Project Grant 2606513
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Carnegie Institution of Washington $980,286 on September 1, 2026, to extend a three-telescope intensity interferometry prototype into a six-telescope pathfinder array at the Weizmann Observatory. The project, conducted under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), advances intensity interferometry techniques to image bright stars at extremely high resolution by measuring photon...
- This Project Grant award of $999,994.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of quantum-enabled interferometric imaging for astronomical observations at visible wavelengths. The University of Oregon, the awardee, will work with an interdisciplinary team to perform proof-of-concept experiments verifying the principles of a quantum-enhanced imaging system for astronomical applications. This project aims...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Southern Connecticut State University, in collaboration with Georgia State University and Bridgewater State University, received a $237,593 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award funds a collaborative research initiative conducting speckle imaging surveys of approximately...
- This three-year, $542,317 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an integral field unit speckle imager by researchers at Southern Connecticut State University. Funded through NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this innovative new astronomical instrument will enable hyperspectral speckle imaging to precisely measure the properties of close binary star systems and characterize exoplanets orbiting binary stars. By collecting visible...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $913,527 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop quantum states of light for precision measurement and quantum technologies. The project creates squeezed light sources in integrated photonic chips to circumvent quantum noise in optical measurements by manipulating quantum uncertainty. Squeezed states of light, generated by nonlinear optical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of New Mexico $550,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to demonstrate high-fidelity measurements for optical quantum states comprising superpositions of coherent states using photon counting and coherent optical processing. The project seeks to develop optimized binary projectors onto continuous-variable non-Gaussian states and efficient measurement techniques for...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Trustees of Boston University $313,253 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project, titled "COLIMATE: An On-Chip Spectrometer Array for Multi-Line Intensity Mapping Cosmology," implements line intensity mapping (LIM) techniques to detect distant galaxies and study cosmic structure across time. The work develops...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $291,944 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York, operating as Stony Brook University. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund a collaborative research project focused on three key science objectives: 1) Imaging the "cosmic web" of intergalactic gas, 2) Searching for ancient stellar nova shells, and 3) Obtaining deep...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $561,949 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) on August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The project develops advanced optical intensity interferometry technology using single-photon detectors coupled to small telescopes to achieve micro-arcsecond angular resolution for astronomical observations....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $249,994 Project Grant to the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. This grant, under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research activities focused on simulating quantum tasks using classical light beams. The research aims to investigate analogies between microscopic quantum systems and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Southern Connecticut State University $427,561 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop intensity interferometry for high-resolution stellar imaging using quantum optical techniques. The project extends a three-telescope prototype at Southern Connecticut State University into a six-telescope pathfinder array at the Weizmann Observatory in Israel. The work measures temporal correlations in stellar intensity between separated telescopes using the Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect, which leverages quantum properties of light and single-photon avalanche diodes to achieve angular resolution insensitive to atmospheric turbulence and telescope optical errors. The team will recover higher-order imaging information using second and third-order photon correlations—a result not previously demonstrated—and image the binary stars Spica, Algol, and Beta Lyrae to measure binary parameters. A secondary objective establishes a quantum-ready workforce through student engagement with quantum optics technologies and international collaboration. Students gain hands-on experience with single-photon quantum detectors and picosecond timing electronics valued in academia and industry, and the work strengthens the U.S.-Israeli scientific partnership. Performance extends from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, with primary work in New Haven, Connecticut, and pathfinder array operations at the Weizmann Observatory.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $427.6k | 7/31/26 |