ERC StG metaPOWER
Our project metaPOWER has reached ignition fueled by an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5M€ and will be active 2025-2029!
Read below what this quest is about and how to join us! Expressions of interest for PhD, postdoc and researchers positions are now open
Space-Time and Vectorial Meta-Optics for High-Power Structured Laser-Matter Interactions
In metaPOWER we’ll bring metamaterials into plasma science to open a world-changing direction in manipulating laser-plasma interactions.
Our major goals go all the way from new nanophotonic technology to advanced methods in structured light and applications in structured laser-plasma interactions. We will engineer a new class of high-damage metasurfaces to shape light, embed these into advanced space-time-vector beam shapers, and finally use these to understand and control laser-plasma instabilities, shape plasma accelerators, and engineer novel radiation sources.
Can you think of a world where we have limitless and sustainable energy thanks to laser-fusion?
And where access to particle accelerators is democratized by compact laser-plasma accelerators?
What new regimes can we open up by manipulating matter using intense structured light as our sculpting tool?
If you want to answer this type of questions and push our capabilities of nanophotonics, expertise in laser physics, and understanding of laser-matter interactions, reach out!
How to apply:
Send an email to marco.piccardo[at]tecnico.ulisboa.pt with Subject: “Inquiry metaPOWER” with:
- A motivation paragraph: Why are you interested in joining the project?
- CV: Highlight your top 3 achievements
- Contact of 2 References