Project Grant DESC0026556

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Cornell University $1.612 million on September 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to identify and eliminate defects in sapphire substrates that cause decoherence in superconducting qubits using thermal laser epitaxy. The award is a Project Grant. Work is performed in Ithaca, New York, with a performance period through December 31, 2027. Cornell's Office of Sponsored Programs administers the award.

<p>The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Cornell University $301,040 on September 1, 2026, to develop composite liners for self-magnetizing high gain fusion targets under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance through August 31, 2027. Work is performed at Cornell's Ithaca, New York location.</p>

Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $567,308 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded on August 15, 2025, for research titled &quot;Engineering Correlated Phases in Higher-Order Moire Quantum Matter.&quot; The project, scheduled for completion by February 14, 2027, will be conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York facility. This award supports fundamental scientific research...

<p>The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded Cornell University $600,000 on March 2, 2026, for participation in the Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award funds research activities under the project grant assistance type, with performance at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus through March 1, 2029. Cornell's Office of Sponsored Programs administers the award.</p>

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Cornell University $515,000 on August 1, 2026, for open-system vibronic dynamics with trapped ions under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project runs through July 31, 2027, with performance in Ithaca, New York. This Project Grant funds basic research in quantum science, advancing the theoretical and experimental understanding of how vibronic (vibrational and electronic) dynamics evolve in trapped-ion systems...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $595,438 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) effective August 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for February 14, 2027. The award funds research titled &quot;Searching for Topological Superconductors with Ultrasound,&quot; to be conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus. This project represents part of the Office of Science's...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Cornell University $946,988 on September 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop DIPAX, a differentiable computational framework integrating physics and artificial intelligence for inverse modeling at exascale. The award supports research and development activities at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus through August 31, 2027. The project grant funds basic research in computational methods and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Cornell University $500,000 on September 15, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop analog computation using programmable linear and nonlinear multimode optical wave propagation. Cornell's Office of Sponsored Programs serves as the recipient. Work is performed in Ithaca, New York, through September 14, 2027. The award funds research into optical wave propagation systems capable of performing...

Cornell University received an $875,000 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct fundamental physics research on the Higgs boson at the highest energies. The award, dated August 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2026, will be performed at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus through the university's Office of Sponsored Programs. This research aligns with the Office of Science's...

Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $1.04 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on &quot;Bioinspired Morphogenesis of Functional Bicontinuous Materials.&quot; The award, effective September 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, supports fundamental scientific research conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus. Under this award, Cornell will...