Project Grant 2011074

This $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Massachusetts Boston to develop tools for representing quantum information processing using symmetric informationally complete measurements. The goal is to establish an efficient language for quantum information by exploiting connections between quantum mechanics and algebraic number theory. Specifically, the university researchers will remedy the complexity of current SIC representations by creating a...

The National Science Foundation awarded Virginia Commonwealth University a $800,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop energy efficient quantum control of robust spin ensemble qubits. The three-year award will support research to simulate and demonstrate highly localized control of qubits using nanomagnets driven by electric fields at spin qubit Larmor frequencies. This aims to implement single-qubit quantum gates with high fidelities...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $181,751 supported research at the University of Rhode Island from August 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funded theoretical research exploring nonclassical states of light as resources for quantum metrology. Specifically, the principal investigator and their research group investigated quantifying nonclassical states using the framework of quantum resource theory and...

This Project Grant award of $799,967 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research to develop materials and devices that can preserve quantum coherence, enhance light-matter interactions, and achieve strong charge confinement. The key objectives are to: Investigate advanced superconducting quantum materials by measuring superconducting resonator quality factors and studying new materials with surface treatment techniques. Develop...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) supports research at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to investigate methods for efficiently creating entanglement between multiple qubits for quantum computing. The project aims to develop new multi-qubit entangling gates that can reduce the complexity of quantum circuits and expand the practical applications of current quantum hardware, which is...

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (RUI) collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), investigates topologically protected magnetic phases in Heusler alloys through integrated experimental and theoretical approaches. The project, awarded to the University of Northern Iowa on October 1, 2025, with a total obligation of $223,887, will deliver fundamental scientific research aimed at identifying...

This $599,159 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports research at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) focused on the intersection of quantum mathematics, computational complexity, and geometry. The project aims to explore the existence or non-existence of quantum algorithms, fast algorithms for geometric and topological problems, and the geometric properties of quantum physics...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $177,330 to Rutgers, The State University will fund research to advance the understanding of quantum mechanics and the role of complex numbers in the theory. The project aims to elucidate why complex numbers are central to quantum mechanics, in contrast to classical physics, by examining phenomena involving spin. The research will result in several peer-reviewed articles and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $100,000.00 in funding to the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University (ISU) to research quantum information and interference features in transport. The 3-year project, starting on September 1, 2024, aims to advance the understanding of quantum coherence, entanglement, and information from the perspective of transport and nanostructure symmetry. This...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) supports a new Quantum Information Science (QIS) initiative and workforce development program at the University of Rhode Island (URI). The key activities to be performed under this 4-year award include: Hiring and supervising students and postdocs, accessing commercial quantum computing resources, providing a visiting scholar...