Project Grant 2607091
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $199,999 to the University of Illinois on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to connect operator algebra theory and quantum information theory, with particular focus on quantum heat engines and the thermodynamic limitations of quantum computation. The project applies von Neumann algebra techniques to study how quantum channels manipulate quantum states and examines the...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $599,912 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds research to push the boundaries of classical and quantum information processing toward enhanced security and energy-efficient reliability. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote progress in these fields to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded the University of Illinois $119,999 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund research in model theory and dynamics. The award supports theoretical mathematics research applying model theory—a branch of mathematical logic—to dynamical systems, including algebraic dynamical systems and differential equations. The project aims to extend model-theoretic techniques from...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Illinois $349,565 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop platforms for protected qubits using a scanning resonator microscope. The project investigates limitations and improvement pathways for qubit platforms, focusing on energy loss mechanisms in superconducting transmons and Andreev spin qubits (ASQs). The recipient will use a unique scanning resonator...
- The University of California, Davis was awarded a $428,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences. The award, made on July 1, 2021 for a period of three years, will support research entitled "Gapped Ground State Phases of Quantum Lattice Systems." Under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences, UC Davis researchers will investigate gapped...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $100,000.00 in funding to the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University (ISU) to research quantum information and interference features in transport. The 3-year project, starting on September 1, 2024, aims to advance the understanding of quantum coherence, entanglement, and information from the perspective of transport and nanostructure symmetry. This...
- This $190,000 Project Grant award was issued by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences as part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports a four-year postdoctoral fellowship for Jacob Beckey to conduct research on "Fundamental Limits on the Learnability of Quantum States and Channels" at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the mentorship of sponsoring scientist Felix Leditzky. The...
- 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 (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year grant, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026, supports fundamental research on symplectic groupoids and the quantization of Poisson manifolds. Key objectives include developing a novel non-formal deformation quantization approach, advancing the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Iowa State University of Science and Technology $720,059 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate how controlled disorder, mechanical strain, and chemical composition tune the balance between coexisting charge-density-wave order and superconductivity in quantum materials. The research examines the interplay between these competing electronic phases across phase...
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 fundamental models of topological phases, addressing a core classification challenge in quantum information science. At low temperatures, quantum mechanical effects dominate and produce exotic phases of matter whose robustness against perturbations depends on the existence of spectral gaps—a property critical for practical quantum device design. The project integrates education and workforce development through creation of new courses, research collaborations, and a field text on recent theoretical advancements. Work performs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus (Urbana, Illinois 61801) with a period of performance running through July 31, 2029. The award is a Project Grant, the standard assistance type for NSF fundamental research funding.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 7/21/26 |