ERC Consolidator Grant for Prof. Jelena Klinovaja
The European Research Council (ERC) awards Prof. Jelena Klinovaja with one of the coveted ERC Consolidator Grants. The project of Professor Jelena Klinovaja, funded with around two million, addresses challenges in the field of topological quantum matter. So-called topological qubits could be suitable to reliably encode information for a quantum computer and overcome the shortcomings of conventional qubits.
Jelena Klinovaja is researching new methods to induce and selectively modify topological phases. Her project focuses on various topological phases arising in semiconductors with strong spin-orbit interactions due to superconductivity that is induced by photons in quantum cavities. This novel way of inducing superconducting pairing by coupling quantum light to quantum matter opens entirely new perspectives for both the generation of novel topological phases and their manipulation.
Jelena Klinovaja has been an assistant professor since 2014 and associate professor of physics (theoretical nano/quantum physics) in Basel since 2018. In 2017, she was awarded a Starting Grant by the ERC.
More information:
Four ERC Consolidator Grants for research in Basel (University of Basel website)
Jelena Klinovaja receives ERC Consolidator Grant (Department of Physics website)