Project Grant 2603052
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded William Marsh Rice University $599,360 on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to investigate the computational complexity of approximating properties of quantum many-body systems relevant to quantum physics, chemistry, and materials science. The project focuses on characterizing how difficult it is to obtain good approximations of ground-state energy,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $100,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Prairie View A&M University. The grant supports a collaborative research and education program between Prairie View A&M University and Virginia Tech in the emerging field of quantum information science and engineering (QISE). The key activities include: Conducting cutting-edge research in quantum communications and cryptography,...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Central State University $499,990 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop computational tools for studying quantum few-body systems in ultrathin quantum materials. The project focuses on building a momentum-space Yakubovsky framework to investigate how charged particles interact within materials only one to several atomic layers thick. Research aims to explain particle binding...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $280,000 Project Grant under CFDA 47.083, Integrative Activities, to the University of New Orleans. The grant supports research to demonstrate multi-party quantum entanglement through a partnership with the University of Colorado (CU)-Boulder. Key objectives include: Employing CU-Boulder's experimental platform to test entangled measurements and multi-party entangled states in a device-independent manner. This...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $535,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop time-resolved quantum magnetic force spectroscopy (QMFS) integrating a quantum magnetometer with in situ acoustic force for direct measurement of magnetically labeled biological processes with molecular specificity. The research will enable single-shot force spectroscopy capable of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Texas at Austin $242,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop and evaluate benchmark problems that assess the practical potential of quantum computing for geoscience applications. The project identifies realistic geoscience problems suitable for quantum approaches and establishes pilot studies to test quantum methods against conventional computational approaches....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Texas at Austin $310,466 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research and education activities in quantum information science and quantum physics focused on pseudorandomness. The research component develops theoretical tools and practical protocols for learning complex features of quantum dynamics on present and future quantum computers and simulators. Work...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $198,210 Cooperative Agreement to Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech) to deliver the "BEGINNINGS: CREATING AND SUSTAINING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF EXPERTISE IN QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE (EQUIS) ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES" project. This 3-year effort, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to introduce quantum information science and engineering (QISE)...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Louisiana State University $194,596 on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop an adaptive protocol for improving superdense coding in noisy quantum networks. The project, titled "Enhancing the Capacity of Quantum Channel Using Information Entropy-Based Metrics Guided Adaptive Purification," will combine quantum error correction...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Louisiana State University $370,766 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to research entanglement dynamics in open bosonic random quantum systems. The research investigates how repeated quantum measurements influence the growth and spread of quantum entanglement in bosonic quantum systems, employing large-scale numerical simulations of interacting bosonic...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Texas Southern University $396,807 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to conduct an in-depth, interdisciplinary investigation of quantum information science and its impact on the Second Quantum Revolution. The research integrates data analytics, policy-focused interviews, and comparative analysis to examine QIS's implications for national science strategies, science funding, science policy, security, governance, and ethical concerns. The project will produce a public, open-source quantum information science analytics platform and an open-access archive of research-grade interviews with leading scientists, alongside publications addressing policy, ethical, legal, and international challenges posed by QIS. Work will contribute to developing digital scholarship research capacity at Texas Southern University. The project employs a core methodological approach combining quantitative data analytics, oral histories of leading scientists, and comparative analysis, with quantitative findings informing interview design and oral histories guiding data interpretation. Performance takes place in Houston, Texas, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. Sub-awards are planned for this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $396.8k | 8/13/26 |