Project Grant 2625134
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $440,000 in funding to the University of Rochester to investigate the coherence properties of radiation emitted when an ultra-relativistic electron bunch collides with a strong laser field. The project aims to develop methods to enhance coherence effects beyond X-ray frequencies and assess the feasibility of realizing a gamma-ray free electron laser. The research...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $588,285 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York on May 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop hybrid continuous-discrete quantum state generation and measurement in silicon photonics. The project investigates hybrid continuous-variable and discrete-variable quantum photonics implemented in silicon, combining two fundamentally different ways of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of California, Berkeley $505,957 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop ultrafast terahertz-to-mid-infrared quantum optoelectronic sensors and signal converters combining atomically thin two-dimensional van der Waals materials with inverse-designed electromagnetic structures. The project will create compact, ultrafast detectors and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research to develop a new terahertz spectroscopy tool to study quantum phenomena in advanced "moiré" materials. The $554,000 award to the Trustees of Columbia University, awarded on June 1, 2025, will fund the development of this in-situ terahertz measurement technique that can directly probe the low-energy excitations in these unique quantum phases....
- This $600,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to establish the fundamentals of quantum sensing and communication at terahertz frequencies. Funded under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), this three-year award will develop a unified framework integrating quantum information science with terahertz sensing and communication technologies. Specifically, the researchers will...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research activities from March 2021 through February 2026. The grant funds the development of continuous-wave terahertz laser employing high-temperature superconducting Josephson junctions. The work will be performed at Queens College in Kew Gardens Hills, New York. The Engineering program aims to foster innovation...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award of $199,637.00 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), under the NSF Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, aims to enhance the robustness and efficiency of quantum computing hardware and applications. The key objectives are to: 1) Apply machine learning techniques to extract useful information from the noisy output of quantum computers, enabling their practical use despite hardware limitations, and 2) Identify...
- The University of Rochester received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to support the Center for Quantum Electrodynamics for Selective Transformations (QUEST). The three-year award, scheduled for completion on August 31, 2024, falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Through this funding, the University will establish and operate QUEST, which will conduct research advancing the foundations of...
- The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Rochester $799,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct quantum decoherence and new physics searches in high-energy systems using quantum information science tools. The project runs through June 30, 2027, with work performed in Rochester, New York. This project grant supports fundamental research aligned with the Office of Science's mission as the nation's largest...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $389,845 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, effective August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award funds research into levitated optomechanics, a novel platform that uses focused laser light (optical tweezers) to suspend and control nanoscale beads in ultra-high vacuum. The research team will...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Rochester $249,997 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to explore extreme terahertz photonics using quantum fluids. The project investigates innovative approaches for producing and measuring extremely intense terahertz radiation and understanding how light interacts with matter under extreme conditions. Research focuses on quantum fluids, including liquid and superfluid helium, to enable optical phenomena not previously accessible through conventional materials and media. The work aims to expand the scientific foundation of terahertz photonics and may contribute to future technologies in advanced imaging, sensing, communications, and quantum science. The project includes interdisciplinary training for graduate and undergraduate students in ultrafast optics, laser science, cryogenics, and plasma physics, exposing participants to state-of-the-art experimental techniques and advanced instrumentation. Performance of work occurs in Rochester, New York. The project runs through September 30, 2028. This is a Project Grant assistance type.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $250.0k | 7/29/26 |