Project Grant 2547987
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Trustees of Princeton University to develop new quantum sensing tools for studying physical phenomena, structure, and composition of materials. The project, titled "QUSEC-TAQS: Nanoscale Covariance Magnetometry with Diamond Quantum Sensors," aims to use nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond as a large-scale quantum sensing platform to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $533,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara for research into quantum phenomena in solids. The three-year award, running from September 2021 through August 2024, will fund investigation into major problems confronting the Nation through advancement of the mathematical and physical sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). As the prime awardee, UC Santa Barbara...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $284,651 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, on March 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops quantum-entanglement-enabled probes to characterize open quantum systems and advances quantum sensing techniques with applications in national health, industry, and defense. The recipient will conduct three key research...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded The Regents of the University of California at Riverside $328,304 on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate correlated quantum phenomena in two-dimensional semiconducting heterostructures through nano-patterned dielectric superlattices. The research project uses electron-beam lithography to pattern dielectric substrates, enabling design of arbitrary lattice...
- 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 awarded a $472,639 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research exploring open channel operations using atomic qubits as processing and measurement resources. Specifically, the university will study how dissipation and thermal light sources can be leveraged to cool and control single atoms for quantum information applications. Researchers will address...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $617,885 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) for a project titled "Nanoscale Imaging of Quantum Scarring, Electron Guiding, and Steering in Two-Dimensional Material Heterostructures." The project aims to enhance the fundamental understanding of quantum chaotic behavior in two-dimensional (2D) material devices through the visualization,...
- This $610,000 Project Grant award, made by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), will support experimental and theoretical research to investigate the use of quantum sensors to address unsolved mysteries in fundamental physics. The research team at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) will collaborate with researchers at Laboratoire Aime Cotton in Orsay, France to generate and study the properties of nonclassical...
- The National Science Foundation awarded San Jose State University Research Foundation $180,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct theoretical research on quantum state control for ultracold atoms from June 2023 through May 2026. The Foundation will advance scientific understanding of quantum sensing, communications, and simulation technologies by exploring new weak measurement models and feedback control protocols in spinor Bose-Einstein...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $580,000 in funding to Rowan University to develop comprehensive quantum methodologies for modeling and designing molecular-scale quantum sensors with ultra-high sensitivity and long-lived electronic coherence. The key objectives are to: 1) Create new time-dependent nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) methods that incorporate multiconfigurational molecular electronic...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of California Irvine $530,000 on September 1, 2026, for research developing quantum sensors that position free atoms in proximity to sensing targets using nanoscale cells constructed from van der Waals two-dimensional materials. The award supports experimental investigation of free atoms as proximal quantum sensors and as probes of electronic, photonic, and spin excitations in van der Waals quantum materials. The research aims to enable applications including nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging, detection of individual molecules, and interface probing with potential applications in bioelectronics, materials science, and semiconductor engineering. The project period runs through August 31, 2029, with performance at UC Irvine's Irvine, California campus. Beyond core research, the award funds interdisciplinary training spanning graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels, including student mentoring through a multi-university graduate-school preparation program and development of a quantum-sensing module for high school students attending a UC Irvine science summer camp. The funding falls under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $530.0k | 8/5/26 |