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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Light Matter Interaction and Optical Phenomena) in Theme (Physical Sciences)

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. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
(e,gamma,2e) Threshold Spectroscopy - A new method to study collisional excitation of atoms using combined laser and electron beamsMurray, Professor AJUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 505,261
AQuA DIP: Advanced Quantum Approaches to Double Ionisation ProcessesBrown, Dr ACQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 865,857
Charge-Transfer Triplet Chromophores: Adding Efficiency to Organic PhotosensitisersWu, Dr YCardiff UniversityChemistry 305,174
Coating thermal noise measurement with a multimode resonatorMartynov, Dr DUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 335,828
Deterministic quantum gate between photons in a next-generation light-matter interfaceGangloff, Professor DUniversity of CambridgePhysics 251,112
'Double-slit' and multiple-path Interference studies from Rb excited and ionized by high-resolution laser radiation.Murray, Professor AJUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 567,853
EPSRC-SFI: Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics (QuamNESS)Clark, Dr SRJUniversity of BristolPhysics 634,206
EPSRC-SFI: Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics (QuamNESS)Paternostro, Professor MQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 452,495
Far From Equilibrium Quantum SimulatorsSzymanska, Professor MHUCLPhysics and Astronomy 850,350
Femtosecond to Millisecond Photo-dynamics of Third Generation Fluorescent ProteinsMeech, Professor SUniversity of East AngliaChemistry 454,049
Fundamental science and technology with levitated cavity optomechanicsBarker, Professor PFUCLPhysics and Astronomy 745,510
High performance Wide spectral range Nanoprobe (HiWiN)Kolosov, Professor OVLancaster UniversityPhysics 745,943
Luminescent Conjugated Polymers for Energy MaterialsBronstein, Dr HUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 1,216,002
Measuring Nanoscale Exciton Motion & Annihilation in Single Molecules with Photon StatisticsHedley, Dr GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 278,086
Molecular Photonic BreadboardsLeggett, Professor GUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 7,255,283
Next generation metamaterials: exploiting four dimensionsCraster, Professor RImperial College LondonMathematics 7,731,660
Probing the Quantum Vacuum with High Power Laser and 4th Generation Light Sources in the Search for New PhysicsBingham, Professor RUniversity of StrathclydePhysics 56,510
Probing the Quantum Vacuum with High Power Laser and 4th Generation Light Sources in the Search for New PhysicsGregori, Professor GUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 622,696
Quantum Materials by TwistronicsTartakovskii, Professor AUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 417,372
Quantum Materials by TwistronicsGorbachev, Professor RUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 1,289,897
Quantum nonlinear optics with 2D materialsKyriienko, Dr OUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 344,176
Radical Electron-spin-light Interface DynamicsEvans, Dr ESwansea UniversityCollege of Science 273,602
Room Temperature Continuous-Wave Inorganic MaserBreeze, Dr JDUCLPhysics and Astronomy 257,411
Shining light on single molecule dynamics: photon by photonRusimova, Dr KUniversity of BathPhysics 592,492
Stoichiometric rare-earth crystals for novel integrated quantum memoriesMazzera, Dr MHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 379,192
Towards LED-pumped Masers: a new class of room-temperature masersSathian, Dr JNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 398,153
Ultrafast Nanodosimetry - the role of the nanoscale in radiation interactions in matter.Dromey, Professor BQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 1,101,302
Ultra-fast three and four-electron dynamics in intense electro-magnetic laser fieldsEmmanouilidou, Professor AUCLPhysics and Astronomy 430,851
Unpicking the influence of structure and solvent on the photochemistry of deprotonated keto acidsVerlet, Professor JRRDurham, University ofChemistry 542,818
Unpicking the influence of structure and solvent on the photochemistry of deprotonated keto acidsCurchod, Dr BUniversity of BristolChemistry 442,721

Total Number of Grants: 30
Total Value of Grants: £30,343,864

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