This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to President and Fellows of Harvard College provides $511,970 to develop a quantum simulator of spin dynamics using an array of individually controlled ultracold dipolar molecules. The project aims to engineer the molecular Hamiltonian to model the physics of quantum materials like antiferromagnetic and XXZ spin models, and study the properties and efficiency of producing...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $758,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to President And Fellows Of Harvard College for the project "ULTRACOLD TRIATOMIC MOLECULES" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. This Project Grant will support research into ultracold triatomic molecules, advancing understanding of major problems in physics. The funding will enable investigation of molecular interactions and...
This $360,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Physics supports fundamental research and graduate student training in the frontiers of cold atom theory and ultracold gases. The three-year award, effective August 1, 2024, is designed to expand the range of quantum mechanics that can be studied through cold gas experiments, with the goal of applying this knowledge to develop new quantum materials and technologies. The research program, organized around...
This Project Grant award, valued at $214,419 and effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028, was issued by the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The primary objective of this project is to develop an experimental simulation system using ultracold dipolar molecules confined in optical lattices to investigate new states of quantum matter and advance the understanding of physical processes behind...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with the official CFDA number 47.049, provides $213,475 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop techniques for controlling polar molecular ions. The key objectives are to establish laser-free quantum logic control of these molecular ions and explore their potential applications in quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum communication. The project aims...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $435,732 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct computational research on metal-containing small molecules. The proposed work aims to develop new algorithms and computer programs to elucidate the roles of electronic state coupling in laser cooling of molecules to ultracold temperatures. The research will provide insights into molecules relevant to quantum...
This Project Grant award, valued at $376,379.00 and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research on the dynamics of few-body quantum systems. The key objectives are to develop a quantum mechanical treatment of the time evolution of small atomic and molecular systems, in order to reveal few-body phenomena and improve understanding of larger system dynamics. The research will focus on two main areas: (1)...
This $221,844 National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) project grant award to Princeton University supports research on microscopic studies of frustrated quantum systems using ultracold gases of atoms and molecules. The research team will explore new phases of matter that appear in frustrated quantum systems, such as magnets that are robust to very high temperatures, to advance the fundamental understanding of these complex quantum phenomena....
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 $350,546 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program supports fundamental research on quantum stereodynamics of cold molecular collisions. The project, led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), aims to gain a deeper understanding of atomic and molecular collision processes and explore methods to control the outcomes of chemical reactions through quantum mechanical techniques. Key focus...