The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has been awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. Through this 3-year grant, UCSB will conduct fundamental research to advance the theoretical understanding of the dynamics of excitations in exotic quantum states of matter. The research will focus on three main thrusts: 1) developing new theoretical models and techniques for studying quantum spin...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $500,000 in funding to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for theoretical and computational research and education in solid state physics and materials science. The key objectives are to use quantum theory, high-performance computing, and new concepts like topology to explain and predict the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $824,997 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research into the role of monomer sequence and polymer topology in polymer assembly from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2027. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's mission to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge in mathematics and physical sciences,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to New Mexico State University (NMSU) in partnership with the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The grant will support research and education in quantum materials and processes, focusing on two interdisciplinary thrusts: (1) superconductivity of ruthenates and their heterostructures, and (2) the infrared optical response of...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $825,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research into topological quantum hydrodynamics in nonmetallic materials from August 2021 through July 2025. As the prime awardee, UCLA will conduct research exploring the behavior of quantum fluids and investigate topological properties in materials other than metals. This work aligns with the...
The University of California, San Diego was awarded a $413,262 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to engineer, image, and control three-dimensional topological magnetic materials from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems through support of research...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $479,600 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award, made on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2024, will support research into codes, circuits, and networks for modular quantum computation. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $617,885 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) for a project titled "Nanoscale Imaging of Quantum Scarring, Electron Guiding, and Steering in Two-Dimensional Material Heterostructures." The project aims to enhance the fundamental understanding of quantum chaotic behavior in two-dimensional (2D) material devices through the visualization,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $135,545 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration, doing business as Princeton University, to conduct collaborative research on quantum criticality, localization, and dynamics in quasiperiodic systems. This research under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop a general framework for exploring quantum phase...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $566,385 Project Grant to the University of California Irvine under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund collaborative research on non-perturbative analysis for multi-dimensional quasiperiodic systems from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in core areas of mathematics and physics. This award will support research...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $533,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara for research into quantum phenomena in solids. The three-year award, running from September 2021 through August 2024, will fund investigation into major problems confronting the Nation through advancement of the mathematical and physical sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). As the prime awardee, UC Santa Barbara will leverage its expertise in materials research to study quantum effects at the atomic scale that could further scientific understanding and technological applications of novel materials. The State of California will provide administrative support through the UC Santa Barbara Office of Research as a sub-awardee.