Louisiana State University was awarded a $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics on August 1, 2021 to support research in the area of quantum optomechanics at the standard quantum limit. The award, which will be completed by July 31, 2024, is being conducted under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics provides $540,000 to Louisiana State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The award will support research into loop quantum gravity to further understanding of black hole evaporation, one of the most important outstanding problems in theoretical physics. Key research activities include studying the applicability of the weak gravity...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $209,999 Project Grant to Louisiana State University (LSU) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The three-year award, effective August 1, 2024, supports research to develop a robust mathematical model of high-energy and chaotic particle dynamics in fluids and gases, with a focus on four key areas: relativistic speeds, conflicts between thermodynamic and inertial equilibrium, boundary interactions, and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Louisiana State University a $299,998 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on THEORY OF HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION IN SOLIDS AND GASES, AT THE MICROSCOPIC AND THE MACROSCOPIC LEVEL from July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will enable LSU researchers to advance understanding of major problems in physics by increasing scientific knowledge of high harmonic...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded a $248,842 Project Grant to the University of New Orleans to better understand quantum nonlocality in multiple-particle settings and refine interpretations of genuine multipartite nonlocality. Working under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the university will characterize patterns of experimental statistics consistent with new definitions of genuine multipartite nonlocality. This aims to distinguish...
This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support theoretical research at Louisiana State University (LSU) on novel phases of confined cold atomic gases from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The research team at LSU will develop new predictions for possible collective states of trapped cold atomic gases, shedding light on emergent phenomena like superfluidity and magnetism. They will study implications of recent...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $280,000 Project Grant under CFDA 47.083, Integrative Activities, to the University of New Orleans. The grant supports research to demonstrate multi-party quantum entanglement through a partnership with the University of Colorado (CU)-Boulder. Key objectives include:
Employing CU-Boulder's experimental platform to test entangled measurements and multi-party entangled states in a device-independent manner. This...
This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research to develop new types of quantum sensors enabled by quantum entanglement. The three-year project, running from August 2024 to July 2027, focuses on three key efforts:
Leveraging entanglement-enabled probes to characterize the role of memory in the environments of quantum systems and investigate the non-Markovianity of different decoherence...
The National Science Foundation awarded Louisiana State University a $326,815 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on research in physics and astronomy. The grant period runs from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025. As the primary awardee, LSU will utilize the funding to support undergraduate students in conducting research projects with LSU faculty in physics and astronomy...
This $140,044 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research into "Entanglement Engineering in Dissipation-Driven Quantum Systems". The project aims to develop a framework for quantum reservoir engineering to enable robust and scalable generation of entanglement, which is a critical capability for advancing quantum information processing, computing, sensing,...