QQSF Round 12 Now Open
Monday, October 2, 2023 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is excited to announce that the 12th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is now open. This fund is intended to develop new ideas and applications for quantum devices. This opportunity is open to all tenure-track faculty at the University of Waterloo. Proposals that […]
October 2, 2023
Diverse quantum research aims to improve the accessibility and understanding of complex quantum concepts
The eighth round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) was targeted at the Faculty of Arts and intended to encourage ideas and uncover opportunities from diverse fields outside of the scope of researchers working day-to-day with quantum devices. This resulted in project awards to Dr. Lai-Tze Fan, a Professor in the Department of Sociology […]
June 7, 2023
TQT’s Quantum Quest Seed Fund awarded to eight new projects spanning quantum materials to quantum dots
Developing new two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials and heterostructures to advance quantum technology development are among the goals of the eight projects supported by the 10th and 11th cycles of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund. The Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is designed to encourage quantum innovation across the grand challenges of the Transformative Quantum […]
April 10, 2023
QQSF Round 11 Now Open
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is excited to announce that the 11th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is now open. This fund is intended to develop new ideas and applications for quantum devices. This opportunity is open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty at the University of Waterloo. Proposals […]
November 2, 2022
QQSF Round 10 Now Open
Monday, February 14th, 2022 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is excited to announce that the 10th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is now open. This fund is intended to develop new ideas and applications for quantum devices. This opportunity is open to all tenure-track faculty at the University of Waterloo. Proposals are encouraged […]
February 14, 2022
QQSF Round 9 is now open
Monday, May 17, 2021 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is pleased to announce that the 9th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is currently open and accepting applications. This is a targeted opportunity for the Faculties of Health and Environment at the University of Waterloo (UW). This fund is intended to encourage ideas and uncover opportunities […]
May 17, 2021
Seed fund continues to support new diverse quantum projects
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Two projects most recently supported by the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) aim to make quantum concepts more easily understood. The goal of one project is to explain how differences in cultural background influence perception and acceptance to the basic principles of quantum physics, while the other aims to use […]
April 20, 2021
QQSF Round 8
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is pleased to announce that the 8th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is currently open and accepting applications. This is a targeted opportunity for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo (UW). This fund is intended to encourage ideas and uncover opportunities […]
January 12, 2021
Round 7 of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund will open soon
Thursday, September 17, 2020 On October 1st at 9 am ET Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will open another round of seed funding through the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF). The deadline for this round is November 2nd at 3 pm ET. For Round 7 we encourage proposals that seek to advance quantum applications in the Faculties […]
September 17, 2020
Quantum Material Multilayer Photonic Devices and Network
Summary Realizing highly integrated quantum photonic devices on a chip can enable new opportunities for photonic quantum computation. In this project, we explore heterostructures of stacked two-dimensional (2D) materials, such transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) or graphene, combined with optical microcavities as a platform for such devices. 2D materials are extremely thin and flexible, and have […]
December 12, 2019
Round 6 of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund is now open
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 On November 18th, Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) opened another round of seed funding through the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF). The call will close on December 16th, at 5:00 pm. This round will not include a simultaneous call with Université de Sherbrooke Institut Quantique and UBC Stewart Blusson Quantum Matters Institute. However, Investigators are […]
November 12, 2019
Tuning Spin-Exchange Interactions in Low-Dimensional Metal Halide Perovskites: A New Class of Semiconductor Quantum Materials
Summary Leakage current in electronic components is one of the limiting factors for the performance of conventional computers which use charges and currents as physical information carriers. Spintronics offers an alternative by using electron spin for information transfer, processing and storage, enabling the design of non-volatile computer memory and more energy-efficient electronic devices. In this […]
October 1, 2019
Free-space Polarization-selective Microcavity based on Chiral Metasurfaces
Summary Developing a new type of Fabry-Pérot cavity that allows improved control of the atoms’ emission into the cavity mode will result in enhancement of the efficiency and fidelity of quantum state transfer from photons to atoms and back. This in turn can be used to improve the performance of quantum networks and repeaters, as […]
September 19, 2019
Round 5 of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund will open soon
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 On May 10th, Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will open another round of seed funding through the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF). The deadline for this round is June 10th, at 5:00 pm. This round will feature the opportunity to build joint projects with the other quantum research initiatives supported by CFREF […]
May 8, 2019
Novel Infrared Camera Based on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Applications
Summary In this project we develop a novel infrared camera with low noise and high detection efficiency for biomedical applications of optical coherence tomography (OCT) using quantum materials. OCT is a technique used to image the back of the eye and allow for the diagnosis of detrimental eye conditions, for e.g., macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy […]
March 13, 2019
Combined momentum- and real-space photoelectric probes of dimensionality-tuned Weyl semimetals
Summary The library of two-dimensional (2D) materials has recently grown to include topological insulators and semimetals. Their incorporation in special device geometries may lead to novel quantum electronics with enhanced functionalities. Weyl semimetals, in particular, offer the most robust form of topological protection. Recent results from our group indicate that Weyl nodes should be […]
March 12, 2019
Zero-Dimensional Quantum Materials for the Next Generation of Highly-Selective Chemical Sensors
Summary Heavy metals are a major public health concern and their on-site detection in water supplies is not well served by existing lab techniques. We develop a new multi-modal platform comprising functionalized quantum dots of two-dimensional materials (2D-QDs) for the sensing of four highly-toxic heavy metal pollutants (arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury). The zero-dimensional […]
March 11, 2019
New quantum technology projects receive funding boost
Monday, March 4, 2019 Detecting chemicals in water with quantum sensors and developing new materials to enable topological quantum computing are among the goals of eight projects recently supported by the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF). Awarded by Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT), the fund encourages new ideas and uncovers new opportunities from diverse fields […]
March 4, 2019
Quantum Quest Seed Fund Round 4 Update
Friday, November 2, 2018 TQT is happy to announce that the Quantum Quest Seed Fund is open to applications from all faculties. The application deadline has also been extended to November 30th. New this round is the opportunity to build joint projects with the other quantum research initiatives supported by CFREF at Universite de Sherbrooke […]
November 2, 2018
TQT seed fund project enhanced through international research project
Thursday, October 11, 2018 Dr. Adam Tsen (Chemistry) is partnering with Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, on wafer-scale 2d magnetic heterostructures for next-generation spintronic devices. Professor Tsen and POSTECH researchers will jointly write about their research findings, file U.S. patents on their novel concept, and pursue further funding such as Samsung’s Global […]
October 11, 2018