Funding decision
By competition year:
The fiscal year in which NSERC received the applications.
| Year | Researcher | Project Title | Institution | Partner(s) | Area(s) of Application | Funding Amount | Type of Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sadaf, Sharif | Development of optically controlled spin gate using group III-nitrides quantum dots | Institut national de la rech scientifique | Engineering; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Kambhampati, Patanjali | Unraveling atomistic effects in quantum materials via advanced experiment and theory in collaboration | McGill University | Advancement of knowledge; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Kim, Young-June | Hidden orders in double-perovskite quantum materials | University of Toronto | Information, computer and communication technologies; Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Kornienko, Nikolay | Determination of Quantum Effects in Plasmonic Electrocatalysis | Université de Montréal | Energy storage and conversion; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Barzanjeh, Shabir | Microwave to optical quantum transducer using mechanical resonators | University of Calgary | Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Gaur, Daya | Quantum Approaches to Optimize Electrical Grid Operations | University of Lethbridge | Advancement of knowledge; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | $24,934 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Moutanabbir, Oussama | Unraveling the Atomic Features of Topological Qubits | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware); Manufacturing processes and products | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Kupchak, Connor | Interoperable Quantum Network at Room Temperature | Carleton University | Information, computer and communication technologies; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Boschini, Fabio | Floquet engineering of transition metal dichalcogenides via time-resolved photoemission | Institut national de la rech scientifique | Materials sciences; Materials performance | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Ahamed, Mohammed | Quantum dot-based sensing system for high accuracy and high-resolution temperature monitoring of EV batteries | University of Windsor | Energy storage and conversion | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Grau, Gerd | Phototransistors Utilizing Printed Carbon Quantum Material | York University | Materials performance; Manufacturing processes and products | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | De Silva, Nadish | Understanding quantum advantage via classical simulation algorithms for quantum circuits | Simon Fraser University | Mathematical sciences; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Damascelli, Andrea | Time-resolved study of photoinduced dynamics of the cuprate superconducting gap | The University of British Columbia | Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Lau, Hoi Kwan | Multi-mode bosonic quantum computing with superconducting cavities | Simon Fraser University | Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Murugesu, Muralee | Next Generation of Quantum Materials: Development of Molecule-Based Quantum Spin Liquids | University of Ottawa | Materials sciences; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Segal, Dvira | Tradeoffs in quantum thermometry: Consistent quantum thermodynamic frameworks | University of Toronto | Advancement of knowledge; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Leblanc, Lindsay Jane | Integrating organic-molecule single-photon sources with atomic quantum memories | University of Alberta | Information, computer and communication technologies; Information and communication services | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Salfi, Joseph | International Catalyst on Hole Spin Qubits | The University of British Columbia | Physical sciences; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Lapierre, Ray | McMaster-UCA Collaboration in Quantum Nanowires | McMaster University | Materials sciences; Engineering | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Atoofian, Ehsan | Approximate Quantum Arithmetic Units | Lakehead University | Information systems and technology; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Hamel, Deny | Photon precertification with detector-compatible devices | Université de Moncton | Computer communications | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Wilton, Steven | International Catalyst on Computer-Aided Design Algorithms for Quantum Annealing | The University of British Columbia | Information, computer and communication technologies; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Chen, Jun | Quantum Information-Constrained Optimal Transport | McMaster University | Information, computer and communication technologies; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Voznyy, Oleksandr | Quantum sources of light based on perovskite quantum dots | University of Toronto | Physical sciences; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Baugh, Jonathan | Improved scalability of silicon quantum computing with ambipolar devices | University of Waterloo | Information, computer and communication technologies; Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Broadbent, Anne | Boites nonlocales et compléxité de la communication | University of Ottawa | Mathematical sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Song, Yang | Enabling and Controlling the Quantum Effects in 2D Semiconducting Hybrid Perovskites | Western University | Materials sciences; Energy efficiency | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Crann, Jason | Non-commutative analysis of non-local games and quantum security | Carleton University | Advancement of knowledge; Mathematical sciences | $24,850 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Desgreniers, Serge | Nanocapteurs innovants basés sur les défauts quantiques dans le diamant de synthèse | University of Ottawa | Physical sciences; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Ortner, Christoph | Machine Learning Surrogates for Simulating Quantum Materials | The University of British Columbia | Physical sciences; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Royer, Baptiste | Synthetic spins in microwave cavities | Université de Sherbrooke | Information, computer and communication technologies; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Maher, Hassan | Site-selective fabrication of quantum nanostructures | Université de Sherbrooke | Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Alam, Muhammad | Two dimensional materials for quantum information processing | Queen's University | Physical sciences; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Sanders, Barry | The Inaugural Meeting of the Canada-France Quantum Alliance (CAFQA) | University of Calgary | Physical sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Zhang, Jin | Upconversion Quantum Dots For in situ Detection of Vapor Hydrogen Peroxide To Enhance The Life-time of Fuel Cell | Western University | Manufacturing processes and products; Materials performance | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Kumar, Shiva | Novel optical transceivers and signaling techniques for quantum communications | McMaster University | Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Luke, Graeme | Targeted Development of New Quantum Materials with Topological Properties | McMaster University | Advancement of knowledge; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Sorensen, Erik | Quantum Critical Materials | McMaster University | Advancement of knowledge; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Ménard, Jean-Michel | Graphene-based thin films: fabrication and applications | University of Ottawa | Environment; Instrumentation technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Davidson, Timothy | Entanglement Recovery in Quantum Radar | McMaster University | Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Lupascu, Adrian | Quantum information processing with multilevel systems | University of Waterloo | Advancement of knowledge; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Clancy, Patrick | Quantum Strain Control: Exploring Quantum Materials under Applied Uniaxial Strain | McMaster University | Advancement of knowledge; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Kherani, Nazir | Semiconductor Nitride Nanocrystals for Quantum Technologies | University of Toronto | Information, computer and communication technologies; Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Wei, John | Harnessing the Interplay of Superconductivity and Charge Order in Rare-Earth Doped Cuprates for Josephson Junction Applications | University of Toronto | Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware); Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Zhang, John Xiupu | 1.5 um InAs/InP Quantum Dot Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (QD VCSEL) | Concordia University | Information systems and technology; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Li, Heng | Cost-effective Monitoring of Quantum Software Applications | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Computer software; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Boyd, Robert | Enhancing spontaneous emission from quantum emitters via plasmonic sub-diffraction nanocavities | University of Ottawa | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Bassim, Nabil | Fabrication and Characterization of Quantum Nanostructures | McMaster University | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Luican-Mayer, Adina | Realizing deterministic array of quantum defects in 2D materials | University of Ottawa | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Gaulin, Bruce | New Quantum Materials with Spin Liquid Ground States | McMaster University | Materials sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Tan, Bo | Laser synthesis of quantum materials | Toronto Metropolitan University | Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Venkatakrishnan, Krishnan | Synthesis biodegradable quantum materials for therapeutic applications | Toronto Metropolitan University | Manufacturing processes and products; Human pharmaceuticals | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Vachon, Brigitte | Development of novel quantum optomechanical sensing devices in the search for dark matter in the universe. | McGill University | Advancement of knowledge; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Goncharova, Lyudmila | Custom-designed low-dimensional quantum materials | Western University | Materials sciences; Manufacturing processes and products | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Beyerlein, Kenneth Roy | Studying dynamic control of quantum heterostructure interfaces with strain pulses | Institut national de la rech scientifique | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials performance | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | O'Dell, Duncan | Super-resolution and quantum anomalies | McMaster University | Physical sciences; Mathematical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Wang, Kai | Collaboration on quantum nonlinear meta-optics | McGill University | Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2022 | Shankar, Karthik | Engineering Quantum Sensors Exploiting Rabi Splitting in Plexcitonic Nanoparticle Assemblies | University of Alberta | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Mondal, Debajyoti | Quantum Algorithms and Complexity for Computational Geometry Problems | University of Saskatchewan | Advancement of knowledge; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Brolo, Alexandre | Near field imaging using Stokes-anti-Stokes correlated photon pairs | University of Victoria | Information, computer and communication technologies; Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | De Sousa, Rogério | Mechanism of flux noise in superconducting aluminum devices | University of Victoria | Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware); Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Barzanjeh, Shabir | Quantum scanner for biomedical applications | University of Calgary | Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Sadaf, Sharif | Deterministic and scalable InGaN/GaN quantum emitters at room temperature | Institut national de la rech scientifique | Information systems and technology; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Di Matteo, Olivia | Qutrit compilation strategies toward practical quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories | The University of British Columbia | Physical sciences; Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Morris, Denis | Applying the concepts of bound states in the continuum for polaritonic devices made of porous silicon photonic cavities | Université de Sherbrooke | Information systems and technology; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Imai, Takashi | Microscopic investigation of novel quantum materials grown by molecular beam epitaxy | McMaster University | Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Dhirani, Al-Amin | Improvements in hydrogen evolution photocatalytic efficiency enabled by a quantum material and guided by optical spectroscopy | University of Toronto | Energy storage and conversion; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Baker, Thomas | Entangled and Renormalized Thermal Quantum systems in an Algorithm Knowledge Environment (EaRThQuAKE) | University of Victoria | Physical sciences; Computer software | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Ahamed, Mohammed | Quantum-enhanced and microelectromechanically (MEMS) actuated accelerometer for high-precision sensing and instrumentation | University of Windsor | Engineering; Instrumentation technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Sirker, Jesko | Tunable many-body (quasi)-localization and many-qubit protection | University of Manitoba | Advancement of knowledge; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Porat, Gil | Efficient generation of compressed ultrafast laser pulses for quantum-coherent sensing beyond the infrared | University of Alberta | Physical sciences; Instrumentation technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Aboshosha, Haitham | Towards implementing quantum computers for city-scale CFD simulations (application for drone safety and emission reduction) | Toronto Metropolitan University | Engineering; Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Damascelli, Andrea | Time-resolved Higgs spectroscopy in high-temperature superconductors | The University of British Columbia | Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Boschini, Fabio | Control of Kondo coherent states using selective optical excitation | Institut national de la rech scientifique | Advancement of knowledge; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Lundeen, Jeffrey | Understanding and Quantifying Resources for Quantum Metrology in Contextuality and Complex Quasi-Probability Distributions | University of Ottawa | Information, computer and communication technologies; Physical sciences | $20,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Ikki, Salama | Quantum Entanglement: Unraveling Full Duplex Communication | Lakehead University | Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Communication systems and services (planning, organization, services) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Marquardt, Drew | Rebuilding Canadian Neutron Scattering as a Quantum Sensor | University of Windsor | Materials sciences; Instrumentation technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Kang, Kang | A collaborative effort to develop biomass-based graphene quantum dots for metal ion sensing | Lakehead University | Alternative energy resources; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Gomes Da Rocha, Claudia | Computational description of two-dimensional (2D) material-based quantum sensing platforms: from design to applications | University of Calgary | Materials sciences; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Julian, Stephen | Penetration depth and skin depth measurements in novel superconductors at high pressure: a Toronto-Bristol collaboration | University of Toronto | Materials sciences; Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Klinkova, Anna | Proof-of-Concept Quantum Shells with Boosted Quantum Confinement Obtained Using Customized Nanoreactors | University of Waterloo | Materials sciences; Structural engineering | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Segal, Dvira | Quantum Information Transfer in Quantum Spin Networks: Theory and Experiments | University of Toronto | Advancement of knowledge; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Kim, Young-June | Search for nano-skyrmions in frustrated quantum magnets | University of Toronto | Information, computer and communication technologies; Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Lagos, Maureen | Atom-size defects in h-BN layers as quantum light sources | McMaster University | Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware); Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Fekl, Ulrich | Diamond-inspired molecular qubits | University of Toronto | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | De La Barrera, Sergio | Thermodynamic signatures of quantum geometry in moiré semiconductor systems | University of Toronto | Materials sciences; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Ménard, Michaël | Engineered Quantum Optomechanical Resonators for Next-Generation Gas Sensors | École de technologie supérieure | Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware); Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Hallas, Alannah | Emergent Quantum Phenomena in Bulk Heterostructures | The University of British Columbia | Materials sciences; Energy storage and conversion | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Sederberg, Shawn | Tunable state-preserving frequency conversion of structured photons | Simon Fraser University | Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Li, Xiang | Probing Topological Magnons with Light | University of Toronto | Energy efficiency | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Mitra, Sushanta K | A Novel Trapped Ion Architecture for Quantum Sensing | University of Waterloo | Engineering; Manufacturing processes and products | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Korzynski, Maciej | Synthetic elaboration of metal-organic frameworks towards assembly of functional qubit arrays | University of Toronto | Advancement of knowledge; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Paramekanti, Arun | Tensor network computations for strongly entangled electrons in quantum materials | University of Toronto | Advancement of knowledge | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Clancy, Patrick | Investigating Quantum Materials with Neutron Beams: Building A New International Partnership between University Neutron Sources | McMaster University | Advancement of knowledge; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Ung, Bora | High-dimensional quantum-key distribution in few-mode optical fibers | École de technologie supérieure | Information systems and technology; Information and communication services | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2023 | Mcguffin, Michael | Visual Tools for Quantum Circuits and Algorithms | École de technologie supérieure | Computer software; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Bardouille, Timothy | Quantifying Performance in Emerging Quantum Neuroimaging Systems: Validating an Open Source Solution | Dalhousie University | Biomedical engineering; Human health (including medically-related psychological research) | $24,980 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Nayak, Ashwin | Algorithms for Quantum Computers | University of Waterloo | Information, computer and communication technologies; Computer software | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Guglielmi, Roberto | Control of quantum systems described by the Dirac equation | University of Waterloo | Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Mayer, Paul | Metal Intercalation in PAHs: A Gas Phase Model for Superconductivity | University of Ottawa | Materials sciences; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Orgiu, Emanuele | Hybrid Molecule/Quantum Material van der Waals heterostructures | Institut national de la rech scientifique | Materials performance; Information and communication services | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Ebrahimi, Maryam | ARPES measurements of carbon-based 2D quantum materials with different lattice symmetry | Lakehead University | Physical sciences; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Liboiron-Ladouceur, Odile | Transverse Mode Encoded Programmable Quantum Processor | McGill University | Information and communication services; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Chi, Hang | Exchange-Coupled Magnetic Topological Chalcogenides | University of Ottawa | Physical sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Dodge, J Steven | Quasiparticle kinetics in photoexcited magnetic insulators | Simon Fraser University | Advancement of knowledge; Materials sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Broadbent, Anne | Security for anti-piracy proof systems | University of Ottawa | Advancement of knowledge; Computer communications | $20,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Islam, Kazi Rajibul | Simulating driven-dissipative systems on a trapped ion quantum processor | University of Waterloo | Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | De Silva, Nadish | Improving the advantages of fault-tolerant quantum computation | Simon Fraser University | Mathematical sciences; Physical sciences | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Quesada Mejia, Juan Nicolas | Simulation of photonic contenders for quantum computational advantage: the classical adversary strikes back. | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Information, computer and communication technologies | $20,500 | International - Catalyst - Quantum | |
| 2024 | Lau, Hoi Kwan | Correcting continous-variable quantum error with qubit codes | Simon Fraser University | Physical sciences; Information systems and technology | $25,000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum |