Project Grant 2541660
- Project Grant Summary This $630,000 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports fundamental research in quantum information science conducted by Professor Michael R. Wasielewski at Northwestern University from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The project develops molecular quantum bits (qubits) using photogenerated spin-correlated radical pairs in organic molecules, addressing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a $575,078 CAREER grant to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. The project will advance zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance (ZF NMR) detection spectroscopy to enable high-information chemical analysis using compact, cost-effective instruments. Rather than...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), the National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to the University of California, Berkeley to support a five-year research project (March 15, 2025 – February 28, 2030) led by Professor Hendrik Utzat. This CAREER award, administered through the Chemical Structure and Dynamics program in the Division of Chemistry, delivers fundamental research and development services focused on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded a CAREER grant totaling $798,732 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on September 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award supports a five-year research project through August 31, 2030, focused on developing an analog quantum simulation platform using superconducting fluxonium qubits to investigate quantum many-body phenomena. The research will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $504,319 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031. This award supports research and education focused on ultracold polar molecules, specifically the development and study of potassium-silver (KAg) molecules as a quantum simulation...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $300,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) to Northwestern University effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, led by Professors Biwu Ma and Bin Ouyang of Florida State University and Professor Lin X. Chen of Northwestern University, investigates excited state dynamics and light-induced structural changes...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Professor Igor Fedin at the University of Alabama received a $500,412 CAREER grant awarded August 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Division of Chemistry, specifically the Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry (MSN) program. The primary deliverable is the development of a universal electrochemical monitoring tool designed to probe the synthesis of nanoscale materials from...
- This $488,585 Project Grant, awarded September 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), funds computational research investigating ultrafast dynamics in symmetric molecules and their derivatives. The primary deliverables include advanced computational simulations modeling microscopic structural changes resulting from ultrafast processes driven by laser and matter-particle collisions, with particular...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $360,000 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031. The award supports theoretical research into topological quantum devices and strongly correlated electron systems, with the primary objective of advancing understanding of how large numbers of electrons interact and organize into collective quantum...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Professor John Wright and his team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing Floquet State Spectroscopy, an advanced laser-based analytical technology funded through a $520,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports research to create an optical analogue of Nuclear Magnetic...
Professor James D. Gaynor at Northwestern University received a $670,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded on May 15, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2031. This CAREER award supports the development and application of ultrafast coherent two-dimensional spectroscopic methods utilizing circularly polarized ultrafast pulses operating on femtosecond and attosecond timescales. The primary deliverable is a systematic characterization of ultrafast spin-vibronic dynamics in cobalt-centered photomagnetic complexes and molecular systems for quantum information sciences, with findings intended to establish new paradigms for tuning spin-vibronic interactions in molecules and materials for quantum applications. In addition to research deliverables, the award includes an educational component designed to broaden participation in quantum-enabled fields. The project will develop and deploy a mobile virtual laser laboratory module utilizing virtual reality technologies to provide high-power ultrafast laser and optics training while mitigating laser safety hazards for students of all ages. This integrated research and education approach aligns with NSF's emphasis on workforce development and broader impacts, positioning the work to advance both fundamental scientific knowledge and human capital in quantum information science.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $670.0k | 4/24/26 |