The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $428,793 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) for the project "Atoms Interlinked by Light: Programmable Interactions for Quantum Simulation and Computation." The project aims to enhance programmable connectivity and single-qubit control of cold atoms in an optical resonator to implement quantum algorithms for chemistry problems and materials science simulations that are intractable to classical computers. This work will expand the STEM workforce through graduate student training and an online program to introduce high school girls to quantum science. The research will explore topics such as frustration and topology in programmable spin models, measurement-based computation, and leveraging non-Gaussianity for computation. No sub-awards are planned under this grant, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027.
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