{"id":210,"date":"2018-05-05T20:13:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T19:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/laird-group\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:20:35","slug":"dr-edward-laird","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/laird-group\/people\/dr-edward-laird\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Edward Laird"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">Mail<\/td>\n<td>Department of Physics, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>E-mail<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"email\"><a class=\"obfuscatedEmail\" href=\"mailto:e.a.laird@lancaster.ac.uk\" rel=\"ku\/ca\/retsacnal\/\/drial\/a\/e\">e.a.laird@lancaster.ac.uk<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Website<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/physics\/about-us\/people\/edward-laird\">http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/physics\/about-us\/people\/edward-laird<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">Aug. 2022-present<\/td>\n<td>Professor of Experimental Physics, Lancaster University, UK<br \/>\nCo-director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/quantum-technology\/\">Quantum Technology Centre<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mar. 2018-Jul. 2022<\/td>\n<td>Lecturer in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Lancaster University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apr. 2013-Feb. 2018<\/td>\n<td>Senior Fellow, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct. 2009-Mar. 2013<\/td>\n<td>Postdoctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (Advisor: Leo Kouwenhoven)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug. 2002-Sep. 2009<\/td>\n<td>Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June-Sep. 2001<\/td>\n<td>Summer Student, DESY, Hamburg, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June-Sep. 2000<\/td>\n<td>Summer Student, UKAEA Fusion, Culham, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2009<\/td>\n<td>PhD in Physics, Harvard University, USA (Advisor: Charles Marcus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2005<\/td>\n<td>MA in Physics, Harvard University, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td>MPhys in Physics (1st class hons.), St John\u2019s College, Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Teaching and supervision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">Oct. 2013-present<\/td>\n<td>Supervisor of 6 DPhil students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Summer 2013-present<\/td>\n<td>Supervisor of various undergraduate summer students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-present<\/td>\n<td>Lecturer, &#8220;Classical Mechanics&#8221;, Physics Department, Lancaster University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>Lecturer, &#8220;Quantum and Statistical Mechanics&#8221;, Materials Department, Oxford University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oct. 2015-Jul. 2017<\/td>\n<td>Undergraduate physics tutor, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aug. 2006- Jan. 2007<\/td>\n<td>Teaching Assistant, \u201cIntroduction to Laboratory Research\u201d, Department of Physics, Harvard University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2019<\/td>\n<td>Fellow of the Higher Education Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-2016<\/td>\n<td>Non-stipendiary Fellow, St Anne\u2019s College Oxford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>Royal Commission of 1851 postdoctoral fellowship (declined)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (declined)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2006<\/td>\n<td>Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the AAAS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td>Purcell Graduate Fellowship, Harvard University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1999-2002<\/td>\n<td>Casberd Scholarship, St John\u2019s College, Oxford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Other professional activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2024<\/td>\n<td>Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition &#8220;A quantum view of the invisible universe&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>Chair of committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/iop.eventsair.com\/cmd29\/condensed-matter-quantum-technology-on-the-hunt-for-dark-matter\">Condensed-matter quantum technology on the hunt for dark matter<\/a> minicolloquium at CMD29 conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>Chair of organising committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iopconferences.org\/iop\/frontend\/reg\/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=1030139&amp;eventID=1661&amp;traceRedir=2\">Quantum matter at ultra-low temperatures<\/a> conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-19<\/td>\n<td>Chair of organising committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.events.iop.org\/e\/uk-quantum-dot-day-2019-1c1439c6884f4019a67a239aa3a12e3d\/page.html\">UK Quantum Dot Meeting 2019<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-18<\/td>\n<td>Oxford Innovation Society Fellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-17<\/td>\n<td>Co-organiser, <a href=\"http:\/\/quantumdot.iopconfs.org\/home\">UK Quantum Dot Meeting 2017<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015-present<\/td>\n<td>PhD examiner at Oxford, Lancaster, Cambridge, Sheffield, Copenhagen, ICFO (Barcelona), Delft, UGA Grenoble, UNSW, UCL, Bristol, Waterloo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015-18<\/td>\n<td>Consultant, Oxford University Consulting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012-present<\/td>\n<td>Reviewer for several grant agencies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2011-present<\/td>\n<td>Reviewer for Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Science Advances, Physical Review Applied, Physical Review B,\u00a0 Nano Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Review of Scientific Instruments, Physica E, Cryogenics, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Invited seminars and colloquia<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>2025-05-23<\/td>\n<td>BAE Systems (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-10-11<\/td>\n<td>University of California, San Diego (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-05-03<\/td>\n<td>King&#8217;s College London, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-03-27<\/td>\n<td>CAPP, Institute for Basic Sciences, Donjeong, South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-01-31<\/td>\n<td>University of Bordeaux, France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-10-25<\/td>\n<td>Warwick University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-11-17<\/td>\n<td>University of Central Lancashire, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-11-05<\/td>\n<td>Purdue University, USA (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-11-03<\/td>\n<td>Durham University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-05-25<\/td>\n<td>Warwick University, UK (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-10-26<\/td>\n<td>Sheffield University, UK (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-06-29<\/td>\n<td>Aalto University, Finland (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-02-07<\/td>\n<td>ICFO, Barcelona, Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-05-16<\/td>\n<td>University of Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-11-06<\/td>\n<td>University of Regensburg, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-04-27<\/td>\n<td>York University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-12-03<\/td>\n<td>University College, London, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-10-11<\/td>\n<td>National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-03-31<\/td>\n<td>IST Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-11-07<\/td>\n<td>Basel University, Switzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015-10-28<\/td>\n<td>Strathclyde University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015-10-26<\/td>\n<td>Heriot-Watt University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-11-7<\/td>\n<td>University of Stuttgart, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-11<\/td>\n<td>University of Cambridge, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-06<\/td>\n<td>Lancaster University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-05<\/td>\n<td>RWTH Aachen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012-11<\/td>\n<td>E\u00f6tvos University, Budapest, Hungary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012-05<\/td>\n<td>University of Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2010-10<\/td>\n<td>Materials Colloquium, University of Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009-05<\/td>\n<td>Delft University of Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009-05<\/td>\n<td>University of Oxford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2009-05<\/td>\n<td>University of Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Invited conference and school presentations<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>2025-09<\/td>\n<td><em>QMol International Workshop on Molecular Scale Electronics<\/em>, Lancaster, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024-01<\/td>\n<td><em>Quantum Devices for Ultra-Low Background Particle Detection Experiments<\/em>, SNOLAB, Sudbury, Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-04<\/td>\n<td><em>(Quantum) Physics and Machine Learning Workshop<\/em>, Obergurgl, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-04<\/td>\n<td><em>Hybrid Quantum Technologies Workshop<\/em>, IST Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-03<\/td>\n<td><em>UK-Korea Bilateral International Meeting 2023<\/em>, Yongpyeong, South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-09<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Superconducting quantum technology and the search for dark matter&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>European Microkelvin Platform User Meeting<\/em>, Strbske Pleso, Slovakia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-06<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Cold quantum technology and the search for dark matter&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>IoP Low Temperature Group workshop: Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics<\/em>, London, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-05<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;An atomic clock in your pocket&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>How is small different from big?<\/em>, Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-01<\/td>\n<td><em>Frontiers of Nanomechanical Systems 2021\u00a0<\/em>(online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-10<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Colder, quieter, faster: electronics at millikelvin temperatures&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>Quantum Technology Innovation Network: Cryogenic Electronics <\/em>(Online event organised by the Knowledge Transfer Network)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-09<\/td>\n<td><em>CMD2020 (Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society),<\/em> Madrid, Spain (postponed because of Covid.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-12<\/td>\n<td><em>Workshop on Molecular Quantum Technology, <\/em>Puerto Natales, Chile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-09<\/td>\n<td><em>Testing the large-scale limit of quantum mechanics, <\/em>ICTP Trieste, Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-07<\/td>\n<td><em>NT19:\u00a0International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials<\/em>, W\u00fcrzburg, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-05<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Optomechanics with carbon nanotubes&#8221;,<em> British Optomechanical Research Network Kickoff Meeting<\/em>, Nottingham, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-04<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A coherent nanotube oscillator driven by electromechanical backaction&#8221;,<em> Conference on Quantum Measurement: Fundamentals, Twists, and Applications<\/em>, ICTP Trieste, Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-01-16<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A coherent nanomechanical oscillator driven by single-electron tunnelling&#8221;, <em>Quantum Networks and Non-equilibrium Systems<\/em>, Obergurgl, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-11-22<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A coherent nanomechanical oscillator driven by single-electron tunnelling&#8221;,\u00a0<em>Zurich Instruments Quantum User Meeting<\/em>, London, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-04-11<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Resonant optomechanics with a vibrating carbon nanotube and a radio-frequency cavity&#8221;,\u00a0<em>Nanomechanics at Low Temperature: from classical to quantum<\/em>, Nottingham, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-04<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Towards microwave-to-optical conversion in molecular ensembles&#8221;,\u00a0<em>Networks: From Classical to Quantum<\/em>, Obergurgl, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-02-17<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Electrical Readout for Quantum Devices&#8221;,\u00a0<em>CDT Quantum Technologies Spring School<\/em>, Windsor, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015-10-05<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Nanomechanical resonators built from carbon nanotubes&#8221;\u00a0<em>Experimental Tests of Quantum Reality<\/em> conference, Oxford, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-03-14<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A spin-valley qubit in a carbon nanotube&#8221;,\u00a0<em>IWEPMN<\/em> Kirchberg, Austria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-10<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A spin-valley qubit in a carbon nanotube&#8221;,\u00a0<em>Oxford Quantum Science and Technology conference<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-05<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A valley-spin qubit in a carbon nanotube&#8221;, <em>Spins in Saclay<\/em>, France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-02<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A valley-spin qubit in a carbon nanotube&#8221;,\u00a0S3NANO Winter School, Windsor, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2012-10<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A valley-spin qubit in a carbon nanotube&#8221;,\u00a0<em>Physique Quantique M\u00e9soscopique<\/em>, Aussois, France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Contributed conference presentations<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2022-09<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Coherent oscillations of a vibrating carbon nanotube&#8221;, Oral presentation (selected), <em>Photon 2022<\/em>, Nottingham, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-04<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A coherent mechanical oscillator driven by single-electron tunnelling&#8221;, Oral presentation (selected), <em>New Physics at Low Temperatures<\/em> (online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-03<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A coherent mechanical oscillator pumped by a suspended quantum dot&#8221;, Oral Presentation (selected),\u00a0<em>Quantum Dot Day 2021<\/em> (online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-09<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A coherent mechanical oscillator driven by single-electron tunnelling through a suspended carbon nanotube&#8221;, Oral Presentation (selected), <em>Quantum, Atomic, and Molecular Physics (QuAMP)<\/em>, Birmingham, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-07<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;The spin resonance clock transition of the endohedral fullerene <sup>15<\/sup>N@C<sub>60<\/sub>&#8220;, Oral Presentation (selected), <em>Condensed Matter and Quantum Materials<\/em>, St Andrews, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-01-24<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Spin and valley transport through carbon nanotube double quantum dots&#8221;,\u00a0Oral Presentation (selected), <em>UK Quantum Dot Day 2018<\/em>, Sheffield, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-09<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Spin resonance clock transition of the endohedral fullerene 15N@C60&#8221;, <em>\u00a0<\/em>Oral Presentation (selected), <em>International Conference on Quantum, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics (QuAMP)<\/em>, Glasgow, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-09<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Spin and valley transport through carbon nanotube double quantum dots&#8221;, Oral Presentation (selected),\u00a0<em>Advances in Quantum Transport in Low Dimensional Systems<\/em>, London, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009-03<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;A few-electron triple quantum dot incorporating two fast charge sensors&#8221;,\u00a0Contributed Presentation, <em>APS March Meeting<\/em>, Pittsburgh, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2008-03<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Hyperfine-mediated gate-driven electron spin resonance&#8221;, Contributed Presentation, <em>APS March Meeting<\/em>,\u00a0New Orleans, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2006-03<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Effect of exchange interaction on spin dephasing in a double quantum dot&#8221;, Contributed Presentation, <em>APS March Meeting<\/em>,\u00a0Baltimore, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Other invited talks<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2023-05-23<\/td>\n<td>Pint of Science, Kings Arms, Morecambe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-05-10<\/td>\n<td>Pint of Science, Crafty Scholar, Lancaster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-01-19<\/td>\n<td>Solihull Sixth form College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-10-01<\/td>\n<td>Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-07-02<\/td>\n<td>Lancaster University Condensed Matter seminar (online seminar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-04-14<\/td>\n<td>Faculty of Science and Technology Science Week, Lancaster University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-06-20<\/td>\n<td>Oxford Instruments NanoScience Virtual Roadshow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-11-05<\/td>\n<td>Materials Science Institute Colloquium, Lancaster University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-02-07<\/td>\n<td>County College Shorts series, Lancaster University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-12-18<\/td>\n<td>Faculty of Science and Technology Christmas Conference, Lancaster University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015-11-19<\/td>\n<td>Oxford Instruments Quantum Computing Webinar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-11-26<\/td>\n<td>Subject Family Talk, St. Anne\u2019s College, Oxford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-10<\/td>\n<td>Presentation to Oxford Materials Undergraduate Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009-02-10<\/td>\n<td>Kids&#8217; seminar, Harvard University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">2025-27<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=10141801\">ARC-MAC: A robust condensed-matter miniature atomic clock<\/a><br \/>\nInnovate UK as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025-28<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=EP%2FZ534250%2F1\">Quantum Information with Mechanical Systems<\/a><br \/>\nEPSRC as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-24<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=ST%2FW006502%2F1\">ParaPara: A quantum parametric amplifier using quantum paraelectricity<\/a><br \/>\nSTFC as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-24<\/td>\n<td>Sub-miniature atomic clock<br \/>\nLocatorX, Inc. as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>Electron-beam fabrication for quantum devices<br \/>\nLancaster University Material Science Institute as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-24<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=ST%2FT006102%2F1\">Quantum Sensing for the Hidden Sector<\/a><br \/>\nSTFC as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-21<\/td>\n<td>A magnetic resonance imaging microscope<br \/>\nJoy Welch Educational Charitable Trust as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-24<\/td>\n<td>A portable condensed-matter atomic clock<br \/>\nFuture Aviation Security Solutions Industrial PhD Partnership as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-24<\/td>\n<td>Vibrating carbon nanotubes for probing quantum systems at the mesoscale<br \/>\nERC Consolidator Grant as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-19<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">A carbon nanotube force sensor for magnetic resonance microscopy<\/span><br \/>\nRoyal Society Research Grant as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>Quantum control of electronic and electromechanical devices from room temperature to millikelvin<br \/>\nLancaster FST fund as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018-23<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=EP%2FR029229%2F1\">From Nanoscale Structure to Nanoscale Function (NS2NF)<\/a><br \/>\nEPSRC as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-21<\/td>\n<td>Efficient quantum device tuning using machine learning<br \/>\nNQIT DTP studentship as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017-20<\/td>\n<td>The Nature of Quantum Networks<br \/>\nJohn Templeton Foundation as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-17<\/td>\n<td>A miniaturised atomic clock based on endohedral fullerenes<br \/>\nEPSRC institutional sponsorship as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-18<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/fqxi.org\/grants\/large\/awardees\/view\/__details\/2016\/briggs\">Bench-top experimental test of gravitation as an observer of quantum states<\/a><br \/>\nFQXi as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-19<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gtr.ukri.org\/projects?ref=EP%2FN014995%2F1\">An extensible simulation and test platform for quantum and quantum enabled technologies<\/a><br \/>\nEPSRC as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-17<\/td>\n<td>Electronics for nanodevices<br \/>\nEPSRC-IAA as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-15<\/td>\n<td>Fast, sensitive electrometry using quantum devices in optimized circuits<br \/>\nEPSRC Institutional Sponsorship as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-18<\/td>\n<td>Fast, precise electric field sensing using quantum single-electron devices<br \/>\nDSTL PhD studentship as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-18<\/td>\n<td>An atomic clock based on endohedral fullerenes<br \/>\nDSTL PhD studentship as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-16<\/td>\n<td>Experimental tests of quantum reality<br \/>\nTempleton World Charity Foundation as co-I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-17<\/td>\n<td>Marie Curie Career Integration Grant<br \/>\nEuropean Union as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Electrical readout and control system for carbon-based spin qubits<br \/>\nEPSRC Institutional Sponsorship as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-18<\/td>\n<td>RAEng postdoctoral fellowship<br \/>\nRoyal Academy of Engineering as PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Mail Department of Physics, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK E-mail e.a.laird@lancaster.ac.uk Website http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/physics\/about-us\/people\/edward-laird Employment Aug. 2022-present Professor of Experimental Physics, Lancaster University, UK Co-director of the Quantum Technology Centre Mar. 2018-Jul. 2022 Lecturer in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Lancaster University, UK Apr. 2013-Feb. 2018 Senior Fellow, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, 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