Lilian Childress, McGill University

Research

Cavity quantum electrodynamics Defect centers in diamond Hybrid systems Magnetism Magnetometry Quantum optics Quantum sensing Spin qubits

Latest papers

Development of a hydrated electron dosimeter for radiotherapy applications: A proof of concept.
Medical physics · 2023
GEANT4-DNA simulation of temperature-dependent and pH-dependent yields of chemical radiolytic species.
Physics in medicine and biology · 2023
Effects of incoming particle energy and cluster size on the G-value of hydrated electrons.
Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Fiber Mirror Facility Upgrade for Quantum Optics and Sensing
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$85,930
Canadian consortium for Quantum-Engineered States and Transduction (CanQuEST)
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,992,000
Quantum optics and sensing with diamond defects
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$246,000

All 13 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Development of a hydrated electron dosimeter for radiotherapy applications: A proof of concept.

Mégrourèche J, Bekerat H, Bian J, Bui A, Sankey J, Childress L, Enger SA

Medical physics2023

DOI: 10.1002/mp.16555 PMID: 37334736

02

GEANT4-DNA simulation of temperature-dependent and pH-dependent yields of chemical radiolytic species.

Bian J, Duran J, Shin WG, Ramos-Méndez J, Sankey JC, Childress L, Seuntjens J, Enger SA

Physics in medicine and biology2023

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acd90d PMID: 37230081

03

Effects of incoming particle energy and cluster size on the G-value of hydrated electrons.

Bui A, Bekerat H, Childress L, Sankey J, Seuntjens J, Enger SA

Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102540 PMID: 36804695

04

Physics. Diamond dynamics under control.

Childress L

Science (New York, N.Y.)2014First author

DOI: 10.1126/science.1257840 PMID: 25214593

Fiber Mirror Facility Upgrade for Quantum Optics and Sensing

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Sankey (Childress), Jack

$85,930

Canadian consortium for Quantum-Engineered States and Transduction (CanQuEST)

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Juan, Mathieu MLA

Keywords: circuit quantum electrodynamics; device integration; diamond colour centres; microfabrication; micromechanics; microwave quantum circuits; photonic; quantum information; quantum optomechanics; solid-state spin systems

$2,992,000

Quantum optics and sensing with diamond defects

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

Keywords: spin qubits; quantum optics; defect centers in diamond; magnetometry; cavity quantum electrodynamics; hybrid systems; magnetism; quantum sensing

$246,000

Quantum optics and sensing with diamond defects

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

$120,000

Spin-based probes of magnetic dynamics in the few-magnon regime

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

$148,255

QSciTech: Bridging the Gap between Quantum Science and Quantum Technologies - Training the Next Generation of Quantum Scientists, Engineers and Entrepreneurs

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Bérubé-Lauzière, Yves Y

Keywords: business intelligence & innovation; engineering design; entrepreneurship; project management; quantum engineering; quantum info & computation; quantum materials; quantum science; quantum technologies

$1,650,000

Experimental Solid-state Quantum Optics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

$100,000

Experimental Solid-state Quantum Optics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

$200,000

Experimental Solid-state Quantum Optics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

$200,000

Customized cryogenic positioning platform for solid-state quantum optics

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Childress, Lilian

$97,048

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

Frequent collaborators

Jan Seuntjens

Medical Biophysics

2 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cavity quantum electrodynamics Dear Professor Childress, 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]. I read your paper "Development of a hydrated electron dosimeter for radiotherapy applications: A proof of concept." (2023), and it 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 "Quantum optics and sensing with diamond defects" (2020), 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]