Project Grant 2308969
- This $913,527 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The project focuses on developing quantum states of light—specifically squeezed states generated through nonlinear optical materials—to overcome fundamental quantum noise limitations in optical measurements and advance quantum-limited precision...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $432,714 project grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund a three-year collaborative research project titled "New Challenges in the Derivation and Dynamics of Quantum Systems" from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The project aims to promote progress in mathematical and physical sciences by increasing scientific knowledge and enhancing...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $2,977,640.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The award will fund the development of an "Autonomous Quantum Microscope" to enable the precise positioning of atoms within a crystal lattice, allowing for the engineering of identical quantum defects. This technology aims to advance...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will enable the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to build an advanced quantum computing laboratory. The laboratory will create and fault-tolerantly measure many-body quantum states, with the goal of demonstrating practical quantum advantages for problems in chemistry, materials, and physics. The project will make significant advances in atomic...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a collaborative research project on "Designing Coherence and Entanglement in Perovskite Quantum Dot Assemblies." This 4-year project aims to understand how perovskite quantum dots can be engineered to enable efficient and coherent transport of information and energy in a wave-like manner. The...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $651,511 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research investigating hydrodynamic quantum analogs from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. The award will fund the principal investigator's integrated experimental and theoretical investigation of hydrodynamic systems that exhibit quantum-like behaviors, with the goal of delineating classical and quantum phenomena. Experimental work...
- This $425,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to advance the control and learning of quantum many-body dynamics. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) develop novel protocols for robust control and error correction of quantum many-body systems, 2) experimentally assess these methods using solid-state nuclear...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $753,918 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds experimental research investigating strongly interacting quantum mixtures of ultracold atoms to discover and characterize novel states of matter at ultralow temperatures. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $1.0M project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization, and benchmarking of quantum diodic magnets (QUDIM)—a novel class of quantum magnetic...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $545,300 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on quantum information control. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award, starting September 1, 2024, are: Establishing a framework for characterizing the time evolution of controlled statistical information in quantum systems....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $878,148 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from July 15, 2023 through June 30, 2026. This grant supports MIT's research in quantum optics and optomechanics, with a focus on developing quantum systems to probe fundamental quantum phenomena and enable precision quantum noise-limited measurements. Key areas of research include: 1) exploring quantum effects in optomechanical systems to generate and manipulate quantum states, including demonstrating optical cooling and trapping of macroscopic mirrors and generating broadband optomechanical squeezing, and 2) advancing squeezed light technology for precision measurement, including developing a compact squeezed light source based on nonlinear optical materials. This research aims to test fundamental tenets of quantum mechanics and enable advances in quantum technologies for optical sensing and precision force/position measurement.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $878.1k | 7/11/23 |