Bradley Hauer, University of Waterloo

Research

cavity optomechanics superconducting circuits cryogenic measurements kinetic inductance mm-wave infrastructure non-Gaussian states parametric amplifiers parametric downconversion

Latest funding

Superconducting Optomechanical Circuits for Engineering Non-Classical States of Motion
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Superconducting Optomechanical Circuits for Engineering Non-Classical States of Motion
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Next-generation technology to access new regimes of quantum sensing
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,088,000

All 3 grants and awards

Superconducting Optomechanical Circuits for Engineering Non-Classical States of Motion

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hauer, Bradley

Keywords: cavity optomechanics; superconducting circuits; micro/nano-mechanical resonators; mm/micro-wave cavities; low temperature physics; micro/nano-fabrication; quantum technologies; quantum information; mm/micro-wave engineering; josephson junctions

$40,000

Superconducting Optomechanical Circuits for Engineering Non-Classical States of Motion

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Hauer, Bradley

Keywords: cavity optomechanics; superconducting circuits; micro/nano-mechanical resonators; mm/micro-wave cavities; low temperature physics; micro/nano-fabrication; quantum technologies; quantum information; mm/micro-wave engineering; josephson junctions

$12,500

Next-generation technology to access new regimes of quantum sensing

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hauer, Bradley BD

Keywords: cavity optomechanics; cryogenic measurements; kinetic inductance; mm-wave infrastructure; non-gaussian states; parametric amplifiers; parametric downconversion; quantum illumination; quantum sensing; superconducting circuits

$1,088,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cavity optomechanics Dear Professor Hauer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on cavity optomechanics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Superconducting Optomechanical Circuits for Engineering Non-Classical States of Motion" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]