Research Grants
The following are current grants held by members of the Centre for Fundamental Physics that are of particular relevance:
(AENEAS) Age-enabled Exoplanet Science ERC-STG-2023-GillenEdward Gillen
£1,304,360 EPSRC - EU Scheme (01-10-2024 - 30-09-2029)
DHF Extension: Enabling the future of observational studies of externally photoevaporating planet-forming discsThomas James Haworth
£681,319 Royal Society (01-10-2024 - 30-09-2027)
FLF Renewal - Using neutrinos to unravel the mysteries of the universeLinda Cremonesi
£594,150 MRC Medical Research Council (01-10-2024 - 30-09-2027)
Holography and Quantum Black Holes” (HUMBLE) - MSCA PF-ST Papageorgakis / HosseiniConstantinos Papageorgakis
£200,511 EPSRC - EU Scheme (01-09-2024 - 31-08-2026)
FRIED: External photoevaporation of protoplanetary discs - ERC CoG 2022 HaworthThomas James Haworth
£1,676,608 EPSRC - EU Scheme (01-05-2024 - 30-04-2029)
From scattering amplitudes to gravitational waves - Leverhulme Research FellowshipGabriele Travaglini
£64,874 Leverhulme Trust (01-05-2024 - 30-09-2025)
GridPP7 Staff Grant QMULJonathan Hays
£1,319,127 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2024 - 31-03-2028)
Who cares about fundamental science?Christopher White and Anthony Phillips
£246,248 Leverhulme Trust (02-10-2023 - 01-10-2026)
Amplitudes, Strings and Duality (CG 2022)Andreas Brandhuber, David Berman, Matthew Buican, Rodolfo Russo, David Vegh, Sanjaye Ramgoolam, Gabriele Travaglini, Christopher White, William Spence, Congkao Wen, Constantinos Papageorgakis, Ricardo Monteiro and Malcolm Perry
£1,477,965 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2023 - 30-09-2026)
GridPP7 QMUL Tier-2 Hardware Tranche-1 (2023-2026)Jonathan Hays
£142,000 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2023 - 31-03-2026)
Photosynthesis on Alien Worlds: What might it look like, and can it be detected?Christopher Duffy, Edward Gillen, Conrad Mullineaux and Thomas James Haworth
£161,373 Leverhulme Trust (01-09-2023 - 31-08-2026)
IRIS Science Director Buy-out 2023-2025Jonathan Hays
£165,898 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-08-2023 - 31-07-2025)
Amplitudes in the sky - Stephen Hawking Fellowship TransferScott Melville
£168,666 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (03-07-2023 - 28-02-2026)
Astronomy Research at Queen Mary 2023 - 2026Christopher Clarkson, Richard Nelson, Timothy Clifton, William Sutherland, Edward Gillen, Karim Malik, Thomas James Haworth, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper, Theresa Baker, David Mulryne, Philip Bull, Juan Antonio Valiente Kroon, Charalampos Markakis, Mohammad Mahdi Godazgar, Katherine Clough, Pau Figueras and Chung Tse Shao
£1,625,768 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2023 - 30-09-2026)
Heliospheric and Planetary Research 2023-2026David Burgess, Christopher Chen and Craig Agnor
£868,380 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2023 - 31-03-2027)
PDRAs for experimental exploitation in PPRC at QMULMarcella Bona, Syed Rizvi, Adrian Bevan and Abigail Waldron
£291,348 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2023 - 30-09-2025)
Upgrade of the ATLAS detector at the LHC (2023-26)Marcella Bona, Jonathan Hays, Ulla Blumenschein, Seth Zenz, Ian Dawson, Adrian Bevan and Syed Rizvi
£978,499 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2023 - 31-03-2026)
RS Travel Grant: Understanding flavour anomaliesAdrian Bevan and Marcella Bona
£12,000 Royal Society (31-03-2023 - 31-03-2026)
International Exchanges 2022: String theory and computational algorithmsSanjaye Ramgoolam
£12,000 Royal Society (17-02-2023 - 16-02-2025)
Research Fellows Enhanced Research Expenses 2021Thomas James Haworth
£57,712 Royal Society (01-01-2023 - 31-12-2024)
Scattering of Particles and Strings: Holography, Geometry, and Hidden structures - URF RenewalCongkao Wen
£407,603 Royal Society (01-01-2023 - 31-12-2025)
URF Renewals 2022: Enhanced Research ExpensesCongkao Wen
£240,000 Royal Society (01-01-2023 - 31-12-2025)
Scattering of Particles, Strings and Black Holes - URF renewalRicardo Monteiro
£389,975 Royal Society (14-10-2022 - 13-10-2025)
Centre for Doctoral Training in Data-Intensive Science (DISCnet 2)Syed Rizvi
£439,579 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2022 - 30-09-2028)
Long range detection of alpha particles - STFC iCASE with NNLPeter Hobson and Linda Cremonesi
£109,288 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2022 - 30-09-2026)
Long range detection of alpha particles - STFC iCASE with NNL - company contributionPeter Hobson and Linda Cremonesi
£32,060 NNL National Nuclear Laboratory Limited (01-10-2022 - 30-04-2026)
Particle Physics Research Centre Consolidated Grant: 2022-2025Adrian Bevan, Marcella Bona, Peter Hobson, Syed Rizvi, Jonathan Hays, Theodore Kreouzis, Ulla Blumenschein, Seth Zenz, Linda Cremonesi and Ian Dawson
£1,860,445 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2022 - 30-09-2025)
Scattering in Gauge Theory, Gravity and String Theory - Research Fellows Enhanced Research Expenses 2021Ricardo Monteiro
£50,718 Royal Society (01-10-2022 - 13-10-2025)
Exploring New Regions of Space: Fundamentals and Impacts of Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence - FLFChristopher Chen
£1,413,239 MRC Medical Research Council (01-08-2022 - 31-07-2026)
Enhanced Research Expenses 2021-GRANT TRANSFERHeli Johanna Hietala
£153,337 Royal Society (01-07-2022 - 01-12-2025)
University Research Fellowship-GRANT TRANSFERHeli Johanna Hietala
£391,637 Royal Society (01-07-2022 - 01-12-2025)
Planets through time: understanding the evolution and diversity of planetary systemsEdward Gillen
£265,920 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2022 - 31-03-2025)
Diamond Thermal Neutron Detector (2021)Adrian Bevan, Theodore Kreouzis, Peter Hobson and Ian Dawson
£371,845 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-01-2022 - 31-12-2024)
Research Fellows Enhanced Research Expenses 2021David Mulryne
£115,745 Royal Society (01-01-2022 - 27-02-2026)
CASE Award: Organic Neutron Detector Development For Future Nuclear Threat Reduction And Dark Matter Experiments- Company ContributionAdrian Bevan and Theodore Kreouzis
£37,000 AWE (01-10-2021 - 30-09-2025)
CASE Studentship: Organic neutron detector development for future Nuclear Threat Reduction and Dark Matter experimentsAdrian Bevan and Theodore Kreouzis
£104,268 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2021 - 30-09-2025)
NuSec Network studentshipAdrian Bevan and Theodore Kreouzis
£40,232 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2021 - 31-03-2025)
NuSec Studentship- Company ContributionAdrian Bevan and Theodore Kreouzis
£45,923 AWE (01-10-2021 - 30-09-2025)
Observable signatures of inflationary physics: correlation functions and beyond - URF renewalDavid Mulryne
£426,161 Royal Society (07-12-2020 - 27-02-2026)
Winton Exoplanet Fellowship - transfer inEdward Gillen
£106,513 David and Claudia Harding Foundation (01-05-2020 - 30-04-2026)
GridPP6 QMUL Staff GrantJonathan Hays
£827,496 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2020 - 31-03-2025)
PPRC Consolidated Grant 2019Adrian Bevan, Ulla Blumenschein, Syed Rizvi, Jonathan Hays, Teppei Katori, Marcella Bona, Jeanne Wilson, Philippe Mermod and Francesca Di Lodovico
£2,079,162 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-10-2019 - 15-10-2025)
ATLAS Upgrade - ITkAdrian Bevan
£364,768 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2018 - 31-03-2025)
Congkao Wen, RS URF 1st-Year Grant starter grantCongkao Wen
£92,148 Royal Society (31-03-2018 - 31-12-2025)
Connecting theory to observations using numerical simulations of inflatDavid Mulryne
£94,906 Royal Society (01-12-2017 - 27-02-2025)