QUEST Sonderforschungsbereich 1227 DQ-mat

The German Research Foundation (DFG) established the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1227 "Engineered Quantum States of Matter (DQ-mat) – Generation, Manipulation, and Detection for Metrological Applications and Tests of Fundamental Physics" at Leibniz University Hannover on July 1, 2016. The participating scientists are working to harness the unique properties of quantum mechanical systems to develop better quantum sensors, such as optical clocks and accelerometers. In addition to Leibniz University Hannover (Institute of Quantum Optics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, and Institute of Mathematics and Physics Education), the project also involves the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig and the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen. The SFB is designed to run for twelve years, with a funding amount of nearly ten million euros for the first four years.