{"id":212,"date":"2022-07-04T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:41:36","slug":"news-events-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qshs.org\/?page_id=212","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c74d7a925a28f102eb38cc8702834bdb\">January 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS Collaboration meeting held on Thursday, 30th January 2025, University College London.  QSHS members came together to hear updates from group members, mainly postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.  It was also an opportunity to discuss the next steps and future activities of the QSHS project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"1198\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150710-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250130_150802-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/indico.stfc.ac.uk\/event\/1182\/\">Community Meeting<\/a>, held at The Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 21-22 January 2025.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS is one of 7 large QTFP consortia funded by UKRI STFC as part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme (NQTP).  Project members of the 7 large grants and 17 additional projects came together to discuss progress and outcomes across all of the projects.  There was opportunity for posters and networking throughout this 2 day event, bringing together the QTFP community to share thoughts, ideas and their views on future direction.  Attended by 146 participants from across 28 UK Universities and National labs and 6 overseas institutions.  The event was held in memory of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/news\/2024-10-08-professor-ian-shipsey-frs\">Professor Ian Shipsey<\/a>, who sadly passed away in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-935x1024.jpg\" alt=\"QTFP Community Group Photo\" class=\"wp-image-1194 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-935x1024.jpg 935w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-768x841.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-1403x1536.jpg 1403w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-1870x2048.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-1200x1314.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image001-1980x2168.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>QTFP Community Group photo (courtesy of Professor Robert Hadfield) University of Glasgow.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-1200x2667.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250122_130217-scaled.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Joshoua Esmenda, QSHS PDRA, Lancaster University, presenting his poster at the QTFP Community Workshop titled: &#8216;Surface losses in 3D superconducting microwave cavities&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44d7d4b6e5dbfc58d4051da31b7bfd6d\">December 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Festival of the Mind 2024, University of Sheffield, featured Professor Ed Daw combining the arts with science in this musical production. Written in collaboration with Leo Mercer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leoandhyde.com\/\">Leo &amp; Hyde<\/a>, the performance is a light-hearted and whimsical riff on particle physics, the dark matter problem, axions and the QSHS research. The video is now available to watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/player.sheffield.ac.uk\/events\/inside-out-dark-matter-musical\">Inside Out &#8211; A Dark Matter Musical<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bdc0b6fe0afaa24cbc0a7b4b6810615\">November 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Ed Daw&#8217;s blog, <em>Listening for a whisper in a crowded bar: the search for axions<\/em>.  Professor Ed Daw, The Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector talks axions, dilution refrigerators and new training opportunities at the Unversity of Sheffield.  Published by Oxford Instruments Nanoscience (part of the Oxford Instruments Group).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/nanoscience.oxinst.com\/resources\/blog\/university-of-sheffield-the-quantum-sensors-for-the-hidden-sector-the-search-for-axions?utm_campaign=Oktopost-NanoScience&amp;utm_content=Oktopost-LinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=LinkedIn\">NanoScience Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Share on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/nano-science_darkmatter-quantum-innovation-activity-7264948155526307840-bV11?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2024,<\/strong> <strong>8th November 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS exhibiting at this event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:42% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241108-WA0000-e1731322725166-736x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1166 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241108-WA0000-e1731322725166-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241108-WA0000-e1731322725166-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241108-WA0000-e1731322725166-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG-20241108-WA0000-e1731322725166.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Professor Ed Daw demonstrates a prototype digital filter box capable of high bandwidth control applications for high frequency filters at the 2024 UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase, London.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf10 Unlock new opportunities for growth at the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2024! Connect with industry leaders, investors &amp; potential collaborators, and gain insights into the cutting-edge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/quantum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#quantum<\/a> advancements. \ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ratBr3AkTA\">https:\/\/t.co\/ratBr3AkTA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QuantumShowcase24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QuantumShowcase24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RR79b47KK7\">pic.twitter.com\/RR79b47KK7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Innovate UK Business Connect (@IUK_Connect) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IUK_Connect\/status\/1851201484295213287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can Axions Save the University? New York Times: Hunting in the Dark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png 734w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Any day we could make a discovery, because we&#8217;re just slowing tuning that frequency&#8217;, Dr Rybka said recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/01\/science\/astrophysics-cosmology-axions.html\">Article<\/a>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Gray Rybka, is the ADMX principal investigator of the QSHS collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8a4f488cfe98f147379cf98414711fb9\">October 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sheffield host a visit from Dr Nick Du, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory<\/strong> <strong>(LLNL)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed Daw&#8217;s group were delighted to welcome Nick Du from LLNL to the Sheffield Lab for testing the Livermore Aluminium cavity containing a niobium tin (Nb3Sn) coated niobium tuning rod in the Sheffield apparatus. Nick said: <em>The goal of this first was to demonstrate the operation of a hybrid resonator using superconducting Nb3Sn and Aluminium for axion dark matter searches. The resonator was developed through the combined efforts of several institutions including University of Sheffield, University of Florida, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, and Fermilab. The results so far have been promising, and we hope this is just a first step towards integrating this device into a dedicated axion dark matter search.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nick-Du-Mitch-Perry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nick-Du-Mitch-Perry.jpg 797w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nick-Du-Mitch-Perry-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nick-Du-Mitch-Perry-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Opening of the Sheffield Ultra Low Temperature Facility, University of Sheffield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to report that the Sheffield Ultra Low Temperature Facility is officially opened.  The event was attended by over 50 guests, and included a QSHS Overview talk by Professor Ed Daw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1144\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-1980x2640.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-3-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1142\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-1980x2640.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-32-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1141\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-1980x2640.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Image-15-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>News coverage of the formal opening is widely publicised.  See below for links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thequantuminsider.com\/2024\/10\/15\/the-university-of-sheffield-opens-ultra-low-temperature-lab-for-dark-matter-and-qubit-research-featuring-oxford-instruments-nanoscience-dilution-refrigerator\/\">The Quantum Insider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidequantumtechnology.com\/news-archive\/quantum-news-briefs-october-15-new-interface-uses-light-to-scale-up-quantum-computers-usheffield-chooses-oxford-instruments-nanoscience-equipment-for-1m-ultra-low-temperature-facility\/\">Inside Quantum Technology News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quantumzeitgeist.com\/university-of-sheffield-unveils-state-of-the-art-quantum-research-facility\/\">Quantum Zeitgeist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0abfac0cb75e57ba12f393d654b5a496\">September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Institute of Physics reference Sir Keith Burnett&#8217;s article in The Times Higher Education (published on 20th September 2024) in X. Sir Keith Burnett is the Chair of the QSHS Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/blog\/times-are-tough-dont-lose-heart-academias-value-no-dark-matter\">https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/blog\/times-are-tough-dont-lose-heart-academias-value-no-dark-matter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DarkMatterXPost_by_IOP_Sep_24.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DarkMatterXPost_by_IOP_Sep_24.jpg 747w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DarkMatterXPost_by_IOP_Sep_24-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6ac7c260232be6885ba75212616b0ad1\"><strong>Registration opens for the National Quantum Technologies Showcase<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1d3773181807aebf827819ff0a3d32ea\">8th November 2024, Business Design Centre London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration and exhibitors can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/web-eur.cvent.com\/event\/de869736-2af1-43a5-bac9-da1c76066b76\/regProcessStep1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representation by QSHS will be located at the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) desk, feel free to drop by and say hello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4683852e6de55d18ac300a20611a9011\">August 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Directions publicises QSHS &#8216;Summary of Our First Year&#8217; 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2nd-7th July 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Ed Laird, Lancaster University, attends the Royal Society Summer Exhibition. More information on the event can be found at the Royal Society <a href=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/science-events-and-lectures\/summer-science-exhibition\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI26ygxNSIhwMVKpZQBh1qFwGjEAAYASAAEgKj4vD_BwE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/science-events-and-lectures\/summer-science-exhibition\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI26ygxNSIhwMVKpZQBh1qFwGjEAAYASAAEgKj4vD_BwE\">website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDO5SUlnzNM\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDO5SUlnzNM\">video<\/a> by Hamster Productions for more information on the search for axions, featuring the Lancaster QSHS group and QSHS project lead, Professor Ed Daw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short follow-up on Dark Matter Simulation and Detection using the Lancaster Haloscope model is available at this youtube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iPk1XPYOfl8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iPk1XPYOfl8\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-1024x715.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-1024x715.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-768x536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-1536x1073.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-2048x1430.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-1200x838.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scott-with-QSHS-haloscope-1-1980x1383.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scott Henderson discusses the QSHS haloscope at the Royal Society Exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7bc9f0a5febb014aabc7937852ac9eba\">June 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QSHS Collaboration Meeting, held Thursday 20th June, 2024, Sheffield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS members came together on Thursday, 20th June 2024, to hear updates on progress at each of the institutions and discuss planned publications\/next steps.  The meeting was held in Sheffield; the group (pictured below) were given a tour of the new laboratory facilities and apparatus.  It was great to see everyone, thanks to all who attended in person and to members who joined remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Group_photo_5_20_6_24-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Left to right: Joshoua Esmenda, Paul Smith, Ian Bailey, Phil Meeson, Ahmed Alsulami, Ling Hao, Angela Warren, Ed Daw, Tian Bai, Tom Godfrey, Ed Laird, Michele Piscitelli, Ed Romans, Ed Hardy, Annora Sundararajan, Mitch Perry, Gemma Chapman.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UKRI Talent Peer Review College Round 9 &amp; 10 Recruitment Call<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information &#8211; visit the UKRI website using the link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/work-for-us\/join-an-advisory-committee-panel-or-network\/ukri-talent-peer-review-college-member-vacancies\">https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/work-for-us\/join-an-advisory-committee-panel-or-network\/ukri-talent-peer-review-college-member-vacancies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-509032d6809a8575843588c139aa3665\">May 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CERN AT 70 &#8211; CERN will be celebrating its 70<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary on&nbsp;<strong>29 September 2024<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All members of the community are encouraged to join in the celebrations through comms, events and outreach activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:UKatCERN@stfc.ukri.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UKatCERN@stfc.ukri.org<\/a>&nbsp;know if you are organising an event and use the hashtag&nbsp;<strong>#CERN70&nbsp;<\/strong>to promote any activities or comms on social media.&nbsp;&nbsp;For more information on CERN70 please visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cern70.cern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/cern70.cern\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9201c31ed438b3d79bb668b6d1a97b38\">April 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE BY UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/physics\/news\/dilution-refrigerator-which-will-support-research-quantum-technology-unveiled-1\">Dilution refrigerator which will support research into quantum technology unveiled<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sheffield.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/mobile_single_column_1x\/public\/2024-03\/image_0.jpeg.jpg?itok=QmKCh6tA\" alt=\"New dilution fridge in Hicks\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A dilution refrigerator which can provide an ultra-low temperature environment close to zero to support research into dark matter has been unveiled in the Department of Physics, University of Sheffield.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufactured by Oxford Instruments, the apparatus will permit experiments at a temperature a hundredth of a degree centigrade above absolute zero, allowing precise measurements of nature in its quantum regime, and searches for axion dark matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by UK Research Councils (UKRI) through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), it is the first closed cycle dilution refrigerator at the University of Sheffield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The refrigerator will be utilised by the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector collaboration, led by Professor Ed Daw, who is also the group principal investigator in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as searching for axions, the refrigerator will be used to make precise measurements of the performance and properties of quantum electronics devices such as amplifiers, power sensors, and engineered two-state quantum systems called qubits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be opportunities for PhD students and undergraduates to gain experience in ultra-low-temperature physics and the operation of dilution refrigerators, a skill highly relevant to growth areas in industry such as quantum instrumentation and quantum computing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Daw said: \u201cIt is really exciting to be starting to operate a dilution refrigerator here at Sheffield, and I anticipate many interesting and ground-breaking applications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There aren&#8217;t so many facilities like this in the North East, so it is also wonderful to be instrumental in some real levelling up!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hope what we do in our lab will be of benefit to the wider community, both at our own University, and through our collaborations with other institutions across the UK and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-965b1466e4db9688d1dc846450c04113\"><strong>March 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Installation of the Oxford Instruments Proteox Dilution Fridge and Magnet (6T) is complete.  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https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_4_133910-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_4_133910-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_df_3_134314-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF_2_134657-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240319_DF1_133844-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos above (courtesy of Paul Smith, PDRA, QSHS project).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99722a266e156168bcba3923ae897f2c\">February 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Proteox dilution fridge has arrived.  Work begins on the installation, thanks to Oxford Instruments engineers Stefanos, Jack and Joe.  More pictures to follow as work progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-1200x2667.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164407-scaled.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-1200x2667.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240227_164359-scaled.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;QSHS project collaboration achievements so far include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Successful procurement of a dilution refrigerator and magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation and refurbishment of laboratories for the Sheffield instrument.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design and fabrication of resonant cavities for QSHS and our ADMX collaborators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design of the insert fixture to hold the QSHS experiment cavity array.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design of magnetic field shield hardware to house quantum electronics under test.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deployment of a QSHS resonator on the ADMX experiment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of several prototype devices suitable for installation on the test stand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of further quantum devices based on a variety of other quantum technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Successful and deepening collaboration with the U.S. ADMX collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxford Instruments progress on the dilution refrigerator can be seen below.  The schedule delivery is end of February\/early March 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dilution refrigerator disassembled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dilution refrigerator assembled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magnet assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1c24bb76b3267b35df962e5a1a1eb04\">January 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to start the new year with some good news &#8211; the QSHS project will take delivery of the Oxford Instruments Dilution Refrigerator in February\/March 2024.  The University of Sheffield have invested over \u00a3200k in the renovation of a special-purpose laboratory space to house the dilution fridge, and provided adjacent auxiliary lab space for the QSHS group. The two labs pictured below are 9m by 7m and 7m by 5m, respectively, and 4.2m tall. There are dedicated chilled water and mains circuits to compressors, pumps and magnet power supply.&nbsp;A mounting frame, supplied by Oxford Instruments, has been installed in the new laboratory in the Hicks Building, Sheffield, in preparation for delivery of this major equipment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114441-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mounting frame for housing the Dilution Fridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240129_114430-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lab fully refurbished ready to take delivery of the equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Main dilution fridge lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plant room to house gas handling and pulse tube compressor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Auxiliary lab and insert staging area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff are looking forward to receiving the equipment &#8211; further updates will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68a993da8145c13d37503ab722a5c6c9\">December 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231116-WA0002-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-957 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231116-WA0002-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231116-WA0002-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231116-WA0002-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231116-WA0002-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231116-WA0002.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>QSHS welcomes Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Tom Godfrey, who joins the QSHS team at University College London.  Tom completed an MEng in Electrical Engineering from the University of Glasgow and studied for a PhD at UCL researching Dispersive readout of inductively coupled nanoSQUIDs.  He is now appointed as a post-doctoral research assistant working on SLUG amplifiers for the QSHS project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">November 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring the landscape of Quantum Technology: QSHS atttends the National Quantum Technologies Showcase event, held at the Business Design Centre, London, on 2nd November 2023.  Thanks to Claude Mostyn, Yuri Pashkin and Joshoua Esmenda for exhibiting at the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics Stand.  Pictured is Claude discussing the QSHS project with delegates from New Zealand.  More on the event can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/iuk.ktn-uk.org\/events\/uk-national-quantum-technologies-showcase-2023\/\">https:\/\/iuk.ktn-uk.org\/events\/uk-national-quantum-technologies-showcase-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-2048x922.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-1200x540.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-COG8Jnn9-1980x891.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claude, Yuri &amp; Josh at NQT Showcase 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-at-NQT-Showcase_2_Nov_23-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claude Mostyn with NQT Showcase delegates from the New Zealand Space Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yuri-Pashkin-Joshoua-Esmenda-QSHS-exhibitors-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yuri Pashkin &amp; Joshoua Esmenda from QSHS project, Lancaster, exhibiting at NQT Showcase 2 November 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-1200x2133.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-1980x3520.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/QSHS-copper-cavity-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS Copper Cavity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations to Professor Ed Laird <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Professor Ed Laird and the team, University of Lancaster, who have been selected to exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, 2-7 July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The origins and nature of our universe are topics which fascinate young and old. We can all look out at the stars and galaxies in the sky, and yet what we can see is only a fraction of the matter in our universe. Most of the matter in the universe is dark, meaning that it cannot be seen \u2013 or even, so far, detected, even though we apparently live within a galaxy-size cloud of it. We know it exists because we can see the effects of its gravity on the evolution of galaxies and of the entire universe, but experiments to date have failed to detect it. This is arguably the greatest challenge of 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;century physics.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our research uses the very same quantum technologies being developed for quantum computing to build ultra-sensitive dark matter detectors. Quantum computing is a popular topic for the wider public, however our exhibit will show how those same technologies can also deliver answers to some of the most exciting pure research goals, turning a table-top experiment into a big-science observatory.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our exhibit will use several hands-on demonstrations to provide an intuitive, accessible way to explore these difficult concepts. We are excited to create the exhibits and have plenty of experience making fundamental research accessible to the public through previous Summer Science exhibitions and elsewhere. For secondary school students, these demonstrations will help to explain some of the topics they will encounter in their studies, in some places using GCSE and A-level science topics such as gravity, resonance, and pendulums. We will also produce educational online content with links to further resources that can be used by students and teachers to explore these concepts, including information on how to recreate aspects of the exhibit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition is one of the UK\u2019s leading science outreach events and provides a unique opportunity for members of the public to interact with scientists and ask them questions about their work. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/science-events-and-lectures\/about-exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/science-events-and-lectures\/about-exhibitions\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">October 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Keith Burnett, Chair of QSHS Oversight Committee, visits Sheffield on Wednesday, 4th October 2023, to see for himself the progress that has been made with the newly refurbished QSHS project laboratory. The laboratory located in the Hicks building, Leavygreave Road, Sheffield, will house the Oxford Instruments dilution fridge and magnet. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-926\" style=\"width:610px;height:813px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keith_in_sheffield_lab_2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sir Keith pictured with the mounting frame that will support the fridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">September 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strategic investment in the Faculty of Science, University of Sheffield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a number of positions from Early Career Research Fellows, through to Senior Lecturers and Chairs in the departments of Physics &amp; Astronomy, Psychology and School of Biosciences. We welcome applications from academics who are leaders, or aspiring leaders, in their chosen fields. For more information on these opportunities, our University and the city of Sheffield, please visit:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/science\/news\/faculty-science-new-appointments\" target=\"_blank\">Faculty of Science &#8211; new positions | Science | The University of Sheffield<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Job opportunity to work at the University of Sheffield on Dark Matter searches.  See message from Dan Tovey, Professor of Particle Physics, Department of Physics &amp; Astronomy, below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The University of Sheffield has just listed a job opening for an Early Career Research Fellow on Dark Matter searches, that will lead to a permanent academic position at Sheffield on successful completion. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious ECR to focus on DM research without formal teaching commitments for five years and then transfer by default to a permanent position. The ECR position is focused on work contributing primarily to our existing DM programme, namely LZ, XLZD, ADMX and QSHS, possibly together with another experiment from our current portfolio.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further details:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cern.ch\/fc98r\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/cern.ch\/fc98r<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Closing date for applications is <strong>3 November 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Dan Tovey (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:d.r.tovey@sheffield.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\">d.r.tovey@sheffield.ac.uk<\/a>), Vitaly Kudryavtsev (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:v.kudryavtsev@sheffield.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\">v.kudryavtsev@sheffield.ac.uk<\/a>) or Sheffield PPPA group leader Davide Costanzo (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:d.costanzo@sheffield.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\">d.costanzo@sheffield.ac.uk<\/a>) if you have any questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>SubirFest 2023 &#8211; 11-13 September 2023, 2 day meeting, to honour Emeritus Professor Subir Sarkar.  <a href=\"https:\/\/subirfrest.web.ox.ac.uk\">https:\/\/subirfrest.web.ox.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">August 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS Collaboration meeting held at Oxford University, 23rd August 2023, included project updates, discussion of next steps, with an opportunity for networking and lab tours by Peter Leek and Boon Kok Tan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/QSHS-collaboration-group-photo_Aug_23-1-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS Collaboration members, University of Oxford, Aug-23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was good to know that the lab refurbishment at Sheffield is complete and ready to house the Oxford Instruments Dilution Fridge and Magnet, which is expected to be delivered in early 2024.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We heard talks from several QSHS members covering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developments of SLUG microwave amplifiers (talk by Ling Hao, NPL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electromagnetic couplings of Axions (talk by Anton Sokolov, University of Liverpool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Results of characterisation of the 3D Aluminium Cavity (talk by Josh Esmenda, University of Lancaster)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microwave photon detection using superconducting circuits progress (talk by Michele Piscitelli, University of Oxford).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Updates on the Field Shield Design (led by Ed Laird, University of Lancaster).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-905 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lab-tour-Oxford-University-1200x2667.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Dilution Fridge at University of Oxford<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommended reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2201.11261\">Broadband Squeezed Microwaves and Amplification with a Josephson Traveling-Wave Parametric Amplifier<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.mit.edu\/handle\/1721.1\/147310\">Towards a Quantum Network with Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">July 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS Collaborator Subir Sarkar, University of Oxford, writes about the GGI Florence Workshop, Galileo Galiei Institute for Theoretical Physics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ggi.infn.it\/\" target=\"_blank\">Galileo Galiei Institute<\/a>&nbsp;in Florence recently organized a Workshop during 26 April to 9 June 2023 on:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ggi.infn.it\/showevent.pl?id=437\" target=\"_blank\">Axions across boundaries between Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Cosmology and forefront Detection Technologies<\/a>.&nbsp;&#8220;The purpose of this workshop was to bring together scientists with different backgrounds and expertise to discuss open problems, recent developments and future directions in axion physics, a field that is notoriously replete with interdisciplinary connections. The aim is to foster a fruitful cross breeding between different theoretical areas, with a focus on certain open issues in axion particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Quantitative assessments of the axion contribution to Cold Dark Matter (CDM) involve top-notch lattice simulations of non- perturbative QCD effects, as well as of the cosmic evolution of axionic topological defects. Astrophysical observations provide strong bounds on axion properties because stellar evolution would be affected by the existence of axions and, intriguingly, some excesses in star energy losses have been reported. Cosmological scenarios in which the Peccei-Quinn symmetry is broken before inflation foresee axions imprints in the CMB, while in post-inflationary scenarios axion miniclusters, with overdensities several orders of magnitude larger than the local density of CDM, are expected to form, and a reliable assessment of their properties is of utmost importance. From the experimental side, a blossoming of potentially game-changing ideas, with an exciting crossover from experimental particle physics to materials science and cutting-edge technologies is inspiring new methods for axion searches. Novel techniques have been put forth that, besides exploiting the axion- photon coupling, aim to reveal axions via their couplings to nucleons and electrons. The interaction between the experimental and theoretical communities will foster the merging of `how to search\u2019 with `where to search\u2019 into optimized strategies to hunt for the axion.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ggi.infn.it\/showevent.pl?id=438\" target=\"_blank\">Training week&nbsp;<\/a>(1st week: April 26-28)&nbsp;<br>* Axion astrophysics (2nd &amp; 3rd weeks: May 2-12)&nbsp;<br>* Axion cosmology (3rd &amp; 4th weeks: May 8-19)&nbsp;<br>* Axions in particle physics (4th &amp; 5th weeks: May 15-26)&nbsp;<br>* Axion experiments (5th &amp; 6th weeks: May 22-June 1)&nbsp;<br>*&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ggi.infn.it\/showevent.pl?id=439\" target=\"_blank\">Conference week&nbsp;<\/a>(7th week: June 5-9)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were many interesting talks by both theorists and experimentalists and vigorous discussions. From the QSHS collaboration, Ed Hardy attended Wks 2 &amp; 3 and gave a seminar on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/moUTw5bZDYM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Axion contribution from topological strings<\/em><\/a>, while Subir Sarkar attended Wk 7 and gave a talk on&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hTUx9MqTwlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The cosmological axion domain wall problem<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Lead Investigator, Ed Daw, welcomed a Summer Work Experience placement to join the team for a few days to get a taste of what it is like to be a researcher in the Department of Physics &amp; Astronomy at the University of Sheffield.  Angela Warren, Project Manager, devised a programme of tasks, and together with the help of colleagues Paul Smith, Mitch Perry, and Claude Mostyn, we were able to provide them with a glimpse of our research.  At the end of their week the feedback was positive: &#8220;<em>they had had a wonderful week and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.&nbsp; What a fantastic opportunity for them to explore the laboratories and see the work which is being undertaken.<\/em>&nbsp; <em>They very much enjoyed spending their time with staff members.&nbsp;  Conversations with their family during the evenings were so interesting and hearing the enthusiasm about what they had been doing and learning was amazing&#8221;<\/em> were some of the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: this work placement was organised through the usual official school application process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">June 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS PhD Student Claude Mostyn returns from Seattle.  Below is a summary of how they spent their time working with our US collaborator ADMX:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>I spent 80 days working with the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) at the Centre of Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics (CENPA) at the University of Washington, Seattle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br>I largely worked on a thermal report of the radio frequency (RF) cabling in the ADMX insert, helping to decrease their heat loads as much as possible whilst maintaining low enough attenuations, and noise temperatures to maintain the signal to noise ratio, whilst pushing for lower temperatures in future runs. I then presented the results of these tests\/calculations and the new RF cabling set-up made alongside Gray Rybka to the wider collaboration in a weekly meeting &#8211; I got some good feedback and enjoyed hearing the inputs and questions from the wider team based on their areas of expertise. I developed a spreadsheet to estimate conductive cable heat loads to allow future cabling changes to be quickly compared.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br>I also helped out with some of the day-to-day jobs at ADMX, including leak testing and cleaning valves in the dilution fridge; along with cable and component testing (including talking with companies when finding faulty cables), and measuring room-temperature, noise temperatures and gains. Getting to use the laithes, mills and various metal cutters and saws in the student machine shop was also absolutely great.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br>The highlight was getting to work with the group at ADMX, from fellow grad students and professors to undergrads; everybody was welcoming, friendly, and enthusiastic about the work, and it was a wonderful team. Visitors to ADMX were also very interesting to talk to and meet, including some from the Taiwanese and Korean axion experiments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br>Seattle outside of CENPA was also very enjoyable; I hiked (not all the way up) Mt Rainier, and drove with some other CENPA grad students out to East Washington to see the Ancient Lakes; I also got to see some small theatre shows, with &#8220;Lydia and the Troll&#8221; at the Seattle Rep being a stand out.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/49d8f363-742c-40fb-806d-890470a396b8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claude on a hike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/c92e0698-69c4-4312-b88f-8684226eab7e-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/c92e0698-69c4-4312-b88f-8684226eab7e-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/c92e0698-69c4-4312-b88f-8684226eab7e-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/c92e0698-69c4-4312-b88f-8684226eab7e-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/c92e0698-69c4-4312-b88f-8684226eab7e.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claude getting to work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br>Overall, it was a great experience and I am extremely grateful to the team at ADMX, and Gray Rybka in particular for having me, and I am sure we&#8217;ll meet again.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">May 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS Project Lead Investigator, Professor Ed Daw, will give a talk titled: &#8216;The Coldest Place in Yorkshire&#8217; at this year&#8217;s Pint of Science event on 23 May 2023.  <a href=\"https:\/\/pintofscience.co.uk\/event\/shedding-a-light-on-dark-matter\">Register<\/a>.  For more information about this event and other Pint of Science festival events refer to the following website: <a href=\"https:\/\/pintofscience.co.uk\/\">https:\/\/pintofscience.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/edbyfridgesmall-Edward-J-Daw__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDk1LDM2Nl0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/edbyfridgesmall-Edward-J-Daw__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDk1LDM2Nl0.jpg 495w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/edbyfridgesmall-Edward-J-Daw__FocusFillWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsNDk1LDM2Nl0-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recently published QUAX papers relevant to our work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/aip\/rsi\/article\/93\/9\/094701\/2849364\/A-haloscope-amplification-chain-based-on-a?searchresult=1200MHz\">A haloscope amplification chain based on a traveling wave parametric <\/a>amplifier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/aip\/rsi\/article\/94\/4\/045111\/2883469\/A-tunable-clamshell-cavity-for-wavelike-dark?searchresult=1\">A tunable clamshell cavity for wavelike dark matter searches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">April 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joint IOP APP and HEPP conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Smith and Ling Hao attend IOP Joint APP and HEPP conference (conference website: <a href=\"https:\/\/iop.eventsair.com\/hepp2023\/\">https:\/\/iop.eventsair.com\/hepp2023\/<\/a>), Kings College London, held 3rd-5th April 2023.  Paul gave an overview of the QSHS project and Ling Hao submitted a poster titled: Developing Pilot Tuneable Microwave Receiver for Axion Detection (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-1401-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ling Hao, QSHS poster, IoP conference 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/QSHS-IOP-APP-HEPP-poster-April-23.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" aria-label=\"Embed of QSHS IOP APP-HEPP poster April-23.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a36d67e4-e1eb-4a22-b345-5c0c7e703de7\" href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/QSHS-IOP-APP-HEPP-poster-April-23.pdf\">QSHS IOP APP-HEPP poster April-23<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/QSHS-IOP-APP-HEPP-poster-April-23.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a36d67e4-e1eb-4a22-b345-5c0c7e703de7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secretary of State for Science visits National Physical Laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology visits the National Physical Laboratory\u2019s (NPL) Advanced Quantum Metrology Laboratories &#8211; read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uknqt.ukri.org\/news\/the-rt-hon-michelle-donelan-mp-visits-the-national-physical-laboratorys-npl-advanced-quantum-metrology-laboratories\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joshoua Esmenda joins the team at Lancaster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We say a warm welcome to our new QSHS member, Joshoua Esmenda, PDRA, who joins the team at Lancaster University.  Joshoua brings relevant experience in nanofabrication, low temperature cryogenics, and superconducting devices.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-Passport-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-Passport-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-Passport-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-Passport.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">March 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STFC Town Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>STFC will be holding a town meeting as part of the&nbsp;2023 IOP&nbsp;Joint APP and HEPP Annual Conference, taking place 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;\u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April at King&#8217;s College London.&nbsp;The town meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April, 15:00 \u2013 17:30, and&nbsp;will include a report from the Executive Chair, Mark Thomson, and the opportunity to hear updates from the Chairs of STFC\u2019s Science Board, Particle Astrophysics Advisory Panel, and Particle Physics Advisory Panel. The STFC town meeting will now be streamed online and a&nbsp;link to the Zoom meeting will be made available on the IOP website:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/iop.eventsair.com\/hepp2023\/timetable\" target=\"_blank\">IOP Joint APP and HEPP Annual Conference (eventsair.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Quantum Strategy is published by UK Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>10 year plan and vision for Quantum in the UK &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/uknqt.ukri.org\/news\/uk-government-publishes-the-national-quantum-strategy\/\">read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">February 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QSHS collaboration meeting held 13th February 2023, University of Liverpool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We held a collaboration meeting on Monday, 13th February 2023, hosted by Ed Hardy, University of Liverpool, to hear updates from the 8 partner groups and discuss the next steps of the project.  We are pleased to be able to report that great progress is being made, leading to some promising results.  One very interesting outcome and useful resource is a paper on quantum measurement by Professor Stafford Withington, University of Oxford, see article Quantum Electronics for Fundamental Physics (submitted February 2023):  <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2302.04000\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2302.04000<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_154958-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS members, Feb-23, Liverpool, Photo 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230213_155022-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS members, Feb-23, Liverpool, Photo 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics Engagement Event held, 2nd &amp; 3rd February 2023, University of Warwick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-785\" style=\"width:610px;height:274px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_124705-2-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QTFP projects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the QSHS consortium attended this two day in person showcase event to hear the progress and potential of the QTFP core programme.  The event covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Updates from the ongoing projects (talks and posters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevator pitches from new members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussions of future ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breakout sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update and Q&amp;A from STFC and EPSRC Senior Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was very well attended with over 100 attendees so it was a great opportunity for networking and encouraging further collaborations.   We heard some really interesting talks from researchers involved in the programme, with updates on progress from each of the 7 QTFP projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115-1980x891.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143115.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attendees of the QTFP Engagement Event &#8211; photo taken 3\/2\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All projects demonstrate there are already excellent cross-institutional links and international collaborations, emerging technologies and developments in new areas in the field, with the potential to create world-leading facilities in the UK.  Thanks to the organisers at STFC and Warwick for bringing everyone together, it was an extremely successful and enjoyable conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230203_143507-1-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS members (left to right): Jamie, Claude, Ling, Ed, Phil, Angela<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">January 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Postdoctoral vacancy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Detection Physics group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is looking for a postdoc to work primarily on the Axion Dark Mater eXperiment (ADMX).&nbsp; Applications will be accepted through <strong>February 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 2023<\/strong>.&nbsp; For more information and to apply, please go to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/careers.pnnl.gov\/jobs\/6104\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/careers.pnnl.gov\/jobs\/6104<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CERN Summer Student Programmes &#8211; Application deadline 30th January 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are welcomed by B.Sc. or M.Sc. students in computer science, mathematics, engineering or physics.  More information about the summer student programme is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.cern\/education\/cern-openlab-summer-student-programme\">CERN Openlab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.cern\/summer\">Link<\/a> to apply<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QTFP Winter School 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Ed Daw, QSHS project lead, consortium members Dr Ian Bailey, Professor Stafford Withington and PhD students Claude Mostyn and Searbh\u00e1n \u00d3 Peat\u00e1in, start the year with the QTFP Winter School 2023, 9th-13th January 2023, University of Cambridge, where they will be tutoring students and postdocs researching within the QTFP programme.  A full timetable for the school can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/indico.cern.ch\/event\/1215570\">https:\/\/indico.cern.ch\/event\/1215570<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" style=\"width:600px;height:336px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/QTFP2023_Flyer-1980x1114.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/QTFP2023_Flyer-4-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" aria-label=\"Embed of QTFP2023_Flyer.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c530f6b6-b75a-4eda-be1d-241b61ea2823\" href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/QTFP2023_Flyer-4-1.pdf\">QTFP2023_Flyer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/QTFP2023_Flyer-4-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c530f6b6-b75a-4eda-be1d-241b61ea2823\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy New Year <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy New Year to QSHS followers and readers.  We anticipate an exciting time for the QSHS project with the new lab refurbishment and installation of the QSHS Proteox Dilution Fridge in 2023.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">December 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish our readers all the best for the festive season and a very happy and prosperous 2023; a year that the QSHS project team very much look forward to with the excitement of works starting on the lab refurbishment for the Dilution Fridge Facility planned in Spring.  Watch this space for future updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t seen the latest QSHS publication, you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/?page_id=19\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">November 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) &#8211; A Summary of Our First Year!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"m_8776469576966788169LPContainer203414\" class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/engage\/coe\/article-details\/6377548e74b7b672c602c1ce?show=item\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) &#8211; A Summary of Our First Year!&#8221;<\/a><br><br>In 2021 the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) collaboration was founded in the UK. We received funding as part of the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics programme to develop and demonstrate quantum devices with the potential to detect hidden-sector particles such as axions and dark photons in the ~1\u03bceV\/c^2 to ~100\u03bceV\/c^2 mass window. Our collaboration is formed from a diverse community of condensed matter physicists, quantum technologists, theorists and (astro) particle physics experimentalists. We are designing and fabricating a range of \u201cquantum devices\u201d and constructing a high-field, low-temperature facility at the University of Sheffield to characterise and test the devices in an axion haloscope geometry, initially using an rf cavity. This poster was presented at the 17th Patras workshop on axions, WIMPs and WISPs on the 8th August 2022 in Mainz, Germany.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.cambridge.org<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">submitted by Dr Ian Bailey, University of Lancaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cold, The Dark and The Invisible, 31 October 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">We were pleased to be able to celebrate Dark Matter Day, not on the usual recognised Dark Matter Day of 31 October but slightly later, on Monday 21st November 2022, where Professor Ed Daw gave an interesting talk to Year 12 students and upwards on The Cold, The Dark and The Invisible.  Over 100 attended this Outreach event.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-1200x2667.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221121_181835-scaled.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celebration of Dark Matter Day Outreach event (21 November 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uk National Quantum Showcase 2022, London<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaboration members exhibit; 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Bhaswati Chakraborty at Quantum Showcase 2022 Exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For further details visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/ktn-uk.org\/events\/uk-national-quantum-technologies-showcase-2022\/\">UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QSHS Flyer is available for download<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d05de541-8106-414f-aa1d-bae1790e54bd\" href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V.2-back.jpg\">QSHS A5 flyer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V.2-back.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d05de541-8106-414f-aa1d-bae1790e54bd\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front--212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front--212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front--724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front--768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front--1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front--1200x1697.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/QSHS-A5-flyer-V2-front-.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS flyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics Engagement Event &#8211; Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd February 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>STFC\/EPSRC, part of UK Research and Innovation, are hosting a&nbsp;<strong>two day in-person event on Thursday 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;and Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;February<\/strong> <strong>2023<\/strong>, at Warwick Conferences (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/services\/conferences\/location\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/services\/conferences\/location<\/a>), to promote engagement between scientists and engineers from different types of expertise on quantum technologies and fundamental physics research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) is a \u00a340m programme funded through the UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund and part of the National Quantum Technologies Programme (NQTP). The first seven projects were awarded in late 2020, this event will demonstrate the progress that has been achieved so far as well as discuss the future ambitions in this growing space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will be free to attend and open to all communities, but is primarily a scientific event for those across all career stages from the STFC core sciences, EPSRC quantum sciences and technologies and the NQTP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is via Eventbrite &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/quantum-technologies-for-fundamental-physics-engagement-event-tickets-402496516917?utm_campaign=post_publish&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=eventbrite&amp;utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics Engagement Event Tickets, Thu 2 Feb 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite<\/a>&nbsp;and closes on the 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;January 2023 If you have any queries please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:qtfp@stfc.ukri.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">qtfp@stfc.ukri.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Directions &#8211; Quantum Technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Directions &#8211; Quantum Technologies launching 2023.  Cambridge University Press announce new journal.   Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/research-directions-quantum-technologies\/information\/about-this-journal#\">here<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-641\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New journal by Cambridge University Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to announce that we\u2019ll be exhibiting at the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/qeiicentre.london\/about\/location\/\">QEII Centre<\/a>, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE, on 11th November.<br>Be sure to register below so you don\u2019t miss out!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Oy9qyQ\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition will open to delegates\/visitors between 9:15am and 4:00pm.  We look forward to seeing you there, you will find the QTFP\/QSHS project collaborators at Stand no. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-2048x1072.png 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1200x628.png 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1980x1036.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American Physical Society News article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting article published in American Physical Society (APS) News, September 2022 (Vol. 31, No. 8) on &#8216;building a skilled workforce &#8211; education in quantum mechanics&#8217;.  Read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aps.org\/publications\/apsnews\/202209\/quantum.cfm\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">October 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QSHS project is recruiting!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Associate\/Senior Research Associate in Superconducting Quantum Devices for Dark Matter Experiments at our project partner institution, Lancaster University.  The post is full time, fixed term for 2 years, with an immediate start date. For further details and an application form visit <a href=\"https:\/\/hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk\/Vacancy.aspx?ref=0968-22\">Job Vacancies<\/a>, Lancaster University.  Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Yuri Pashkin (email: y.pashkin@lancaster.ac.uk).  Closing date: 20th November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QSHS members site visit to Oxford Instruments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS members visit Oxford Instruments and met with the technical team members who will build the Proteox Dilution Fridge and Magnet.  Work is scheduled to start October 2022.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Courtesy of Oxford Instruments\" class=\"wp-image-585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-1200x1800.png 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_withSI-1980x2970.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy of Oxford Instruments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">September 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Systems Theory Workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The QSHS collaboration organised a Quantum Systems Theory workshop at IPPP, Durham, 6th-8th September 2022.  This was an invitation only meeting attended by members of the Collaboration, with talks on Quantum Systems Theory. The meeting ended with planning and discussion of our activities over the next 12 months.  We are grateful to IPPP for their contribution and help in organising this event, and to our special guests for their input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_1416500-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Members of the QSHS collaboration and invited guests<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_141605-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A special thank you to our guest speakers (John Gough (University of Aberystwyth), Saptarshi Chaudhuri (Princeton University), Pieter Kok (University of Sheffield), Stafford Withington (University of Oxford).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220907_125338-1200x2667.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Gough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_122551-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_122551-scaled.jpg 1152w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220906_141027-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Stafford Withington<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cosmology and Astrophysics Meeting, Durham, 8th September 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the same week there was a Cosmology and Astrophysics meeting, organised by Organising Committee (Martin Bauer, Fran Chadha-Day, Jamie McDonald) where a QSHS talk, titled &#8216;Overview talk on QSHS &#8211; A UK search for hidden sector dark matter&#8217; was presented by Ed Daw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-1200x2667.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220907_145240-scaled.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ed Daw presenting an Overview of QSHS to the Cosmology and Astrophysics Meeting, Durham<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Particle Astrophysics Roadmap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Particle Astrophysics Advisory Panel is pleased to announce that the 2022 Particle Astrophysics Roadmap is now available on the STFC website:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/publications\/particle-astrophysics-advisory-board-roadmap-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/publications\/particle-astrophysics-advisory-board-roadmap-2022\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">August 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QTFP funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a3500,000 is awarded for developing dark matter detection with a project titled &#8220;ParaPara: A Quantum parametric amplifier using quantum paraelectricity&#8221;, led by Ed Laird, Yuri Pashkin and Ian Bailey, Lancaster University in collaboration with University College London.  Funded as part of the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/news\/physicists-developing-a-dark-matter-detector\">Physicists developing a dark matter detector<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Oxford Instruments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to announce that the QSHS dilution refrigerator and magnet are being built by Oxford Instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxford Instruments made the announcement on 4th August 2022.  Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxinst.com\/news\/oxford-instruments-nanoscience-wins-largest-uk-hidden-sector-project-bid\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to working closely with Oxford Instruments over the next few months.  Watch this space for further updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Courtesy of Oxford Instruments\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-1200x1800.png 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_noSI-1980x2970.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>An Oxford Instruments ProteoxMX<\/em> &#8211; Photo courtesy of Oxford Instruments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-1200x1800.png 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ProteoxMX_SI-being-loaded-1980x2970.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>An Oxford Instruments ProteoxMX<\/em> &#8211; photo courtesy of Oxford Instruments.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">LT29 Best Poster Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to announce that Searbh\u00e1n \u00d3 Peat\u00e1in, University of Lancaster, PhD student with QSHS, received the LT29 Best Poster Award at the International Conference on Low Temperature Physics for the poster P20-SF4-17: <a href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Aug.-20_P20-SF4-17_Searbhan-Gearoid-O-Peatain-1.pdf#\">Comparison of Simulation and Experimental Results of Travelling Wave JPAs in the Three Wave Mixing Regime.<\/a>  Many congratulations to Searbh\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">July 2022<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">James Webb space images revealed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>James Webb space telescope images are truly amazing! See the images for yourself in <a href=\"https:\/\/esawebb.org\/news\/weic2205\/\">Webb News <\/a>&#8211; they are simply stunning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">June 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QSHS Collaboration meeting, NPL, 27th June 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The QSHS project groups met for a Collaboration meeting, hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npl.co.uk\/\">National Physical Laboratory<\/a> (NPL), on 27th June 2022.  It was a great opportunity to hear talks from the young researchers working on the QSHS project and updates on the excellent progress being made.  The meeting ended with a tour of NPL.  Our thanks to all involved, especially to Ling Hao, Gemma Chapman, Jamie Potter and John Gallop for hosting the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-2335-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">QSHS project members 2022 in front of the NPL building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tour of the NPL was fascinating, and what an amazing place to work in for delivering these large-scale research projects.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/aa4d210d-5afe-47ac-80ed-151b8d94706e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/aa4d210d-5afe-47ac-80ed-151b8d94706e.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/aa4d210d-5afe-47ac-80ed-151b8d94706e-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/aa4d210d-5afe-47ac-80ed-151b8d94706e-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/aa4d210d-5afe-47ac-80ed-151b8d94706e-768x576.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_165135-1980x2640.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1152\" data-id=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-1200x540.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_181045-1980x891.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_170549-1980x2640.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220627_172023-1200x2667.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our meeting finished with some time for networking and more discussion on the QSHS project (below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/QSHS-group-dinner-IMG-2350-27-07-2022-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Pint of Science 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you missed the Pint of Science event in Lancaster last month, you can catch a demonstration by Ed Laird, QSHS project investigator, of how we infer the existence of dark matter (see below). If all you can see is the balloon, you still know something must be pulling on the string. All we can see is orbiting stars, but we can still infer that dark matter must be pulling on them. Interesting hey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022-05-10-21.09.08.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">May 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outreach event: Particles, Polymers and Periodicity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Edward Laird, discusses searching for dark matter using quantum technology at the Outreach event: Pint of Science, 10th May 2022. The event was attended by over 40 people and received excellent feedback.  <a href=\"https:\/\/pintofscience.co.uk\/event\/particles-polymers-and-periodicity-a-night-of-pick-n-mix-science\">Pint of Science.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Introducing the QSHS project students:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/physics\/about-us\/people\/searbh%C3%A1n-o-peat%C3%A1in\">Searbh\u00e1n \u00d3 Peat\u00e1in<\/a>, PhD Student, working with Prof. Yuri Pashkin, University of Lancaster.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitch Perry, PhD student, working with Prof. Ed Daw, University of Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ADMX_img3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mitch Perry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Claude Mostyn, PhD Student (STFC funded) joined the QSHS in September 2022.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-Mostyn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-Mostyn.jpg 529w, https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Claude-Mostyn-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">April 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lab refurbishment preparations begin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparations begin with the refurbishment of two laboratories to house QSHS equipment in Sheffield.  Watch this space for further updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-id=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5795-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_5793.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\"\/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Laboratory space cleared in readiness for refurbishment (photographed April 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">March 2022<strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QSHS Twitter account is launched<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@info_qshs\">@info_qshs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STFC tweet the published paper by Professor Ed Daw <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/STFC_Matters\/status\/1518537272001400833\">IWAVE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pdf version of this paper is available <a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/doi\/10.1063\/5.0070394\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Postdoctoral Researchers join QSHS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the pandemic we managed to recruit excellent and highly skilled PDRAs to the QSHS project in 2021\/22.  A warm welcome to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Paul Smith &#8211; Sheffield PDRA<\/strong><\/span>, previous experience: MICE target mechanism, instrumentation and electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bhaswati Chakaborty &#8211; UCL PDRA<\/span><\/strong>, previous experience: synthesis of transition metal dichalcogenides, 2D materials, nanocomposites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Gemma Chapman &#8211; NPL PDRA<\/strong><\/span>, previous experience: silicon based quantum technologies, low temperature electrical measurements, on-wafer microwave measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mahesh Soni &#8211; Lancaster PDRA<\/strong><\/span>, previous experience: device simulation and fabrication, low temperature tests.  Mahesh left QSHS in August 2022 to take up a position in industry; we wish him well for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Michele Piscitelli &#8211; Oxford PDRA<\/strong><\/span>, previous experience: detection of microwave photons with qubits, nanoscale magnetic resonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ningqiang Song &#8211; Liverpool PDRA,<\/span><\/strong> previous experience: particle phenomenology, with special focus on dark matter and neutrinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WIN_20220418_07_39_26_Pro.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul Smith (Sheffield)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"174\" data-id=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bhaswati.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bhaswati Chakaborty (UCL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">QSHS PDRAs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1735\" height=\"2492\" data-id=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/M_Piscitelli_QSHS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michele Piscitelli (Oxford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2762\" height=\"3681\" data-id=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GChapman_ProfileImage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gemma Chapman (NPL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Future Leaders Fellowship awarded to Ed Hardy, University of Liverpool<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to announce that Ed Hardy has been awarded a prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship.  We wish him well in his future endeavours.  Read more about the Future Leaders Fellowship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/what-we-offer\/developing-people-and-skills\/future-leaders-fellowships\/what-are-future-leaders-fellowships\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\"><strong>January 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Angela Warren joins the QSHS collaboration as Project Manager.  If you have any specific questions about the project, please contact Angela in the first instance by email at <a href=\"mailto:info@qshs.org\">info@qshs.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2768\" height=\"1808\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/A-Warren-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Angela Warren, QSHS Project Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\">September 2021 &#8211; Press Releases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access the various press releases and coverage of the QSHS project, it&#8217;s funding and collaborators using the links provided:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lancaster University, News, 13 January 2021.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/news\/2m-award-for-quantum-technologies-to-solve-the-mysteries-of-the-universe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/news\/2m-award-for-quantum-technologies-to-solve-the-mysteries-of-the-universe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UKRI Gateway, <a href=\"https:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=ST%2FT006811%2F1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=ST%2FT006811%2F1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Sheffield, 13 January 2021.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/physics\/news\/university-sheffield-lead-multi-million-pound-project-which-could-open-new-frontier-physics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/physics\/news\/university-sheffield-lead-multi-million-pound-project-which-could-open-new-frontier-physics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambridge Independent News, 22 January 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk\/news\/31m-quantum-technology-projects-involving-university-of-cambridge-will-open-up-new-frontier-in-physics-9148752\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk\/news\/31m-quantum-technology-projects-involving-university-of-cambridge-will-open-up-new-frontier-in-physics-9148752\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Nottingham issued a press release on 13 January 2021: Quantum projects launched to solve universe\u2019s mysteries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottingham.ac.uk\/mathematics\/news\/2021\/press-release-quantum-projects-launched-to-solve-universe%27s-mysteries.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nottingham.ac.uk\/mathematics\/news\/2021\/press-release-quantum-projects-launched-to-solve-universe%27s-mysteries.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Liverpool issues news on 13 January 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.liverpool.ac.uk\/2021\/01\/13\/quantum-projects-to-solve-universes-mysteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/news.liverpool.ac.uk\/2021\/01\/13\/quantum-projects-to-solve-universes-mysteries\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EurekAlert! AAAS 12 February 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/518425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/518425<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCL news 13 January 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/quantum\/news\/2021\/jan\/quantum-technology-projects-funded-explore-fundamental-physics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/quantum\/news\/2021\/jan\/quantum-technology-projects-funded-explore-fundamental-physics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Cambridge News, 13 January 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/research\/news\/quantum-projects-launched-to-solve-universes-mysteries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/research\/news\/quantum-projects-launched-to-solve-universes-mysteries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IPPP, Durham, Coseners Dark Meeting Quantum Sensing for the hidden sector <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/conference.ippp.dur.ac.uk\/event\/934\/contributions\/4942\/attachments\/4042\/4685\/coseners_dark_meeting_quantum_sensing_for_the_hidden_sector.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">See Slides Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Royal Holloway News, 13 January 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalholloway.ac.uk\/about-us\/news\/royal-holloway-secures-funding-to-help-solve-mysteries-of-the-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.royalholloway.ac.uk\/about-us\/news\/royal-holloway-secures-funding-to-help-solve-mysteries-of-the-universe\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Oxford News, 13 January 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpls.ox.ac.uk\/latest\/news\/quantum-technologies-for-fundamental-physics-exciting-science-awaits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mpls.ox.ac.uk\/latest\/news\/quantum-technologies-for-fundamental-physics-exciting-science-awaits<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SPIE Quantum Technology: Driving commercialisation of an enabling science, 29 September 2021, 11881-18 <a href=\"https:\/\/spie.org\/PXP\/conferencedetails\/quantum-technology-driving-commercialisation-of-an-enabling-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/spie.org\/PXP\/conferencedetails\/quantum-technology-driving-commercialisation-of-an-enabling-science<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\"><strong>QSHS P<\/strong>roject Launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\"><strong>January 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantum Sensing for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) is a collaboration of 8 UK research institutions just approved for funding by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) under the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) scheme announced last October. The members are The University of Sheffield (lead institution, principal investigator Prof. E Daw), University of Oxford (co-I and senior project scientist Prof. Stafford Withington) previously at University of Cambridge, Lancaster University (co-Is Prof. Yuri Pashkin, Dr. Ian Bailey, Dr. Ed Laird) The University of Liverpool (co-I Dr. Ed Hardy), The National Physical Laboratory (co-Is Dr. John Gallop, Prof. Ling Hao), University of Oxford (co-Is Dr. Peter Leek, Prof. Gianluca Gregori, Prof. John March-Russell, Prof. Subir Sarkar, Dr. Boon-Kok Tan), Royal Holloway &#8211; University of London (co-I. Prof. Phil Meeson, Prof. Stephen West). The total award was \u00a34.7M for the QSHS group and a further \u00a30.9M for building a test facility to search for axion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with ADMX, incluidng: Seattle &#8211; Chelsea Bartram, Gray Rybka, Les Rosenberg, LLNL &#8211; Gianpaolo Carosi and PNNL &#8211; Jihee Yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QSHS aims to solve some of the most fundamental mysteries in modern physics using new technologies being developed for the rapidly expanding field of quantum measurement science. The fundamental mysteries are the dark matter problem and the underlying structure and symmetries of quantum chromodynamics, the theory of quarks and the nuclei of atoms. The dark matter problem is the observation that galaxies and the observable Universe are heavier than their observed constituents &#8211; stars, planets, dust and gas. The extra matter making up the difference could be made up wholly or partly of ultra-light particles &#8211; the so-called hidden sector particles that have so far evaded detection. The signatures of these particles are signals so faint that the worlds most sensitive measurement devices will be developed by our team for the search. In addition, we will build a UK based experiment to conduct the search experiment itself, and to act as a faculty for further experiments. The facility will include a high field large volume magnet to induce hidden sector particles to decay into detectable electromagnetic waves and a refrigerator capable of cooling the target to around 10 millikelvin &#8211; a hundredth of a degree centigrade above the absolute zero of temperature. Detection of hidden sector particles requires very advanced low noise electronics. Devices with names like Josephson parametric amplifiers, travelling wave parametric amplifiers and Qubit arrays will be developed by our collaboration to enable the search. These devices are also critical for progress in quantum measurement and quantum computing, areas where the UK has taken a world leading position through other schemes such as the quantum hubs funded by the engineering and physical sciences research council (EPSRC). The UK researchers of QSHS will form a collaboration with the U.S. based ADMX collaboration, who operate the most sensitive detector for a particular variety of hidden sector particle, the axion. The exchange of ideas with our U.S. partners and the work we can do together will strengthen the science of both the QSHS group and their U.S. counterparts. The discovery of hidden sector particle dark matter would be a momentous event in fundamental physics. The dark matter problem is now over 50 years old, but in addition a new set of light particles would be bound to solve some of the persistent problems with the standard model of particle physics. Furthermore, hidden sector particles may play other significant roles in physics, including in early Universe cosmology and the evolution of the Universe in the moments after it came into existence. We are excited to be embarking on this journey of discovery, and we hope the British public will share in this excitement as we start this research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color\"><strong>January 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first meeting of the collaboration was held on the 9th January 2019.  Pictured from left to right: (front row) Stafford Withington, Ed Romans, Ling Hao, Ed Hardy. (back row), Xavier Siemens, Ed Laird, Mitch Perry, Ian Bailey, Yuri Pashkin, Stephen West.  Photo taken by Ed Daw.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this first meeting the collaboration has expanded and new members have joined &#8211; refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/?page_id=18\">People<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/qshs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/qshs_meeting_cropped.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pre-Award Collaboration meeting in 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 2025 QSHS Collaboration meeting held on Thursday, 30th January 2025, University College London. QSHS members came together to hear updates from group members, mainly postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. It was also an opportunity to discuss the next steps and future activities of the QSHS project. 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