Project Grant 2513089
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Rice University a $300,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research on manipulating spinor quantum gases from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The university will study the interplay between spin and charge degrees of freedom in one-dimensional spinor quantum gases, simulate lattice gauge theory and Dirac strings using spinor condensates, and examine multicritical...
- This Project Grant award for $570,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at William Marsh Rice University to develop design principles for creating spin-active quantum defects in one-dimensional host materials and explore their potential for use as spin qubits in quantum information systems. The 3-year project, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, aims to deepen the understanding of electron...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $359,788 to William Marsh Rice University to develop new techniques for quantum simulation using Rydberg atomic states coupled with microwave fields. The goal is to create a highly controllable quantum system that can simulate complex many-body quantum phenomena, enabling research into advanced material properties and other emergent behavior that is intractable for...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049), aims to advance the fundamental understanding of quantum mechanics and disorder in physical systems. The $291,253 award to William Marsh Rice University will support research to establish new theoretical results for Schrödinger operators with ergodic potentials, which are relevant in quantum mechanics and approximation theory. The project seeks...
- This $672,156 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a project by researchers at William Marsh Rice University to study the spin and lattice properties of two-dimensional magnetic materials. The goal is to gain a fundamental understanding of the charge, spin, and lattice interactions in these materials, which have potential applications in energy-efficient spintronic devices. The project leverages the university's...
- This $475,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support theoretical research and education on the physics of strongly correlated quantum materials at William Marsh Rice University from September 2022 through August 2025. Specifically, the Principal Investigator will apply and develop theoretical methods to study quantum criticality in heavy fermion systems, novel phases that emerge near quantum critical points such as candidate...
- This $315,758 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program supports theoretical research and associated educational activities on the dynamics of quantum systems. The research aims to explore the complex, hidden quantum state dynamics that persist even after quantum many-body systems reach local equilibrium, with the goal of uncovering universal quantum phenomena and harnessing these quantum states for...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $375,000 in funding to William Marsh Rice University to investigate the electrical and optical control of cavity-coupled single T center spins in silicon for quantum networking applications. The research aims to narrow the optical linewidths of these single T center spins and elucidate how electric fields can be used to control their electrical environment and tune their optical transitions. This...
- This $450,000.00 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to develop a new hybrid digital-analog approach to quantum simulation. The project aims to realize effective quantum Hamiltonians involving higher-order spin interactions by interleaving digital gates with analog Hamiltonian evolution within a trapped-ion quantum processor. This hybrid technique is expected to significantly broaden...
- This Project Grant award of $549,419 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics supports fundamental research on non-equilibrium Fermi gases in a multi-region trap. The research aims to study the physics of strongly interacting quantum materials, which have unique properties with potential applications in quantum computing, power transmission, and thermoelectric cooling. The team will use a trapped atomic gas to investigate the transport of spin and coupled spin-heat in these...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) is providing $352,753 to William Marsh Rice University to conduct research on manipulating spinor quantum gases. The key objectives are to use quantum simulation techniques to provide a deeper understanding of quantum materials and quantum many-body systems, which is essential for developing emerging quantum technologies. The research involves two main thrusts: 1) Exploring the unusual quantum behavior and transport dynamics of one-dimensional quantum many-body systems, and 2) Investigating the spin-boson coupling and engineering of quantum entanglement, squeezing, and state preparation in trapped ion experiments. This work aims to significantly impact the development of future quantum technologies across various platforms. The project will also contribute to STEM education and technical training through student involvement.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $352.8k | 8/6/25 |