This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $215,000.00 in funding from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The award supports the research activities of Professors John Donoghue, Ben Heidenreich, and Lorenzo Sorbo on theoretical aspects of quantum gravity and its potential observable effects during the early universe. Key products and services to be...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $254,999 in funding to support collaborative research at the City College of the City University of New York and Lehman College of the City University of New York. The research aims to advance the understanding of quantum entanglement, the relationship between gravity and space-time curvature, and their connections within quantum field theory and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $137,548 Project Grant to the University of New Mexico (UNM) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The 3-year grant, running from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, will fund research to deepen the understanding of quantum computational advantage. Specifically, the project seeks to explore the interplay between entanglement, measurement, and quantum many-body physics in the context of "noisy...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $428,793 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to support research on programmable interactions for quantum simulation and computation. The 3-year project, starting August 1, 2024, aims to enhance the scalability and control of cold atom systems as a platform for quantum information processing. Key research thrusts include exploring...
This $170,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research by professors at the City College of the City University of New York (CCNY) and Lehman College of CUNY. The research project aims to advance the understanding of fundamental physical concepts such as quantum entanglement and the relationship between gravity and the curvature of space-time. Specific areas of focus include...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports Louisiana State University's research project to deepen the understanding of quantum entanglement in relativistic quantum field theories and its relationship to the geometry of spacetime. The project is composed of interconnected sub-projects that theoretically explore the entanglement structure in flat and curved spacetimes, investigate methods to...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program, supports theoretical research and associated education aimed at investigating and understanding novel quantum phenomena in many-body systems. The $269,798 award to The Trustees of Princeton University, with a project period from December 15, 2024 to November 30, 2028, will explore topics such as the role of multipartite entanglement,...
The National Science Foundation awarded San Jose State University Research Foundation $180,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct theoretical research on quantum state control for ultracold atoms from June 2023 through May 2026. The Foundation will advance scientific understanding of quantum sensing, communications, and simulation technologies by exploring new weak measurement models and feedback control protocols in spinor Bose-Einstein...
This $160,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports an experimental research program to study deviations from the inverse-square law of gravity at sub-millimeter scales. The research team, led by The Leland Stanford Junior University, will develop an innovative technique using optical springs and quantum optics to empirically test hypotheses that gravity may deviate from the classic inverse-square law at...
This $1,143,975 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental and applied research in gravitational physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The research aims to advance the understanding of quantum gravity, black holes, and the nature of space and time, with a focus on three related research programs: Exploring black holes at very low temperatures and investigating new examples with...