This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a research partnership between the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of Washington (UW) to provide cutting-edge materials research and educational training for underrepresented minority students. The award establishes a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) Center for Quantum Material Innovations and Educational...
This $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project led by the University of California, Berkeley to develop and harness quasi-one-dimensional topological materials for novel electronic, optoelectronic, and sensing functionalities. The project aims to overcome current limitations of topological insulators by focusing on quasi-1D materials, which have the potential to enable new...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports theoretical research and educational activities aimed at understanding topological materials. The $282,000 award to the University of Illinois will focus on addressing key issues in the field, including developing new mathematical frameworks for describing the connection between symmetry and topology in solids, and studying how electron flow and crystal...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $349,998 to the Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services Inc. (UAS) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for the Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) Center for Bioinspired and Architectured Materials (CBAM). The project aims to advance research in bioinspired and...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research to develop and characterize engineered ruthenate heterostructures with the potential to host topological phases suitable for quantum information applications. The award totaling $300,000 will fund the synthesis and band structure analysis of these materials using innovative pulsed laser deposition and advanced characterization...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $164,754 to the University of Cincinnati to investigate anisotropic restrictions on charge carrier motion in topological materials. The goal is to gain a fundamental understanding of the properties of topological materials, which could ultimately enable a new class of efficient energy conversion devices. The project uses magneto-thermoelectric transport as a probe to study...
The University of California, San Diego was awarded a $413,262 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to engineer, image, and control three-dimensional topological magnetic materials from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems through support of research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), provides $200,000 from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027 to The Ohio State University to research and develop novel quasi-one-dimensional topological materials. The project aims to overcome current limitations of topological insulators by exploring quasi-1D structures, with the goal of discovering new topological phases, materials, and devices...
This $400,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support a partnership between the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to invigorate mathematics research and expand student research opportunities at CSULB. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Designing and implementing research projects in knot theory...
This $545,491 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research by The Pennsylvania State University on "Exploring Emergent Phenomena at the Interface of Topological Semimetals, Magnetism, and Superconductivity." The project aims to develop and study new "hybrid topological semimetal heterostructures" where the material's topological properties can be electrically tuned. Using advanced synthesis and...
This Project Grant award of $698,238 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a partnership between California State University Long Beach (CSULB) and Ohio State University's Center for Emergent Materials (OSU CEM) focused on topological materials research.
The key products and services delivered through this award include:
Fundamental research exploring the interplay of topology, magnetism, and superconductivity in various materials, as well as other topics like geometric magnetic frustration and exotic magnetic states
Integrating materials science, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biophysics to discover and exploit commonalities in topology and cooperative emergent phenomena
Advancing ultra-fast and energy-efficient computing, fault-tolerant quantum information processing, and next-generation electronic devices
Providing diverse career pathways and research opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students in STEM, including a research-based MSc program, post-baccalaureate bridge programs, and the CEM Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
Fostering a dynamic and inclusive research culture at CSULB through collaborative research, professional development, and faculty mentoring
This award builds on a prior PREM seed grant awarded in 2021 to CSULB and OSU CEM. It leverages CSULB's status as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and OSU's commitment to broadening participation in STEM to support students from underrepresented backgrounds.