The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $629,867 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Texas at Austin. The funding supports research by Dr. Doran Bennett to develop new computational methods for simulating excited-state dynamics and nonlinear spectroscopy of molecular materials at the mesoscale (10nm - 1μm). The project aims to establish how specific materials absorb and deploy energy from light, providing essential...
This $318,775 National Science Foundation project grant supports theoretical and computational research and education activities at Lehigh University from May 2022 through April 2025. The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields.
Specifically, the principal investigator and their team will develop advanced numerical techniques to model the properties of two-dimensional...
The University of Houston received a three-year Project Grant award of $752,202 from the National Science Foundation to develop stochastic models for nonlinear and many-body dynamics in molecular semiconductors.
Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this award will support research into increasing understanding of major problems in the progress of mathematical and physical sciences. Specifically, the University of Houston will utilize the funding to...
The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $379,925 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin for collaborative research on new challenges in the derivation and dynamics of quantum systems. This funding supports research activities from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049).
The goal of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program is to promote progress in mathematics and physics and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $500,000 in funding to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for theoretical and computational research and education in solid state physics and materials science. The key objectives are to use quantum theory, high-performance computing, and new concepts like topology to explain and predict the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $539,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to carry out computational quantum chemistry research. The purpose of the research is to explore, test, and validate molecular-level design principles for functional carbon-rich materials, such as light-responsive polymers, nanotubes, and organic electronics. The expected outcomes include the development of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant award of $254,999 supports collaborative research by professors at the City University of New York to advance the understanding of fundamental physical phenomena. Key focus areas include quantum entanglement, the mathematical relationships between field theory, string theory, and gravity, and applications in condensed matter physics and cosmology. The research team, which includes graduate...
This $360,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research on the quantum dynamics of near-one-dimensional systems at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The PI will develop theoretical tools to quantitatively model and analyze experiments on ultracold atomic gases confined to one dimension, with a focus on understanding the far-from-equilibrium dynamics and emergent hydrodynamic...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) project grant award to the University of North Texas (UNT) provides $300,748 in funding over 5 years (4/1/2024 - 3/31/2029) to develop computational models and design rules for optimizing the performance of quantum defect-based qubits. The key objectives are to: 1) create orbital-based descriptors to predict and optimize electron-phonon coupling and spin dynamics in defect-based quantum systems, and 2)...
This $298,494 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics supports research on "Beyond Mean-Field Physics in Dynamical Bose-Einstein Condensates" under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The project aims to explore a variety of nonequilibrium processes in ultracold quantum gases, with a focus on investigating quantum and thermal fluctuation effects on the collision and thermalization of cold atoms, quantum phase...