Project Grant 2607790
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $540,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award funds development of a comprehensive full-stack framework for designing and optimizing control policies for distributed quantum systems. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded $305,983 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, for collaborative research on sequence-driven assembly in polyelectrolyte/surfactant complex coacervates. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, supports fundamental research into how sequence-controlled polymers and polypeptides can be used to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This award funds research into data-driven modeling and inference methods for high-order models on complex networks. The project develops computationally efficient, scalable algorithms to simulate and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded the University of Massachusetts $100,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program for a two-year project grant effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. This project delivers fundamental research and educational products in low-dimensional topology and geometry, with particular focus on advancing understanding of four-dimensional manifolds equipped with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $700,000 Project Grant awarded on August 15, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research focuses on quantum optics with atomic ensembles and arrays, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The primary deliverables include scientific advances in creating and understanding quantum entanglement through optical trapping...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $434,925 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2031. The award funds research into controlling frustrated quantum materials through ultrafast laser pulses to access new quantum phases with potential applications in quantum sensing, electronic and spintronic devices, and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $1.0M project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization, and benchmarking of quantum diodic magnets (QUDIM)—a novel class of quantum magnetic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded a CAREER grant of $452,953 to University of Massachusetts Boston, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The project delivers quantitative computational frameworks and numerical tools for predicting the time-dependent behavior of strongly correlated Fermi systems, a capability critical for advancing quantum material...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The award funds the development of ACED (Revolutionizing Instrumental Analysis Using Foundation Models), a novel artificial intelligence-powered framework designed to automate...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded MIT a $619,200 Project Grant effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This award supports fundamental research on localization and delocalization phenomena in flat band electronic materials—a class of quantum materials that exhibit electron dynamics positioned between localized and itinerant behavioral...
The University of Massachusetts received a $444,056 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The project delivers optical spectroscopy research investigating moiré superlattices—artificial semiconductor atomic junctions that exhibit flat electronic bands with suppressed kinetic energy. The research products include characterization of novel electronic phases and states of matter generated through Coulomb interactions within moiré systems, with direct examination of bulk properties to advance understanding applicable to quantum computing and related quantum technologies. The award supports materials research and educational outcomes centered in Amherst, Massachusetts. The project generates educational deliverables including K-12 materials science outreach activities, rigorous training in modern materials physics for undergraduate and graduate students, and a structured summer research experience program for undergraduates. These combined research and educational outputs are designed to develop the scientific workforce, identify new quantum phenomena, and maintain U.S. leadership in quantum science.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $444.1k | 6/23/26 |