Project Grant DESC0026336
- This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports fundamental scientific research on "BOOTSTRAPPING QUANTUM GRAVITY" at the University of Southern California (USC). The funding will advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through basic scientific discovery and the development of advanced computational and experimental capabilities in areas such as particle physics,...
- The University of Southern California (USC) received a $120,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) to conduct research on "Optical Manipulation and Ultrafast Tuning of Spin-Splitting in Bulk and Twisted van der Waals Altermagnets." The grant period runs from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2028. This fundamental research project aims to expand scientific knowledge and technological capabilities in areas critical...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $1,070,000 project grant to the University of Southern California to elucidate the role of pressure and shear in controlling twinning in low symmetry ceramics. The research aims to advance scientific understanding of complex physical systems through a project running from August 2025 to January 2027. As a leading private research university, USC will leverage its expertise in advanced scientific...
- This federal Project Grant award of $199,859.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports research by the University of Southern California to develop "LEVERAGING UNCONVENTIONAL SYMMETRIES FOR NOISE-RESILIENT QUANTUM MEMORIES". The project aims to advance fundamental scientific understanding and technological innovation in quantum computing, with a focus on creating more robust quantum memory systems that can...
- The University of Southern California (USC) was awarded a $588,818 Project Grant by the U.S. Army Research Office under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to develop open-source analysis tools and techniques for designing superconducting quantum circuits with targeted properties. The research aims to advance fundamental scientific knowledge and capabilities in quantum computing, a critical area for national security. The one-year project period runs from September 15, 2025, to...
- The University of Southern California (USC) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, which runs from August 15, 2025 to August 14, 2028, will fund USC's research into "Multipartite Entanglement in On-Chip Scalable Photonic Networks Enabled by Spatially Ordered Unique Single Quantum Dot Quantum Emitters." This cutting-edge research aims to develop advanced quantum...
- The University of Southern California (USC) was awarded a $647,636 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop novel electronic structure methods for modeling spectroscopy in the core and valence domains, with a focus on free-electron states. The 3-year award, running from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, aims to extend the theoretical toolkit for spectroscopy modeling and enable more accurate interrogation...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $585,394.00 in funding to the University of Southern California to conduct research on "Quantum Information of Black Holes in AdS/CFT" from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The research aims to advance scientific understanding of quantum information and black holes using the AdS/CFT correspondence, a theoretical framework for studying quantum gravity. As a...
- The University of Southern California was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering under the Office of International Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.079). The grant will fund the IRES TRACK I: US-GERMANY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS ON MATERIALS FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY program, which will enable research experiences for students on materials for energy and sustainability. The program...
- The University of California, Merced received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on "EXCITON SELF-TRAPPING IN LOW-DIMENSIONAL ORGANIC METAL HALIDE HYBRID MATERIALS FROM GW/BETHE-SALPETER CALCULATIONS AND MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED FORCE FIELDS". The research project will be performed over a one-year period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. The DOE Office of...
The University of Southern California was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on "Correlation Effects of Wigner Crystalline Excitons in Moiré Heterostructures." The project will run from September 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027, and aims to advance scientific understanding of complex physical systems related to quantum materials and next-generation energy technologies. As a leading research university, the University of Southern California has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions to federal agencies through its extensive expertise in scientific research and development across domains such as engineering, computer science, and national defense technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 9/25/25 |