Thomas Bradley received funding from the Open Competition Domain Science-M program
He received this funding for his research on Fiber Optic based Quantum Sensors.
Bradley and his colleagues will develop optical fiber sensors which utilize the principles of quantum mechanics to increase precision and accuracy of these sensors. By combining micro-structured optical fibers with atomic vapours they will perform quantum measurement of magnetic field strength and rotation. To enhance the sensitivity and create the possibility of distributed quantum sensing, they will develop a network of quantum optical fiber sensors which will have applications in next generation Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Inertial Navigation systems.
Open Competition Domain Science funds curiosity driven fundamental research form all the disciplines of the Science Domain. M-grants are intended for innovative, high-quality, fundamental research and/or studies involving matters of scientific urgency. The current round closes for applications at the latest on 31 July 2025.
About the NWO Open Competition Domain Science-M
M-grants are intended for realising curiosity-driven, fundamental research of high quality and/or scientific urgency. The M-grant offers researchers the possibility to elaborate creative and risky ideas and to realise scientific innovations that can form the basis for the research themes of the future. There are three categories of M-grants: M-1 (one scientific position), M-2 (two scientific positions in collaboration) and M-invest (investments) that are assessed in competition with each other.
In this M-round (package 23-5), a total of 84 grant applications were evaluated, of which 50 M-1 proposals and 34 M-2 proposals. The NWO Executive Board decided to award six M-2 proposals and fifteen M-1 proposals.
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