This $314,500 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a three-year effort to accelerate progress in quantum information science and engineering (QISE) education. The project aims to amplify the QISE education community's efforts through dissemination, cohesion, and collaboration. Key activities include developing a website to serve as a hub for the QISE education ecosystem and planning a series of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) to establish a comprehensive Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) program. The 3-year project, titled "EXPANDQISE: TRACK 1: QUANTUM@MTSU: BUILDING QISE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE," aims to advance quantum technology research, education, and workforce development in the Middle...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $198,210 Cooperative Agreement to Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech) to deliver the "BEGINNINGS: CREATING AND SUSTAINING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF EXPERTISE IN QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE (EQUIS) ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES" project. This 3-year effort, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to introduce quantum information science and engineering (QISE)...
This Project Grant award of $799,967 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research to develop materials and devices that can preserve quantum coherence, enhance light-matter interactions, and achieve strong charge confinement. The key objectives are to: Investigate advanced superconducting quantum materials by measuring superconducting resonator quality factors and studying new materials with surface treatment techniques. Develop...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $498,945 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Pittsburgh to develop research-based educational materials to prepare undergraduate students for the "Second Quantum Revolution". The materials will include Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorials (QUILTS) and peer-instruction tools focused on quantum information science and technology (QIST) concepts such as quantum...
This Project Grant award, totaling $500,000.00, was jointly funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering, Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Science, and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, as well as the Advancing Informal STEM Learning program (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education). The award aims to elevate Florida A&M University (FAMU), a leading Historically Black College and University, to the forefront of Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE)...
This $499,502 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research to understand how students make sense of the interconnections between linear algebra and quantum information science concepts across disciplines. The key objectives are to investigate: 1) how students understand core linear algebra concepts that are central to quantum information science, and 2) how students reason about and symbolize linear algebra in the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort to characterize the quantum information science and engineering (QISE) workforce and academic landscape in the United States. The $369,722 award to the Regents of the University of Colorado will fund three main activities over a period of three years: (1) a study analyzing the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for QISE...
This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of research and education capabilities in quantum information science and engineering (QISE) at Florida A&M University (FAMU). The key objectives include: Establishing a multidisciplinary QISE research program through collaboration with the University of Chicago, Florida State University, IBM-HBCU Quantum Center, and Keysight Technologies. This...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $699,176 to Fort Lewis College, Norfolk State University, and the IMOD Science and Technology Center to develop the Partnership for the Education and Advancement of Quantum and Nano-Sciences (PEAQS). This collaboration expands on a previous partnership between these institutions and aims to advance cutting-edge materials science research, provide educational and...