Project Grant 2510902
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded President and Fellows of Harvard College $1.305 million on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop integrated quantum systems for storing, processing, and transmitting information using quantum mechanical principles including superposition and entanglement. The project focuses on building quantum networks using arrays of individual atoms and atom-like defects in diamond as...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $550,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on June 15, 2026, for development of integrated-photonics spatial light modulators under the CAREER program (CFDA 47.041, Engineering). The award funds research to design and integrate large-scale, high-speed spatial light modulators combining solid-state gain laser arrays, high-speed electro-optic modulators, two-dimensional beam-emitter arrays,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded $300,000 to Harvard College on August 1, 2026, to develop and sustain open cyberinfrastructure for training and deploying neural equivariant machine-learned interatomic potentials and materials foundation models under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project will expand the NEQUIP and ALLEGRO ecosystem to enable researchers to simulate complex materials with near-quantum-mechanical accuracy at...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $500,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on August 15, 2026, for research on quantum simulation using dipolar ytterbium tweezer arrays under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project investigates exotic quantum phases that emerge when ultracold atoms interact strongly with one another, with emphasis on creating and characterizing quantum spin liquids using optical tweezer arrays of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University $1,393,726 on April 1, 2026, for development of an ultra-low temperature spectroscopy system for studying quantum emitters in solids and two-dimensional materials under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The system will enable research on quantum materials including novel color-center spin qubits and electro-optic materials for scalable quantum technology applications....
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Research Foundation of the City University of New York $487,074 on April 15, 2026, to acquire a broadly tunable, narrow-linewidth laser system for optical spectroscopy and coherent control research. The award funds procurement of an integrated optical system combining an optical parametric oscillator, titanium-sapphire tunable laser, and frequency stabilization wavemeters to deliver single-frequency light with nearly...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Northeastern University $434,925 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate how ultrafast laser pulses can control frustrated quantum materials and access new quantum phases inaccessible under normal conditions. The research targets applications in quantum sensing, ultrafast electronic and spintronic devices for switching and storage, and energy-efficient materials...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded Duke University a $1,530,757 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a Thermo Fischer Scientific Cryogenic Helios 5 CX DualBeam instrument. This advanced nanofabrication and nano-imaging tool will enable cutting-edge research across materials science disciplines, including the study of optical, mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of both natural and engineered...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $322,805 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to develop unified frameworks in which geometry and symmetry act as generative principles for quantum dynamics across cooperative quantum optics systems and quantum information science. The project spans research in two complementary directions: cooperative quantum optical platforms such as chiral atom arrays and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison $550,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a laser-assisted hybrid nanomanufacturing system for scalable qubit array fabrication. The project establishes an integrated platform unifying electrically driven micro- and nano-scale printing of functional materials, coaxial femtosecond laser sintering to form dense...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $1.369 million to Harvard College on August 15, 2026, to acquire a thermal laser epitaxy system for synthesis of next-generation quantum materials in thin film form under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The thermal laser epitaxy system enables deposition of elemental constituents on substrates using CO2 lasers to directly heat source material and target substrate, reaching temperatures above 2,000 degrees Celsius on some substrates. The instrument supports synthesis of superconducting, electro-optic, thermal, and other functional quantum materials for device applications addressing lower-power computing, quantum information science, integrated photonics, advanced electronics, and energy technologies. The system establishes a shared user capability that expands access to thermodynamic growth regimes for thin film quantum materials and complements existing national synthesis facilities. Harvard incorporates the instrument into education efforts to train students on synthesis of high-quality materials for next-generation devices. Performance occurs in Cambridge, Massachusetts through July 31, 2029. The assistance type is a project grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.4m | 8/11/26 |