Project Grant 2606421
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded The University of Chicago $106,020 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a general framework for measure and topological rigidity in dynamical systems that extends beyond the classical homogeneous setting. The award funds research on random walks and related flows on manifolds exhibiting hyperbolic behavior, with investigation into the stationary and invariant...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded The University of Chicago $257,479 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research in the geometric foundations of stochastic dynamics. The award funds four synergistic research directions: developing coarse graining techniques to unveil fractal structures in critical stochastic systems including two-dimensional stochastic heat flow and directed random polymers;...
- This $282,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports theoretical research and educational activities to advance the understanding of topological materials. The funding will be used by the University of Illinois to: Develop new mathematical frameworks for describing the connection between symmetry and topology in solid materials, with the goal of discovering new topological materials. Additionally, the project...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded The University of Chicago $877,411 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop COLIMATE, a novel on-chip spectrometer array for the South Pole Telescope designed to enable line intensity mapping cosmology observations. COLIMATE implements line intensity mapping to detect and map distant galaxies across cosmic time by building a spectroscopic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded The University of Chicago $104,700 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research on differential geometry and minimal surfaces. The project addresses problems in geometric reconstruction: determining the ambient metric on a 4-manifold from its area spectrum, finding infinitely many unstable minimal surfaces in 4-manifolds, and investigating the existence of...
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $238,603 project grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research at the intersection of conformal field theory, cryo-electron microscopy, and neural networks from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased understanding of major problems. Through this funding, the University...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) to DePaul University, provides $164,403 in funding for research on photonic topological insulators with sharp interfaces and edges. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, supports fundamental research investigating edge states in photonic topological insulators—materials whose surfaces conduct electromagnetic waves...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $187,000 Project Grant to the University of Chicago from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds collaborative research on new challenges in the derivation and dynamics of quantum systems. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote progress in mathematics and the physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. This award supports the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded the University of Illinois $200,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical frameworks for classifying gapped ground state phases of quantum matter, with particular focus on topological phases relevant to quantum computing and condensed matter theory. The recipient will advance rigorous mathematical methods for proving ground state energy gaps in...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $492,284 project grant to the University of Chicago under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from July 2021 through June 2024 to study acoustic forces and active fluctuations in levitated granular matter. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge and understanding of major problems in mathematical and physical...
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded The University of Chicago $300,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research on forward and inverse scattering problems in topological insulators and paraxial wave models. The project addresses two interconnected research areas. The first involves topological insulators—materials whose topological features enable unusual transport properties resistant to manufacturing defects and scattering losses, with applications in quantum computing and communication. The second examines free-space optical communication using structured laser light, particularly its vulnerability to atmospheric turbulence. The research will develop stable classification schemes for topological materials in continuous descriptions such as photonics and geophysical models, introduce novel scattering theories to quantify transport properties, and apply inverse problems theory to assess how non-trivial topology affects coefficient estimation. In optical communication, the project will devise structured incident light fields engineered to resist atmospheric turbulence effects. Work is performed at The University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, with a period of performance from August 15, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The project includes mentoring of early-career researchers and training of master's and PhD students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/6/26 |