Optomechanical sensing
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Engineering, Science and mathematics
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Living stipend, Top-up, Tuition fees
- Scholarship value
- $32,192 per annum (2023 rate), indexed annually. A top-up of $6,000 per annum is also available.
- Scholarship duration
- 3.5 years with the possibility of 1 extension in line with UQ and RTP Scholarship Policy
- Number awarded
- May vary
About this scholarship
Supervisor: Professor Warwick Bowen
This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class team at the Queensland Quantum Optics Lab.
Optomechanical technologies offer unprecedented precision when applied in sensing applications. For instance. Kilometre-scale gravitational wave interferometers can observe the collisions of black holes in the distant universe. In our lab, we have pioneered the miniaturisation of these technologies onto a silicon chip, for applications in medical diagnostics and imaging, chemical analysis, navigation and communications.
This project will drive forward the applications of optomechanical sensors in navigation and communications, working closely with NASA and Australian Defence. It will develop new miniaturised sensing technologies with sensitivity that far exceeds the state-of-the-art and apply these technologies in the field.
Research environment
The Queensland Quantum Optics Laboratory is part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) and undertakes research in both fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and advanced quantum technologies with future applications in metrology, communication and computation.
Eligibility
You're eligible if you meet the entry requirements for a higher degree by research.
How to apply
To be considered for this scholarship, please email the following documents to Professor Warwick Bowen (w.bowen@uq.edu.au)
- Cover letter
- CV
- Academic transcript/s
- Evidence for meeting UQ's English language proficiency requirements eg TOEFL, IELTS
Please note the following: Submitting the above documents does not constitute a full application for admission into The University of Queensland's PhD program. If you are selected as the preferred applicant, you will then be invited to submit a full application for admission. You can familiarise yourself with the documents required for this process on the UQ Study website.
Selection criteria
Your application will be assessed on a competitive basis.
We take into account your:
- previous academic record
- publication record
- honours and awards
- employment history
A working knowledge of physics and its technological applications would be of benefit to someone working on this project.
You will demonstrate academic achievement in the field/s of physics and have an interest in quantum optomechanics and/or photonics-based sensing and the potential for scholastic success.
Rules
A domestic part-time student with carer’s responsibilities, a medical condition or a disability, which prevents them from studying full-time may be eligible for scholarship consideration, on a case-by-case basis.