Markus Aspelmeyer

The core objective of the ERC Consolidator Grant is to develop methods for quantum control of levitated massive objects. Unlike previous quantum experiments on micromechanical resonators, this will open up a previously inaccessible parameter range for large masses and long-lived quantum coherence. The project builds on the recent enormous successes in developing the field of quantum optomechanics as a new branch of interdisciplinary research in the fields of quantum and solid-state physics, partly due to the pioneering work of Aspelmeyer.