Project Grant 2608258
- 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...
- 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 $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...
- The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Louisiana State University $1.3 million on June 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support attosecond electron dynamics research in complex environments. The project runs through May 31, 2027, with performance taking place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is a project grant, a form of assistance funding supporting basic research in the physical sciences as part of the Office of Science's portfolio...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Louisiana State University $700,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop photoswitchable rotaxane molecules that reversibly modulate physical and electrical properties of cell-like membranes using light-driven conformational changes. The research, led by Professor Víctor García-López in the Department of Chemistry, aims to achieve high-precision control of ion transport...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Louisiana State University a $685,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of April 15, 2021 through March 31, 2026. The grant funds research titled "CAREER:CAS:CONFINED NANO-ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE STABILIZATION OF MOLECULAR ELECTROCATALYSTS" to investigate using confined nano-environments to stabilize molecular electrocatalysts. As the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded Louisiana State University $250,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theory and numerical methods for computing solutions to the fracture initial value problem through blended modeling of dynamic and quasistatic fracture. The work addresses computational and theoretical gaps in predicting damage and fracture patterns in complex structural geometries under...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Louisiana State University $399,319 on September 1, 2026, for research on spin transport across interfaces in unconventional superconductors under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project runs through August 31, 2029, with performance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The research develops methodology and quantitative estimates for spin currents in triplet superconductor structures, analyzing how...
- Louisiana State University received a $422,203 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The award funds a three-year collaborative research project titled "Transition Metal Alloys: Emergent Properties for Near-Infrared Hot-Carrier Optoelectronics." The project aims to advance fundamental understanding of material properties that enable novel optoelectronic devices operating in the near-infrared spectrum. This work supports the...
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 excitation and ionization. The modeling will characterize wave packet dynamics in neutral and cationic systems and predict observable signatures via X-ray transient absorption and photoelectron spectroscopy. The work explicitly treats the pump process to achieve systematic description of wave packets launched by absorption of energetic photons. The principal investigator will develop computational codes for public release via GitHub or similar repositories and will lead method development for photoelectron spectroscopy while supervising and mentoring students. Work is performed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a period of performance through July 31, 2029. This award is funded under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $284.8k | 8/10/26 |