Project Grant 2516676
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides funding of $273,225 to Northwestern University to develop software that simulates how electronic quantum excitations evolve in molecules and materials. The software will model the quantum-mechanical motion of electrons and the classical motion of nuclei, helping to establish a mature cyberinfrastructure for predictive simulations of electronic...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, titled "A Photonic Quantum Simulator of Quantum Field Theory and Spin Physics" (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences), will fund research to develop specialized quantum computing processors, known as quantum simulators, to solve complex physics problems in quantum field theory and quantum magnetism. The $620,000 award, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, aims to conceptualize...
- This CAREER project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, aims to advance quantum simulation techniques by addressing challenges posed by unbounded operators. The project will develop innovative quantum algorithms and mathematical frameworks to significantly accelerate the application of quantum simulation across fields like quantum physics, quantum chemistry, and molecular dynamics. Key contributions include...
- This $449,999 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research led by Professor George Schatz of Northwestern University. The project is developing new theory and computational methods to characterize the interaction of classical and quantum light with molecules, with applications in photon-based quantum computing and secure communications technologies. Key...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award of $600,000 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to efficiently generate complex quantum states of light using photon multiplexing techniques. The project aims to combine established photon sources with optical buffers and switches to produce pure single- and multi-photon quantum states. The researchers will also develop advanced characterization methods to validate the generation of these...
- This $499,999 National Science Foundation project grant in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of new quantum chemistry algorithms by Professor David Mazziotti and his research group at the University of Chicago from September 2022 through August 2025. The grant aims to enable applications to more complex chemical systems through exploring reduced density matrix theory in combination with recent advances in quantum computing, machine learning,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $597,576 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Marquette University to research quantum molecular dynamics on quantum computers. The project, titled "EXPANDQISE: TRACK 1: QUANTUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS ON QUANTUM COMPUTERS," has three main thrusts: Further development and application of the Quantum Annealer Eigensolver (QAE) algorithm to calculate molecular spectra and reactivity on D-Wave quantum...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), is supporting Professor Michael R. Wasielewski of Northwestern University in developing molecular quantum bits (qubits) for quantum information applications. The $630,000 award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, will focus on using light to generate unpaired electron spins in molecules that can serve as qubits. The project aims to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $350,069 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Rochester to develop an analog quantum simulator for modeling the dynamics of open quantum systems. The objective is to create a platform using semiconductor quantum dots and quantum electronic circuits that can simulate the dissipative dynamics of excitons in molecular systems, such as those found in photosynthetic complexes or Hubbard...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports the development of accurate and efficient real-time path integral methods for simulating quantum mechanical processes in large environments. The $600,000 award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will enable Nancy Makri of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to further advance her Small Matrix Path Integral (SMATPI) methodology. This approach aims to overcome computational obstacles in quantum mechanical simulations, which are crucial for understanding and controlling complex phenomena in areas such as biology, energy harvesting, and quantum computing. The research will result in powerful simulation code that enables fully quantum mechanical calculations on processes like the energy transfer involved in the early steps of photosynthesis.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 8/26/25 |