Professor SUniversity of SheffieldResearch Finance 967,240
Cryogenic Ultrafast Scattering-type Terahertz-probe Optical-pump Microscopy (CUSTOM)Curry, Professor RJUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 766,806
Designing Out-of-Equilibrium Many-Body Quantum SystemsDaley, Professor A JUniversity of StrathclydePhysics 5,834,555
Developing Quantum-Optical Measurements of Excitonic Coherence for Quantum Entanglement in Single Organic MoleculesHedley, Dr GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 200,304
'Double-slit' and multiple-path Interference studies from Rb excited and ionized by high-resolution laser radiation.Murray, Professor AJUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 567,853
E-320 experiment at FACET-IISarri, Dr GQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 43,248
Embracing gauge-freedom in ultrastrong-coupling quantum electrodynamicsNazir, Dr AUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 192,954
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Controlled Quantum DynamicsSauer, Professor BImperial College LondonPhysics 4,208,665
EPSRC-SFI: Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics (QuamNESS)Paternostro, Professor MQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 452,495
EPSRC-SFI: Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics (QuamNESS)Clark, Dr SRJUniversity of BristolPhysics 634,206
Exciting Voigt surface wavesMackay, Dr TUniversity of EdinburghSch of Mathematics 202,263
Far From Equilibrium Quantum SimulatorsSzymanska, Professor MHUCLPhysics and Astronomy 850,350
Helicity-dependent quantum phasesGötte, Dr JBUniversity of GlasgowCollege of Science and Engineering 199,592
High performance Wide spectral range Nanoprobe (HiWiN)Kolosov, Professor OVLancaster UniversityPhysics 745,943
HyperTerahertz - High precision terahertz spectroscopy and microscopyDavies, Professor AGUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 6,517,861
Levitated Electromechanics: All-Electrical Nanoscale Control and Cooling (LEVELECTRO)Millen, Dr JNKings College LondonPhysics 387,989
Luminescent Conjugated Polymers for Energy MaterialsBronstein, Dr HUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 1,216,002
Measuring Nanoscale Exciton Motion & Annihilation in Single Molecules with Photon StatisticsHedley, Dr GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 278,086
Metalens fluorometer to assess drinking water in NepalKrauss, Professor TUniversity of YorkPhysics 547,856
Molecular Photonic BreadboardsLeggett, Professor GUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 7,255,283
MURI - MIRMarangos, Professor JImperial College LondonPhysics 3,487,285
Nanoscale sculpturing of single photons with dielectricsMaier, Professor SAImperial College LondonPhysics 408,908
Nanoscale sculpturing of single photons with dielectricsSapienza, Dr RImperial College LondonPhysics 382,499
Near-equilibrium thermalised quantum lightOulton, Professor RFMImperial College LondonPhysics 767,529
Optical Clock Arrays for Quantum MetrologyJones, Professor MPADurham, University ofPhysics 1,012,413
Optoelectronic properties of hybrid metal halide perovskites: from nanoscale to devicesMilot, Dr RUniversity of WarwickPhysics 382,934
Photoelectron interferometry as a structural and dynamical probeMinns, Dr RSUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 310,055
Photoelectron interferometry as a structural and dynamical probeReid, Professor K. L.University of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 391,613
QSUM: Quantum Science with Ultracold MoleculesCornish, Professor SLDurham, University ofPhysics 6,731,104
Quantum Bio-inspired Energy harvesting (QuBE)Gauger, Dr EMHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 358,171
Quantum Materials by TwistronicsGorbachev, Dr RUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 1,289,897
Quantum Materials by TwistronicsTartakovskii, Professor AUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 417,372
Quantum nonlinear optics with 2D materialsKyriienko, Dr OUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 344,176
Resonant and shaped photonics for understanding the physical and biomedical worldDholakia, Professor KUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 5,023,462
Room Temperature continuous wave inorganic MASERKay, Professor CWMUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 327,948
Room Temperature Continuous-Wave Inorganic MaserAlford, Professor NImperial College LondonMaterials 674,637
Semiconductor lasers on a graphSapienza, Dr RImperial College LondonPhysics 782,468
Singlet Fission in Carotenoid Aggregates (SIFICA)Barford, Professor WUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 294,636
Singlet Fission in Carotenoid Aggregates (SIFICA)Clark, Dr JUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 851,312
Solid State SuperatomsJones, Professor MPADurham, University ofPhysics 804,634
Solid State SuperatomsLynch, Dr SACardiff UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy 653,988
Stoichiometric rare-earth crystals for novel integrated quantum memoriesMazzera, Dr MHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 379,192
Sustainable RSE Careers for Sustainable Software DevelopmentWoods, Dr CJUniversity of BristolFaculty of Science 488,453
Ti:Sapphire Regenerative Amplified Laser System for ultrafast, high-field terahertz photonicsDean, Dr PUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 451,951
UK Atomic, Molecular and Optical physics R-matrix consortium (UK AMOR)Tennyson, Professor JUCLPhysics and Astronomy 368,071
Ultrafast helicity-dependent all-optical switching in hybrid magnetic nanomaterialsHicken, Professor RUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 202,345
Ultrafast spin dynamics in molecular magnetsJohansson, Dr JOUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 257,664
Ultra-Stable High-Performance Single NanolasersWang, Professor TUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 432,870
Voigt waves in bianisotropic materialsMackay, Dr TUniversity of EdinburghSch of Mathematics 20,360

Total Number of Grants: 58
Total Value of Grants: £66,728,117

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).