The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $1,715,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to conduct research on ultrafast strong-field control of coherence and entanglement in atoms and molecules. The research focuses on investigating and controlling the rapid motion of electrons and atoms within molecules using precise external forces from high-intensity, ultrafast laser...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with the official CFDA number 47.049, provides $213,475 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop techniques for controlling polar molecular ions. The key objectives are to establish laser-free quantum logic control of these molecular ions and explore their potential applications in quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum communication. The project aims...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $360,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Central Florida (UCF) for a 3-year project entitled "Coherent Attosecond Ionization Dynamics in Laser-Dressed Atomic and Molecular Systems". The project will theoretically study the statistical properties and time evolution of localized charges created in organic molecules by the absorption of short pulses of ionizing...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $541,779 to the University of Central Florida to conduct research on spin quantum dynamics in molecular magnets. The key products and services funded under this award include: Experimental and educational efforts to study and disseminate knowledge on the quantum magnetic properties of single-molecule magnets, which have potential applications in quantum...
This $350,546 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program supports fundamental research on quantum stereodynamics of cold molecular collisions. The project, led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), aims to gain a deeper understanding of atomic and molecular collision processes and explore methods to control the outcomes of chemical reactions through quantum mechanical techniques. Key focus...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $493,565 awarded on July 15, 2022 will support research into coherent control and analysis of atomic multi-photon processes at the Missouri University of Science and Technology through June 30, 2025. The research aims to advance established coherent control schemes and develop new methods to manipulate electron dynamics in photo-absorption processes using lithium atoms. Investigators will shape both the microscopic properties of femtosecond laser...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $418,310 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Temple University to theoretically model a novel molecular sensor system based on ultracold 223FrAg (francium-silver) molecules. The research aims to provide guidance for experimentalists to develop this sensor, which has the potential to detect symmetry-violating forces beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The key products and services to be...
This Project Grant award, valued at $376,379.00 and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research on the dynamics of few-body quantum systems. The key objectives are to develop a quantum mechanical treatment of the time evolution of small atomic and molecular systems, in order to reveal few-body phenomena and improve understanding of larger system dynamics. The research will focus on two main areas: (1)...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education. The 3-year award, effective August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026, supports research into transient optical nonlinearities generated by femtosecond laser filamentation in gases. Key objectives include developing predictive models of filament channel formation, tracing the evolution of...
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...