Rice University was awarded a $294,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the project "Spectral Theory and Quantum Dynamics" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Under this award, Rice University researchers will conduct work related to spectral theory and quantum dynamics to promote progress in mathematical and physical sciences and strengthen the national scientific enterprise. The funding will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of a new quantum simulation platform at William Marsh Rice University. The $182,905 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, will enable the research team to construct an optical tweezer assembly for studying the dynamics of interacting quantum systems in synthetic dimensions. The goal is to use this platform to investigate...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Rice University a $300,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research on manipulating spinor quantum gases from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The university will study the interplay between spin and charge degrees of freedom in one-dimensional spinor quantum gases, simulate lattice gauge theory and Dirac strings using spinor condensates, and examine multicritical...
This Project Grant award for $570,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at William Marsh Rice University to develop design principles for creating spin-active quantum defects in one-dimensional host materials and explore their potential for use as spin qubits in quantum information systems. The 3-year project, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, aims to deepen the understanding of electron...
Rice University was awarded a $225,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on April 1, 2021 to support research titled "Algebraic Quantum Symmetry" through March 31, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Under...
This $672,156 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a project by researchers at William Marsh Rice University to study the spin and lattice properties of two-dimensional magnetic materials. The goal is to gain a fundamental understanding of the charge, spin, and lattice interactions in these materials, which have potential applications in energy-efficient spintronic devices. The project leverages the university's...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049), aims to advance the fundamental understanding of quantum mechanics and disorder in physical systems. The $291,253 award to William Marsh Rice University will support research to establish new theoretical results for Schrödinger operators with ergodic potentials, which are relevant in quantum mechanics and approximation theory. The project seeks...
This $475,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support theoretical research and education on the physics of strongly correlated quantum materials at William Marsh Rice University from September 2022 through August 2025. Specifically, the Principal Investigator will apply and develop theoretical methods to study quantum criticality in heavy fermion systems, novel phases that emerge near quantum critical points such as candidate...
William Marsh Rice University was awarded a $258,127 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on July 1, 2021, with a completion date of June 30, 2024. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Under this award, Rice University will...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $206,297 Project Grant to William Marsh Rice University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2029, supports fundamental and applied research on "High Spin States in a One Dimensional Carbon Host for Qudits". As a prominent research university, Rice University will leverage its expertise in quantum computing, materials science, and advanced imaging...