Project Grant 2541281
- This $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program will enable Brown University to conduct research on controlling and visualizing the interactions of electrons in atomically-thin materials with sub-nanometer-to-nanometer accuracy. The project aims to leverage Brown's expertise in molecular design and 2D device fabrication, along with the advanced scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) facility at Brookhaven National...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $1.128M CAREER Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The award supports fundamental research utilizing synchrotron X-ray scattering techniques at national laboratories to investigate magnetic configurations, domain structures, and quantum fluctuations in frustrated magnetic materials...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Brown University $390,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a high-throughput experimental platform for studying how ions direct the assembly of polymers into multiscale organized networks. The research team will use automated material handling and imaging to rapidly explore thousands of material combinations, quantitatively assess how different ingredients...
- Brown University was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for work on the project "CAREER: FINITE TEMPERATURE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE METHODS FOR PREDICTING MATERIAL PHASE DIAGRAMS" from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2026. Under this award, Brown University will develop and apply finite temperature electronic structure methods to predict material phase diagrams and enhance understanding of major...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded Brown University a $420,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research to advance understanding of heat transport and neutral modes in topological matter, with particular emphasis on characterizing unusual quasiparticles called anyons. The project delivers...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Brown University $1.2 million on October 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate electrostriction and thermal expansion in compositionally complex oxides as lead-free alternatives to conventional electromechanically active materials used in actuators, sensors, and transducers. The project integrates computational modeling, experimental characterization, and materials...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Colorado School Of Mines $552,469 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop synthesis and characterization techniques for controlling atomic-scale order and disorder in functional and quantum materials, with emphasis on hexagonal oxides for low-energy electronics and quantum computing applications. The research will employ atomically precise molecular beam epitaxy...
- This NSF Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $300,000 to Brown University will support a research infrastructure improvement project focused on developing an experimental method to directly probe the configuration of electron spins in 2D materials like multilayer graphene. The key objectives are to: 1) establish a user program located in Rhode Island to provide research and intern opportunities for students, thereby training the state's quantum workforce, and 2)...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $135,545 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration, doing business as Princeton University, to conduct collaborative research on quantum criticality, localization, and dynamics in quasiperiodic systems. This research under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop a general framework for exploring quantum phase...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of California, San Diego $360,000 on February 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop computational methods and mathematical tools for studying emergent fractional charges in moire materials—two-dimensional quantum systems that exhibit anyonic behavior without external magnetic fields. The research, led by a principal investigator supported through an NSF CAREER...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Brown University $235,878 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop mixed-dimensional materials platforms that enable precise control of structural features for investigating quantum phase emergence. The research addresses how lattice symmetry and structural disorder govern correlation-driven metal-insulator transitions and competing quantum phases in two-dimensional electron systems. The project establishes mixed-dimensional heterostructures in which ordered zero-dimensional nanocrystal superlattices impose programmable periodic potentials on adjacent atomically thin electronic materials, with research thrusts investigating correlated electronic states, electric-field-controlled metal-insulator transitions, and superlattic effects on quantum phase behavior. Educational activities include a cross-disciplinary undergraduate course integrating quantum science with societal and ethical perspectives, hands-on laboratory experiences, undergraduate research opportunities, and outreach to high school students. Performance occurs in Providence, Rhode Island, through July 31, 2031. This is a CAREER award supporting early-stage investigator research.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $235.9k | 7/17/26 |