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EPSRC Support by Research Area in Photonic materials

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator
OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
3D Nanophotonics in Artificially Structured Chalcogenide MaterialsHO, Dr YDNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 379,763
A "Shake and Use" Theranostic System for Combined Radio-imaging and Photodynamic TherapySander, Dr KUCLChemistry 314,328
A "Shake and Use" Theranostic System for Combined Radio-imaging and Photodynamic TherapyBoyle, Professor RUniversity of HullChemistry 355,094
A Facility for Cryo-Enabled Multi-microscopy for Nanoscale Analysis in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (Cryo-EPS)Giuliani, Professor FImperial College LondonMaterials 10,294,044
A National Research Facility for EpitaxyHeffernan, Professor JUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 12,250,478
Advanced Thin Film Sputtering Fabrication Facility (TF-FAB)Zoppi, Professor GNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 971,033
A-Meta: A UK-US Collaboration for Active Metamaterials ResearchHibbins, Professor APUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 1,529,762
An EPSRC National Research Facility to facilitate Data Science in the Physical Sciences: The Physical Sciences Data science Service (PSDS)Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,186,496
Anisotropic Microwave/Terahertz Metamaterials for Satellite Applications (ANISAT)Feresidis, Professor AUniversity of BirminghamElectronic, Electrical and Computer Eng 534,704
Anisotropic Microwave/Terahertz Metamaterials for Satellite Applications (ANISAT)Whittow, Professor WGLoughborough UniversityWolfson Sch of Mech, Elec & Manufac Eng 530,485
Anti-Kasha Materials: Myth or Photonics ParadigmMeech, Professor SUniversity of East AngliaChemistry 815,901
Autonomous Mobile Robot ChemistsCooper, Professor AUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 690,497
Boron: Beyond the ReagentLloyd-Jones, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 5,012,847
Charge-Transfer Triplet Chromophores: Adding Efficiency to Organic PhotosensitisersWu, Dr YCardiff UniversityChemistry 305,174
Controlling Acoustic Metamaterials with Magnetic Resonances: The Best of Both WorldsKruglyak, Professor VUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 761,787
Controlling Acoustic Metamaterials with Magnetic Resonances: The Best of Both WorldsHayward, Dr T JUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 613,693
Deterministic quantum gate between photons in a next-generation light-matter interfaceGangloff, Professor DUniversity of CambridgePhysics 251,112
Digital Transformation of Electromagnetic Material Design and Manufacturing for Future Wireless Connectivity (DREAM)Hao, Professor YQueen Mary University of LondonSch of Electronic Eng & Computer Science 2,579,837
Diode-pumped Ti:sapphire lasers: a manufacturable platform for precision photonicsKemp, Professor AJUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Photonics 935,452
Disorder enhanced on-chip spectrometers.Schulz, Dr S AUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 455,977
Disruptive development of van der Waals semiconductors by enabling anion-controlled functionalitiesArca, Dr ENewcastle UniversitySch of Maths, Statistics and Physics 390,629
Effects of sub-wavelength photonic nanostructures on thermally-activated delayed fluorescenceRibierre, Dr JUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 820,307
Electric and optical manipulation of 2D excitons for room temperature polariton blockade and valley qubitsLagoudakis, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Physics and Astronomy 559,598
Electric and optical manipulation of 2D excitons for room temperature polariton blockade and valley qubitsRusso, Professor SUniversity of ExeterPhysics 943,298
Energy-Loss Spectroscopy in a Scanning Electron MicroscopeRamasse, Professor QUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 456,783
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Functional Nano (i4Nano)Hofmann, Professor SUniversity of CambridgePhysics 6,298,762
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Topological DesignDennis, Professor MRUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 5,913,773
EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2022McLaughlin, Professor SHeriot-Watt UniversityResearch and Enterprise Services 875,000
EPSRC Network in Materials for Quantum TechnologiesHaynes, Professor PDImperial College LondonMaterials 630,699
ESPRC-JSPS Core-to-Core Grant ApplicationSamuel, Professor IUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 1,022,789
Excited state dynamics of shape-shifting moleculesBull, Dr JNUniversity of East AngliaChemistry 466,863
Fast Switching Zincblende GaN LEDsOliver, Professor RAUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 586,130
Fast Switching Zincblende GaN LEDsBinks, Professor DJUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 473,432
Fast Switching zincblende-GaN LEDsWallis, Professor DJCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 483,562
Fiberized Platforms for Integrated Nanosheet MaterialsPeacock, Professor AUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 598,755
Fiberized Platforms for Nanosheet MaterialsHasan, Professor TUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 368,425
Hawking - New generation Cavity QED: a tool for sculpting quantum statesCortese, Dr EUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Physics and Astronomy 347,769
High-specification nanofabrication equipment: enabling increased capability and capacity for electronics, spintronics, photonics, and bioelectronics.Linfield, Professor EHUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 2,587,981
Integrated Material-Modelling-Manufacturing paradigm for Mechanical Meta-regulators (I5M)Bodaghi, Dr MNottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Science & Technology 330,760
Luminescent Conjugated Polymers for Energy MaterialsBronstein, Dr HUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 1,216,002
Magnesium Nanoparticles: Earth-Abundant and Biocompatible Thermoplasmonics (MagNanoThermo)Ringe, Dr EUniversity of CambridgeEarth Sciences 553,895
Measuring Nanoscale Exciton Motion & Annihilation in Single Molecules with Photon StatisticsHedley, Dr GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 278,086
Meta-Smart: Merging de novo designed biomolecules with plasmonic metamaterials for new technologiesKadodwala, Professor MUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 1,022,161
Metasurfaces for Spatio-temporal Light ModulationSchulz, Dr S AUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 201,939
Microplastic sensors based on terahertz metasurfacePark, Dr SQueen Mary University of LondonSch of Electronic Eng & Computer Science 449,855
Mid-IR vibration-assisted luminescence & spectroscopies (MIRVALS)Demetriadou, Dr AUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 324,976
Mid-IR vibration-assisted luminescence & spectroscopies (MIRVALS)Baumberg, Professor JJUniversity of CambridgePhysics 873,048
Molecular Photonic BreadboardsLeggett, Professor GUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 7,255,283
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsSmith, Dr RMUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 607,797
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsKesaria, Dr MCardiff UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy 437,465
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsMartin, Professor RWUniversity of StrathclydePhysics 259,684
Multi-resonance TADF materials for highly efficient and stable OLEDsZysman-Colman, Professor EUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 909,901
Multi-Scale Framework for Quantum Mechanical Simulations of Organic ElectronicsRatcliff, Dr LEUniversity of BristolChemistry 176,268
Nanoscale Advanced Materials EngineeringCurry, Professor RJUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 7,671,801
Nanoscale photophysics at defects and interfaces in organic semiconductorsCollins, Dr SMUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 413,360
Near-Field Optical Spectroscopy Centre at Sheffield, NOSCTartakovskii, Professor AUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 1,656,502
New perspectives in photocatalysis and near-surface chemistry: catalysis meets plasmonicsZayats, Professor AKings College LondonPhysics 7,902,074
Next Generation Metrology Driven by NanophotonicsJiang, Professor Dame XUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 5,539,716
Photonic Sensing and Dual-mode Bio-Imaging with Rare Earth Upconversion NanoparticlesJose, Professor GUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,311,873
Photonics @ Interface: Heterogeneous Integrations for Generation, Detection, Conversion, and Modulationcharlton, Professor MDBUniversity of SouthamptonElectronics and Computer Science 1,143,280
PreCisE: A Precision laser scalpel for Cancer diagnostics and EradicationShephard, Professor JDHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 1,231,581
Quantum and Many Body Physics Enabled by Advanced Semiconductor NanotechnologyKrizhanovskii, Professor DUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 6,146,505
Quantum engineering of energy-efficient molecular materials (QMol)Lambert, Professor CLancaster UniversityPhysics 7,141,698
Quantum GaN-O-PhotonicsOliver, Professor RAUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 448,792
Quantum GaN-O-PhotonicsSapienza, Dr LUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 660,117
Quantum GaN-O-PhotonicsBennett, Professor AJCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 530,236
Quantum Magnetometry FacilityBonato, Professor CHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 2,004,472
RESINators - Miniature Acoustic Resonator SystemsWindmill, Professor JFCUniversity of StrathclydeElectronic and Electrical Engineering 422,394
rISC - the game of strategic molecular design for high efficiency OLEDsSkabara, Professor PJUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 453,303
Room Temperature Continuous-Wave Inorganic MaserBreeze, Dr JDUCLPhysics and Astronomy 257,411
Segregation of alloy and dopant atoms at defects in nitride materialsBowler, Professor DRUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 436,882
Self-assembled Plasmonic nanoOptics for sustainable Chemistryde Nijs, Dr BUniversity of CambridgePhysics 472,185
Shining light on single molecule dynamics: photon by photonRusimova, Dr KUniversity of BathPhysics 592,492
Silicon-rich silicon nitride Nonlinear Integrated Photonic ciRcuits & Systems (juNIPeRS)Petropoulos, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,123,975
Single-atom quantum phenomena in nanoscale semiconductor devicesChekhovich, Dr EAUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 200,848
STREAM 2: A placed-based IAA in Photonic Technologies in Scotland's Central BeltHarvey, Professor AUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Physics and Astronomy 5,091,523
Supramolecular charge transfer emitters: increasing efficiency in the near-infraredBarendt, Dr T AUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 424,422
Towards LED-pumped Masers: a new class of room-temperature masersSathian, Dr JNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 398,153
UK Metamaterials NetworkHibbins, Professor APUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 3,376,144
UK National Ion Beam CentreWebb, Professor RPUniversity of SurreyATI Electronics 2,454,938
Ultrafast Terahertz Polarimetry Enabled by Semiconductor Nanowire SensorsHurtado, Dr AUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Photonics 295,821
Ultrafast Terahertz Polarimetry Enabled by Semiconductor Nanowire SensorsJohnston, Professor MBUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,228,644
Ultrafast Terahertz Polarimetry Enabled by Semiconductor Nanowire Sensors (RAL)Huggard, Professor PSTFC Laboratories (Grouped)RAL Space 82,914
Ultra-fast, ultra-small and ultra-dilute: an integrated understanding of conjugated polymers in solution across temporal and spatial scalesSkabara, Professor PJUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 324,425
Understanding and engineering dissipation in nanoscale quantum devicesGauger, Professor EMHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 326,619
Understanding and engineering dissipation in nanoscale quantum devicesLovett, Professor BWUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 423,082
XMaS: The National Material Science Beamline Research Facility at the ESRFHase, Professor TPAUniversity of WarwickPhysics 3,738,163
XMaS: The National Material Science Beamline Research Facility at the ESRFLucas, Professor CAUniversity of LiverpoolPhysics 3,735,594

Total Number of Grants: 88
Total Value of Grants: £152,152,078

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).