Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP)- PDRA/ECR Call
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Engineering
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| Description | DESY German Electron Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | For Workpackage 2 of the STFC QI project, DESY Hamburg are key partners. My team a U Glasgow are upgrading detectors for the ALPS II dark matter search experiment. |
| Collaborator Contribution | DESY are leading the ALPS II 'Any light particle' search experiment. The ALPS II experiment is hosted at DESY Hamburg. Dr Axel Lindner is the PI. We are building on my longstanding collaboration with Dr Sae Woo Nam at NIST USA. |
| Impact | The team at DESY presented an overview of our current work and plans at the 2021 German Physical Society Meeting https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/463080 A formal collaboration agreement covering the procurement of a new dilution refrigerator has been approved by STFC and is due to be signed off between DESY-U Glasgow-U Cardiff in March 2022. This collaboration strengthens scientific links between the UK Germany which have been severely damaged through Brexit. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA |
| Organisation | National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative discussions on superconducting detectors & SQUID electronics |
| Collaborator Contribution | NIST have supplied superconducting transition edge sensors for the project |
| Impact | >20 joint publications 2005-2015 |
| Description | Physikalish-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Berlin Germany |
| Organisation | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Testing of SQUID electronics for superconducting detector readout in ALPS II dark matter search experiement |
| Collaborator Contribution | Hosted team members for visit June 2022 and provided training on SQUID measurements Supplied SQUID readout chips currently under test |
| Impact | Conference submission D K Namburi EUCAS 2023 Bologna Italy |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Outreach Activity (Glagsow) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | We delivered a superconductivity exhibit for the ARCadia festival (opening of the new University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre). Exhibit included levitating superconducting train and superconducting single-photon detector. One team member delivered an interactive lesson with Kahoot! quiz More than 1000 visitors attended the ARC the weekend of our demonstration Feedback from visitors was very positive and specifically mentioned our demonstration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/publicengagement/arclaunchfestival/ |
| Description | QI project Twitter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I manage the STFC QI project twitter account @QIproject1 I set up the account in January 2021 to coincide with the launch of the STFC QTFP projects We now have over 750 followers in >40 countries worldwide. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://mobile.twitter.com/QIproject1 |
| Description | Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics Community Meeting January 2025 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I was local organiser for STFC Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics Community Meeting Venue University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre 150 attendees |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/1182/ |
| Description | Single Photon Workshop 2024 Edinburgh UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I chaired the Single Photon Workshop SPW2024 at EICC Edinburgh 18-22 November 2024 Attracted over 400 international expert participants plus a major industry exhibition (40 companies & organizations) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://fitwise.eventsair.com/2024singlephotonworkshop |