Project Grant 2403788
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports theoretical research and educational activities aimed at understanding quantum magnetic materials and their applications in spintronics. The $532,567 award to the University of Delaware will investigate how quantum entanglement effects can be leveraged to advance spin-based technologies, such as magnetic random access memories and neuromorphic computing. The...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program, supports research on the "Effect of Lattice Distortion in Electronic Properties of Kagome Metals." The $355,615 award, with a period of performance from September 15, 2025 to August 31, 2028, is being provided to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees to conduct fundamental and applied research on quantum materials...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $490,000 to investigate quantum-enhanced metrology using interacting spin models realized in molecular tweezer arrays. The research aims to: 1) create precise types of many-particle entanglement in interacting molecular systems useful for enhanced metrology, and 2) characterize the robustness of metrologically useful entanglement against real-world...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research on developing second-generation "Kitaev magnets" as potential building blocks for quantum computing. The research team at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will investigate a new family of compounds that may exhibit the necessary quantum spin liquid properties to serve as qubits for quantum computation. The project aims to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $459,734 to the University of Florida (UF) to investigate interactions between quasi-one-dimensional quantum wires coupled at the nanoscale using Coulomb drag measurements. The research aims to deepen the fundamental understanding of electron-electron interactions in one-dimensional systems, which could pave the way for developing heat-harvesting devices...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $539,614 to Oklahoma State University to conduct experimental quantum physics studies using a programmable spinor quantum simulator consisting of sodium Bose-Einstein condensates. The key objectives are to investigate ergodicity breaking and novel nonequilibrium spin dynamics, realize and characterize quantum scars in a many-body system,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $597,576 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Marquette University to research quantum molecular dynamics on quantum computers. The project, titled "EXPANDQISE: TRACK 1: QUANTUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS ON QUANTUM COMPUTERS," has three main thrusts: Further development and application of the Quantum Annealer Eigensolver (QAE) algorithm to calculate molecular spectra and reactivity on D-Wave quantum...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), is supporting Professor Michael R. Wasielewski of Northwestern University in developing molecular quantum bits (qubits) for quantum information applications. The $630,000 award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, will focus on using light to generate unpaired electron spins in molecules that can serve as qubits. The project aims to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,550,000 to Northern Arizona University to cultivate new approaches, systems, and training programs for quantum information science. The central research goals aim to prepare, control, and measure quantum states involving electronic, mechanical, microwave, and optical degrees of freedom, enabling the development of "spin-optomechanical" systems. Key milestones include...
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 information and computation technologies. The research aims to coherently control the time evolution of molecular spins through light-matter interactions and achieve quantum coherent control over molecular spins at sub-Kelvin temperatures. Integration of the research with educational activities to train a new generation of students in quantum technology fields at the intersection of inorganic chemistry and applied physics. The award period is from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $541.8k | 7/9/24 |