Project Grant 2608266
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $500,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on August 15, 2026, for research on quantum simulation using dipolar ytterbium tweezer arrays under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project investigates exotic quantum phases that emerge when ultracold atoms interact strongly with one another, with emphasis on creating and characterizing quantum spin liquids using optical tweezer arrays of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $322,805 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to develop unified frameworks in which geometry and symmetry act as generative principles for quantum dynamics across cooperative quantum optics systems and quantum information science. The project spans research in two complementary directions: cooperative quantum optical platforms such as chiral atom arrays and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded President and Fellows of Harvard College $400,000 on June 1, 2026, to prepare high-school physics teachers for quantum science instruction through a scalable teacher-network model under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops and delivers online workshops with classroom-ready resources for incorporating quantum topics into high-school physics curricula. The recipient will pilot peer-based...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $550,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on June 15, 2026, for development of integrated-photonics spatial light modulators under the CAREER program (CFDA 47.041, Engineering). The award funds research to design and integrate large-scale, high-speed spatial light modulators combining solid-state gain laser arrays, high-speed electro-optic modulators, two-dimensional beam-emitter arrays,...
- The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the President and Fellows of Harvard College $582,050 on January 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to deliver quantum-enhanced data analysis for high-energy physics, leveraging NISQ algorithms for efficient data compression and machine learning applications. The project runs through December 31, 2026, with work performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This Project Grant supports basic research in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $648,877 to Harvard University on June 15, 2026, to support research on coherent control in ultracold molecular reactions under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Kang-Kuen Ni's team will design and conduct reaction interferometry experiments to probe nuclear spin dynamics and quantum coherence during reactions initiated from a variety of quantum states, including those with deliberately controlled...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $1.369 million to Harvard College on August 15, 2026, to acquire a thermal laser epitaxy system for synthesis of next-generation quantum materials in thin film form under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The thermal laser epitaxy system enables deposition of elemental constituents on substrates using CO2 lasers to directly heat source material and target substrate, reaching temperatures above 2,000...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will enable the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to build an advanced quantum computing laboratory. The laboratory will create and fault-tolerantly measure many-body quantum states, with the goal of demonstrating practical quantum advantages for problems in chemistry, materials, and physics. The project will make significant advances in atomic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $317,680 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on quantum-enabled next-generation networks. The award funds development of a hybrid free-space and optical fiber quantum network architecture featuring a satellite backbone that distributes entanglement to terrestrial regional stations and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $750,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for research on scalable modular fault-tolerant quantum hardware using Pauli-based computing. The project, running through August 31, 2029, and performed in Amherst, Massachusetts, develops design principles and tools for connecting multiple smaller quantum devices...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded President and Fellows of Harvard College $1.305 million on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop integrated quantum systems for storing, processing, and transmitting information using quantum mechanical principles including superposition and entanglement. The project focuses on building quantum networks using arrays of individual atoms and atom-like defects in diamond as building blocks, with single particles of light enabling information sharing across remote memory nodes. Work will emphasize multiplexed, parallel cavity quantum electrodynamics for atom arrays, hybrid atomic–solid-state entangled systems, and scalable, fault-tolerant architectures for quantum networking, including techniques for quantum communication over lossy optical channels. The research builds on prior advances including programmable quantum systems from trapped atom arrays, efficient quantum optical interfaces for trapped atom arrays and color centers in integrated diamond nanophotonic platforms, and demonstrations of quantum networking with applications to blind quantum computation and non-local interferometry. The award supports training of students and early-career researchers and close collaborations with industry to advance the quantum information science frontier, improve long-term economic competitiveness, and contribute to national security. Performance occurs at Harvard's Cambridge, Massachusetts campus through August 31, 2031.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.3m | 8/6/26 |