Funding type:
Bench Fees / Research Training & Support Grant.
Stipend.
Tuition fee.
Join a successful collaboration between the Levitated Nanophysics Group at King’s and industry to develop cutting-edge sensors with real-world applications.
Award details
Technology is continuously miniaturizing – this comes with advantages such as ease of fabrication and convenience of use, but major drawbacks in the performance of the device. In particular, tiny sensors, as often used in e.g. smartphones or wearable medical technology, become overwhelmed by environmental noise as they shrink. In our lab, we overcome this limitation by levitating our sensors, hence isolating them from unwanted disturbances.
Such levitated sensors are so well protected from their environment that there is the potential their performance can be enhanced to the level of a quantum technology. This project will involve developing the techniques and building the prototypes required to prepare our levitated sensors for quantum operation.
The project gives you the opportunity to learn skills in design, lab work, both scientific and engineering techniques, data analysis and simple hardware programming. The project will be in close partnership with industry, including regular meetings, support and the opportunity to visit professional facilities.
Award value
The studentship is funded for 3.5 years and includes tuition fees, a stipend at the UK Research Council rate plus London weighting, and allowance for research consumables and travel.
Eligibility criteria
Academic qualifications in a relevant subject (for example; physics, chemistry, computer science, biology, mathematics, engineering or a related field).
- 1st class or high merit (2:1) undergraduate degree
- Distinction or high Merit (2:1) and above master's degree
All applications will be assessed on their merit as appropriate to each individual case.
Application process
Applicants should apply for entry to the PhD programme 'Quantum Technologies' via King’s Apply (following the guidelines available here). Applicants should make sure to include a research statement stating why they are interested in this project to be uploaded here.
Please ensure to add the following code QUANTUM2425 in the Funding section of the application form. Please select option 5 ‘I am applying for a funding award or scholarship administered by King’s College London’ and type the code into the ‘Award Scheme Code or Name’ box. Please copy and paste the code exactly.
Contact:
If you require support with the application process, please contact quantum@kcl.ac.uk