This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $419,614 supports the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Properties Measurement System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from September 2022 to August 2025. Funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this major research instrumentation award will catalyze materials research and education. The multi-functional measurement modules coupled with cryogenic temperatures down to 1.9 Kelvin and an external...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $239,348 CAREER grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Arizona. This grant supports an experimental investigation to understand the underlying magnetic energy scales affecting long-range magnetic ordering in van der Waals magnets. The project aims to design and synthesize new functional van der Waals magnets with controlled magnetic behavior and high ordering temperatures. The...
This $153,988 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research supports an experimental study of the thermophysical properties of ferromagnetic materials at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The research aims to understand how magnetism influences the thermal expansion and heat capacity of metals like Fe-Pd, La1Fe11.5Si1.5, and EuO. The work, which is part of a Ph.D. thesis, uses advanced measurement techniques like nuclear...
This $244,955 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports theoretical and computational research to develop advanced computational tools and use them for describing the dynamical behavior of magnetic molecules connected to external electrodes and manipulated by magnetic fields. The research aims to provide a balance between computational efficiency and physical accuracy in simulating such open...
Through a $249,132 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049), the University of Missouri System, Missouri University of Science & Technology campus, is conducting research to discover and characterize new families of magnetic Weyl semimetals. The project aims to unlock the key ingredients necessary for the design and discovery of these novel quantum materials, which have potential applications in areas like...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...
This Project Grant award, valued at $350,000.00 and provided by the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, supports a research project focused on developing and investigating new inorganic materials with complex compositions based on layered magnetic metal-halide compounds. The key objectives of this project are to expand the composition space of such layered metal-halide magnetic materials, advance the understanding of their fundamental electronic structures, and...
This $793,568 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will develop specialized pulsed magnet systems capable of generating magnetic fields up to 50 Tesla. These high-field magnets will significantly enhance the throughput and capabilities of university-based and national laboratory research in areas involving magnetism, superconductivity, and quantum phenomena. The project, to be carried out by Clark University over 3...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $591,720 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to support research on the emergent spin textures and dynamics of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials. The project aims to study the nanoscale magnetic patterns and low-energy spin dynamics in 2D magnets using advanced x-ray and optical spectroscopy techniques, coupled with theoretical modeling. This...
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...