17 July 2024

MCQST researcher awarded the second place at the Nano Innovation Awards 2024

Three doctoral researchers have received this year's Nano Innovation Award from the Center for NanoScience. This award, which recognizes innovative research in application-oriented nanosciences, comes with a prize of €9.000. An expert jury from industry and academia selected the winners from applicants across Bavaria. The award ceremony took place during the "CeNS meets Industry" event on 12 July 2024.

The second prize went to Andreas Gritsch, MCQST member working in the Quantum Networks groups at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics and TUM. He created a novel experimental platform for quantum networks by integrating erbium dopants into silicon photonic nanostructures. Andreas Gritsch's pioneering research paves the way for new developments in quantum information technologies, with significant potential for scalable quantum network nodes. A patent has been filed for his findings, and initial steps towards commercialization are underway.

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About the Nano Innovation Award

Unlike most science prizes that honor achievements in basic research, the Nano Innovation Award focuses on high innovation and potential applications. Together with CeNS, the companies attocube systems, ibidi, Nanion Technologies, and NanoTemper Technologies present the award to talented and creative young scientists whose work not only advances basic research but also shows promise for future technological applications.

Read the full announcement on the CeNS website.