Mechanical systems have been a cornerstone in measurement science throughout history, and progress in measurement technology has been tightly connected with our ability to assemble, control, and understand mechanical systems. This development continues today with advancement in micro- and nanofabrication led to an explosion of novel micro- and even macro-mechanical sensing systems. These systems span the full continuum from basic science applications like atomic force microscopy or mass spectrometry to industrial products like inertial sensors or microphones. In recent years, breakthroughs in opto- and electromechanics demonstrated that mechanical systems can reach the quantum regime. Such mechanical quantum systems not only allow for fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and gravity, but also provide an avenue towards unprecedented sensitivity in established sensing applications. Following this path requires understanding of both quantum measurement and classical sensing. This symposium will bring together scientists working in both the classical and quantum regimes to discuss new ideas and explore connections between different branches of mechanical sensing.

The symposium will cover, but is not limited to the following themes:

#1
Towards quantum electro-optic transduction using a MHz-frequency mechanical resonator
Luca Talamo / JILA, Boulder, USA

#2
Mechano-mechanical parametric coupling in surface acoustic wave resonators
MinHee Kwon / TU Wien, Austria

#3
Investigating the microscopic origins of damping on the surfaces of silicon nitride membranes
Antonius Armanious / ETH Zürich, Switzerland

#4
Suspended silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) resonators using XeF₂ dry etching
Awse Salha / Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

#5
Detecting single gravitons with quantum-controlled bar resonators
Germain Tobar / Stockholm University, Sweden

#6
Searching for high frequency gravitational waves with acoustic systems
William Campbell / The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

#7
Fibre-coupled photonic crystal hydrophone
Lauren McQueen / University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

#8
Intrinsic Kerr amplification of motional sidebands in microwave electromechanics
Ermes Scarano / KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

#9
Instability and non-classical states in a two-level system coupled to a mechanical oscillator
Guillaume Bertel / Université de Bordeaux, France

#10
Sensing force gradients with cavity optomechanics while evading
back action
Elisabet Arvidsson / KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

#11
Non-contact friction in near-field optomechanical transducers
Amirali Arabmoheghi / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

#12
Local sensing of temperature differences in 2D SiN membranes depending on frequency, amplitude and mode shape
Valentin Barth / University of Konstanz, Germany

#13
On-chip magnetostrictive optomechanical magnetometers
Benjamin Carey / The University of Queensland, Australia