Project Grant 2609680
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded $412,800 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds scanning tunneling microscopy-based visualization of correlated electron behavior in single-layer and bilayer transition metal dichalcogenide field-effect transistor devices at low temperature and in high magnetic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $284,651 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, on March 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops quantum-entanglement-enabled probes to characterize open quantum systems and advances quantum sensing techniques with applications in national health, industry, and defense. The recipient will conduct three key research...
- This $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project led by the University of California, Berkeley to develop and harness quasi-one-dimensional topological materials for novel electronic, optoelectronic, and sensing functionalities. The project aims to overcome current limitations of topological insulators by focusing on quasi-1D materials, which have the potential to enable new...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded The Regents of the University of California (doing business as University of California, Berkeley) $675,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate arbitrary fractional quantization in finite Dirac systems. The project combines theoretical analysis, nanophotonic experiments, and semiconductor device studies to develop a generalized framework for quantization in Dirac media....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $533,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara for research into quantum phenomena in solids. The three-year award, running from September 2021 through August 2024, will fund investigation into major problems confronting the Nation through advancement of the mathematical and physical sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). As the prime awardee, UC Santa Barbara...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded The Regents of the University of California at Riverside $328,304 on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate correlated quantum phenomena in two-dimensional semiconducting heterostructures through nano-patterned dielectric superlattices. The research project uses electron-beam lithography to pattern dielectric substrates, enabling design of arbitrary lattice...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of California, San Diego $360,000 on February 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop computational methods and mathematical tools for studying emergent fractional charges in moire materials—two-dimensional quantum systems that exhibit anyonic behavior without external magnetic fields. The research, led by a principal investigator supported through an NSF CAREER...
- The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded a $393,391 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The grant supports research into defects in transition metal dichalcogenide materials under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award beginning February 1, 2022 will fund investigation into dislocation centers and their behavior under external...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $296,354 to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley on July 1, 2026 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops quantum-inspired relaxation and embedding frameworks for scalable algorithms addressing high-dimensional scientific computing problems in quantum materials, molecular systems, statistical mechanics, imaging, and...
- The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded a $330,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The grant supports collaborative research to design and demonstrate persistent spin textures in ferroelectric oxide thin films from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. This award falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded $507,400 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds research investigating terahertz electrodynamic responses of correlated quantum phases—including Wigner crystals, doped Mott insulators, and fractional Chern insulators—in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures. The principal investigator develops advanced on-chip terahertz spectroscopy methods to study electrodynamic properties at characteristic frequency scales. Research directions include investigating electrodynamics of Wigner crystals under magnetic field and optical excitation, with applications to understanding novel quantum phases formed by interacting electrons in atomically thin layered materials. Performance occurs in Berkeley, California, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The assistance type is a project grant. The award supports fundamental research in quantum materials characterization while providing an active learning environment for graduate and undergraduate students to develop interdisciplinary skills.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $507.4k | 7/17/26 |