The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has awarded over $10 million to University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ 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 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ researchers , 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 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ projects is:
Alliance Quantum Grants
Na Young Kim
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
$1,028,700
Alliance Consortia Quantum Grants
Thomas Jennewein
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Qeyssat User INvestigation Team (QUINT)
$5 million
Douglas Stebila
Associate Professor, Combinatorics and Optimization
Accelerating the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography
$4,150,155
Alliance International Quantum Grants (Catalyst)
Jonathan Baugh
Professor, Chemistry
Improved scalability of silicon quantum computing with ambipolar devices
$25,000
Adrian Lupascu
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Information processing with multilevel systems
$25,000