The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division. The grant, titled "Quantum Computing: Active Quantum Matter," will fund fundamental quantum computing research over a 3-year period from April 15, 2024 to April 14, 2027. As a U.S. state government entity and...
The Regents of the University of Colorado, through its Office of Contracts and Grants division, received a $250,000 project grant award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028, will fund research on "Mechanical Quantum Transduction and Sensing in the Presence of Thermal Gradients." The University of Colorado, as a leading public research...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $327,788 to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to advance quantum simulation and sensing capabilities using alkaline earth atoms. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 20, 2024, supports fundamental and applied research to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $287,702.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will fund research by the University of Colorado on "Quantum Sensing and Simulations with Three-Dimensional Ion Crystals in a Penning Trap". The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and capabilities in quantum technologies. The 5-year...
This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $385,000.00 in funding from October 15, 2024 to October 14, 2027. The award supports foundational research and practical applications in two key areas: (1) the equilibration of isolated quantum systems, and (2) the chemical and architectural control of interfacial interactions in block copolymers. The award was granted to the University of...
This Project Grant award for $378,828.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Specifically, the award funds a project titled "Driven-Dissipative Quantum Systems Under a Microscope" to be conducted by the University of California, Berkeley. The research...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $131,820.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The funding will support the development of Erbium Fiber Lasers for Frequency Comb Metrology research at the University of Colorado from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025. This fundamental research project aims to advance scientific knowledge and capabilities in areas relevant to Air Force needs, such as...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $310,482 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an innovative ultrafast laser system for scanning photoionization imaging microscopy. The objective is to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological surprise, and foster a strong research infrastructure. The University of Colorado will conduct fundamental research...
This Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports fundamental and applied research on quantum computing model-based tomography for quantum computing validation and verification (QCVV) on multi-qubit systems. The research, which will be conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from May 2025 to May 2028, aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities...
The Federal Project Grant award of $175,542.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is funding research at the University of Michigan to develop "QUANTUM PHOTONIC ELEMENTS BUILT FROM COOPERATIVE ATOMIC ARRAYS". The goal of this 3-year research project, which commenced on October 1, 2024, is to advance quantum computing and photonics capabilities that are critical to national defense. The University of...