Marsden Funding for DWC researchers

The Marsden Fund takes its name from physicist Sir Ernest Marsden (1889-1970) who made a remarkable contribution to science both in New Zealand and overseas. It is a blue skies research fund which is administered by the Royal Society/Te Apārangi. The research funded by this Fund is not subject to government’s socio-economic priorities, but is investigator initiated. The Fund supports research excellence in science, engineering and maths, social sciences and the humanities.

Competition for grants is intense, as such, Marsden is regarded as the hallmark of excellence for research in New Zealand. The Centre is thrilled to congratulate DWC researchers who have received funding in the 2020 round (for projects they are leading):

Full Marsden (Principle Investigators):
Joachim Brand – “Three atoms in a tight spot”
Miro Erkintalo – “Normal in nothing but the name: a new regime of temporal cavity solitons”
Harald Schwefel – “Dual-comb spectroscopy – resolving optical precision electronically”

Marsen Fast Start (Principle Investigators):
Laura Cobus – “Acoustic Imaging of Movement (AIM): from human tissue to underwater sensing”
Jami Shepherd – “Using light and ultrasound for quantification of hemodynamics in bone”
Dominik Vogt – “Sub-wavelength ultra-high quality Terahertz resonators for next-generation sensing technologies”
Ray Xu – “Visible frequency comb generation with fibre-based microresonators”

List of AIs (Full & Fast Start):
Mikkel Andersen, Stéphane Coen, Miro Erkintalo, Stuart Murdoch, Harald Schwefel

Further information on the projects that these researchers are involved in may be found on the Marsden Fund webpage:
https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/funds-and-opportunities/marsden/awarded-grants/marsden-fund-awards-2020/