Project Grant 2555747
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to fund research on disordered quantum matter. The three-year grant, active from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026, will support Virginia Tech's work to develop an underlying mathematical theory to better understand the properties of materials that could play a crucial role in creating...
- This $298,494 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics supports research on "Beyond Mean-Field Physics in Dynamical Bose-Einstein Condensates" under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The project aims to explore a variety of nonequilibrium processes in ultracold quantum gases, with a focus on investigating quantum and thermal fluctuation effects on the collision and thermalization of cold atoms, quantum phase...
- Project Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to develop ultra-high-performance quantum memories by systematically exploiting symmetries in quantum system design and decoding. The project...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $472,476 provides funding from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025 to support research into variational questions in mathematics and physics. The award is made under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems. The principal investigator will pursue research questions related to optimal states and equilibrium conditions in quantum mechanical...
- This $360,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research on the quantum dynamics of near-one-dimensional systems at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The PI will develop theoretical tools to quantitatively model and analyze experiments on ultracold atomic gases confined to one dimension, with a focus on understanding the far-from-equilibrium dynamics and emergent hydrodynamic...
- This $198,463 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports fundamental research and educational initiatives conducted by Rutgers, The State University. The project aims to develop new tools and refine existing techniques to analyze the effects of interactions in three types of particle systems: interacting Bose gases, classical hard-core particle models, and interacting lattice Fermi gases. The research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Physics, awarded $375,000 through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Massachusetts Boston for a three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028). The award supports fundamental research and theoretical investigations into the behavior of hybrid systems—gases of neutral atoms doped with charges—under extreme conditions such as ultracold temperatures and...
- This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will fund research and education focused on the study of novel materials with strong interactions between particles. The research aims to develop new theoretical tools to better understand and predict the unusual behaviors of strongly interacting metals, which exhibit phenomena like high-temperature superconductivity that challenge current theories....
- This Project Grant award, valued at $376,379.00 and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research on the dynamics of few-body quantum systems. The key objectives are to develop a quantum mechanical treatment of the time evolution of small atomic and molecular systems, in order to reveal few-body phenomena and improve understanding of larger system dynamics. The research will focus on two main areas: (1)...
- This $360,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Physics supports fundamental research and graduate student training in the frontiers of cold atom theory and ultracold gases. The three-year award, effective August 1, 2024, is designed to expand the range of quantum mechanics that can be studied through cold gas experiments, with the goal of applying this knowledge to develop new quantum materials and technologies. The research program, organized around...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences Project Grant, awarded July 1, 2026 under CFDA 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences), provides $200,000 in funding through June 30, 2029 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University for theoretical research on bosonic many-particle systems at positive temperatures. The primary deliverable is the development of rigorous mathematical frameworks and novel analytic, functional-analytic, probabilistic, and quantum-information-theoretic techniques to address gaps in the mathematical understanding of Bose-Einstein condensation and Bose gases at finite (non-zero) temperature—an area substantially less developed than existing zero-temperature theory. This research addresses fundamental quantum mechanics phenomena, including superfluidity and macroscopic quantum behavior, with applications to understanding particle physics at the atomic and molecular scales. The award includes a significant educational component that complements the research deliverables. Virginia Tech will promote mathematical physics, analysis, and quantum theory through research seminars and informal brownbag lunch discussions accessible to a broad student audience, while providing direct research training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students engaged in research-level mathematics. These educational activities enhance the dissemination and capacity-building impact of the federally funded mathematical sciences research program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 6/25/26 |