Project Grant 2515059
- This $550,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support research at the University of Colorado to develop robust quantum processors using superconducting Fourier qubits. The objective is to demonstrate the logical operation and scalability of these novel quantum circuits, which leverage Fourier engineering principles to provide intrinsic error protection against environmental noise - a key challenge for current...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort to characterize the quantum information science and engineering (QISE) workforce and academic landscape in the United States. The $369,722 award to the Regents of the University of Colorado will fund three main activities over a period of three years: (1) a study analyzing the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for QISE...
- This $499,723 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports research aimed at developing new protocols for preserving quantum properties and investigating quantum phenomena in open systems comprising many particles. The work is expected to enhance capabilities for controlling quantum systems, with applications ranging from quantum information processing to quantum...
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research, education, and outreach activities at the University of Minnesota. The goal is to develop theoretical underpinnings and quantum algorithms that can be implemented on modern quantum computing platforms. Specifically, the project will investigate the effectiveness of noisy-dissipative qubit arrays for quantum optimization and cooling, and implement...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports the development, analysis, and deployment of Quantum Digital Twins (QDTs) - digital clones of existing quantum computers. The $299,990 award to the University of New Mexico aims to enable bidirectional interactions between quantum computers and virtual models on classical systems, optimizing quantum performance and advancing the state of quantum...
- 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 $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences supports research to develop quantum algorithms for modeling human dynamics and enhancing threat detection capabilities. The award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026, aims to harness the power of quantum computing to improve upon classical computational methods for analyzing spatio-temporal human behavior data. The proposed framework can be used to discover anomalies...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,149,999 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Federal Grant Program to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will fund the development of an open-source ecosystem of modeling tools for quantum hardware. The project aims to democratize access to quantum technology by creating user-friendly tools that allow researchers to model quantum systems...
- This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports the development, analysis, and implementation of quantum and quantum-inspired numerical algorithms to overcome computational challenges in simulating complex problems. The key research objectives are: (1) to develop efficient and provable quantum-inspired classical finite element methods (FEMs) for solving high-dimensional partial differential equations (PDEs); and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $479,999 to the Colorado School of Mines under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the project "Defect States of Silicon Allotropes for Quantum Information Science" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. This three-year Project Grant will support research into defect states of silicon allotropes for applications in quantum information science. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote...
This $299,943 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research at the Colorado School of Mines to advance quantum information science and technology. The project aims to quantify a key mathematical challenge to the promise of quantum computing, specifically regarding "near-integrability" in quantum many-body systems. This work will develop new workforce talent via student training and result in better design of quantum algorithms and hardware, which is important for U.S. national security in areas like encryption, optimization, and materials science. The research will also explore an alternate route to quantum advantage and classical challenges to quantum computation using emergent topological complexity, a new toolset ported from machine learning. These developments are expected to benefit academic-industry collaborations pursuing scientific and commercial quantum advantage. The award period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $299.9k | 8/20/25 |