ERC starting grant received by researcher in the field of quantum light sources

Assistant professor at DTU Electro Battulga Munkhbat receives 1.5 mio EUR from the European Research Council for his project “Tunable Nanoengineered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Quantum Nanophotonics”

Battulga Munkhbat
Assistant Professor Battulga Munkhbat
Battulga Munkhbat
Assistant Professor Battulga Munkhbat in the laboratory

ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme.

  • Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.
  • Starting Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 1.500.000 for a period of 5 years.
  • However, up to an additional EUR 500 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover (a) eligible "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant and/or (b) the purchase of major equipment and/or (c) access to large facilities.
  • The Principal Investigator shall have been awarded their first PhD at least 2 and up to 7 years prior to 1 January for the ERC WP-year they are applying for.
  • A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator must have already shown the potential for research independence and evidence of maturity, for example by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
  • Applicant Principal Investigators should also be able to demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage, including significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective field. They may also demonstrate a record of invited presentations in well-established international conferences, granted patents, awards, prizes etc.

Source: European Commission.

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Battulga Munkhbat

Battulga Munkhbat Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering Phone: +45 45256344