Project Grant 2608230
- 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...
- This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support theoretical research at Louisiana State University (LSU) on novel phases of confined cold atomic gases from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The research team at LSU will develop new predictions for possible collective states of trapped cold atomic gases, shedding light on emergent phenomena like superfluidity and magnetism. They will study implications of recent...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Louisiana State University $399,701 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop quantum-enhanced interferometry using ultra-coherent micromechanical oscillators. The recipient will engineer crystalline micromirrors based on epitaxial GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures and integrate them with low-loss materials using advanced microfabrication and direct bonding techniques. This work targets...
- Louisiana State University was awarded a $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics on August 1, 2021 to support research in the area of quantum optomechanics at the standard quantum limit. The award, which will be completed by July 31, 2024, is being conducted under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded Louisiana State University $205,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate connections between number theory and quantum information theory. The project, titled "Explicit Class Field Theory from Quantum Modularity, Subspace Packings, and Convolution Identities," seeks to unify major open problems across both fields: Hilbert's 12th problem and the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Louisiana State University a $299,998 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on THEORY OF HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION IN SOLIDS AND GASES, AT THE MICROSCOPIC AND THE MACROSCOPIC LEVEL from July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will enable LSU researchers to advance understanding of major problems in physics by increasing scientific knowledge of high harmonic...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics provides $540,000 to Louisiana State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The award will support research into loop quantum gravity to further understanding of black hole evaporation, one of the most important outstanding problems in theoretical physics. Key research activities include studying the applicability of the weak gravity conjecture...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Louisiana State University $320,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate quantum proton delocalization in pseudo-protic ionic liquids and the mechanisms by which quantum mechanical effects govern their structure, dynamics, and reactivity. The research integrates computational chemistry modeling with advanced spectroscopic measurements to characterize proton sharing and...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Louisiana State University $284,775 on August 15, 2026, to develop theoretical models of ultrafast correlated-electron dynamics in molecules induced and probed with X-ray pulses from free-electron lasers. The recipient will model ultrafast correlated electron dynamics in small- to mid-size organic compounds—including para-aminophenol with carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen centers—under one- and multi-photon...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Louisiana State University a $326,815 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on research in physics and astronomy. The grant period runs from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025. As the primary awardee, LSU will utilize the funding to support undergraduate students in conducting research projects with LSU faculty in physics and astronomy...
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Louisiana State University $237,816 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct theoretical and experimental research on correlations and entanglement in cold atomic gases. The research addresses the implications of recent experimental developments in continuum quantum gas microscopes that measure atom densities in real space. The project will predict novel phases of matter in cold bosons and fermions, study superfluid behavior near surfaces including exotic phases such as the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state, and quantify quantum entanglement in atomic gases using quantum gas microscopes. The team will develop novel predictions for how ring-shaped and spherical Bose-Einstein condensates can realize analog inflationary universes exhibiting quantum particle production, and will study the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model to connect non-Fermi liquid behavior of fermions to black hole physics. The research is relevant to different quantum computation platforms and analog gravity phenomena that connect cold atomic gases to astrophysical phenomena including Hawking radiation and universal expansion. The project includes training of undergraduate and graduate students and concrete ideas for improving undergraduate education. Performance occurs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a period of performance from the award date through July 31, 2029. The assistance type is Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $237.8k | 8/10/26 |