Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
The Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (SBQMI) opened in March 2016. Named for Vancouver-based geologist and philanthropist Stewart Lynn "Stu" Blusson, who donated $11M to quantum materials research to establish SBQMI[1] at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the Institute is home to 26 researchers, including three Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) fellows, and five Canada Research Chairs.
Mission[edit]
SBQMI is a collaborative institute where researchers foster the discovery, understanding, and control of quantum materials and related novel materials and devices. In addition to discovery and translation, education and training in quantum in materials experiments and theory are of critical importance. To further its educational mission, SBQMI partnered with the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Society in 2018 to establish an International PhD Program in Quantum Materials in order to nurture a generation of highly skilled professionals in quantum material design, applications, and study.
History[edit]
Canadian physicist George Sawatzky was the founding director and led the then-named Quantum Matter Institute from 2010 until 2015. The current scientific director of SBQMI is Andrea Damascelli, a quantum physicist who is also leading the development of the Quantum Material Spectroscopy Centre beamline[2] at the Canadian Light Source. Damascelli holds a Canada Research Chair in Electronic Structure of Quantum Materials.[3] In 2010, UBC and the Max Planck Society established the MP/UBC Quantum Materials centre at UBC, the first Max Planck Institute in North America,[4] specializing in quantum materials.
In July 2016, SBQMI received a $66.5 million investment from the Government of Canada via the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) to support its program, “Quantum Materials and Future Technologies.”[5] The award allowed SBQMI to become Canada’s quantum materials science and technology institute, with a mission to broaden research, foster learning, and strengthen translational efforts.
In May 2017, SBQMI, UBC, the University of Tokyo, and the Max Planck Society collectively established the Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Centre for Quantum Materials.[6]
Principal investigators[edit]
- Ian Affleck
- Meigan Aronson
- Mona Berciu
- Curtis Berlinguette
- Douglas Bonn
- Sarah Burke
- Lukas Chrostowski
- Andrea Damascelli
- Steve Dierker
- Joshua Folk
- Marcel Franz
- Alannah Hallas
- Walter Hardy
- David Jones
- Robert Kiefl
- Roman Krems
- Andrew MacFarlane
- Mark MacLachlan
- Andrew Potter
- Alireza Nojeh
- Robert Raussendorf
- Joerg Rottler
- Joseph Salfi
- George Sawatzky
- Ziliang Ye
- Jeff Young
- Ke Zou
References[edit]
- ↑ Pemberton, Kim. "UBC's biggest donors give $11 million to quantum materials research". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ↑ Quantum Material Spectroscopy Centre beamline
- ↑ Lindsay, Bethany. "31 UBC professors appointed Canada Research Chairs in $27 million boost for school". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ↑ Oct 4; information, 2010 | For more; contact (2010-10-04). "UBC, Max Planck formalize partnership among world's top quantum physicists". UBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2014-12-04). "Canada First Research Excellence Fund". www.cfref-apogee.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ↑ "UTokyo Signs Agreement with UBC and MPI". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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