Summary: UvA hosts strong quantum sensing groups, particularly through the Institute of Physics (IoP) and its connections to AMOLF (adjacent, on Science Park Amsterdam campus). Key groups: Woerdman/Koenderink (nanophotonics, optical antennas, biosensing); GRAPPA (gravitational and astroparticle physics — dark matter sensing, gravitational wave phenomenology); Bouwmeester-links (quantum optics). AMOLF (NWO Institute) is directly adjacent and focuses on photonics and nanoscale sensing in biological contexts — one of Europe's best for bio-nanophotonics. The Science Park Amsterdam campus provides a rich collaborative environment.
Notes: Strong quantum physics faculty (IoP). GRAPPA (gravitational and astroparticle physics) group relevant for dark matter/astro sensing. AMOLF NWO Institute (adjacent, Science Park) world-class for bio-nanophotonics. Key groups: nanophotonics (Koenderink at AMOLF), quantum optics. Dutch National Quantum Initiative member.
Markoff studies the extreme physics of accretion and jet formation around black holes of all scales, combining multi-wavelength observations with computational simulations; she is a founding member of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration that produced the first black hole images, and co-leads a new EHT station in Namibia.