The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $247,806.70 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to support cryogenics research for a quantum network testbed. The award was made under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) and runs from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2024. MIT will utilize the funding to develop cryogenic technologies necessary to establish a prototype quantum network, in line with...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $355,605 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a MULTIFUNCTIONAL SURVEYOR FOR QUANTUM MATERIALS AND DEVICES. The grant was awarded on February 15, 2022 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. MIT will utilize the funding to...
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $618,044 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The grant will fund the development of a cryogen-free dilution refrigerator for research on quantum magnetism and correlated electronic systems from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in...
The University of Chicago received a $488,120 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on September 1, 2022 to fund development of a Dilution Cryostat for Quantum Addressable Memory through August 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. Funds will...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $210,000 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research examining exotic superconducting behavior in layer engineered BCS superconductors. The award was made under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. Through this one-year...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $317,300 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund R&D projects at MIT from June 2021 through March 2023 aimed at maintaining technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory has awarded a $235,654.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, effective from December 12, 2024, to March 10, 2028, is for the development of a "Silicon-Based Quasi-Deterministic Entangled Photon Pair Source for Zero-Added-Loss Multiplexing". This research aims to maintain technological superiority for...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command under the Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) provides $258,090 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct quantum science research with ultracold atoms and microscopic control. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The grant supports fundamental, high-risk, high-payoff basic research aimed at expanding scientific knowledge and understanding in areas...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $150,000.00 in funding to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the performance period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The grant supports "BASIC RESEARCH FOR AOARD PROPOSAL 24IOA043 'QUANTUM GEOMETRY AND NONLINEAR HALL EFFECTS IN TOPOLOGICAL MATERIALS'." This funding will enable...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $1,665,823 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant supports foundational and applied research across scientific and technical domains critical to national security. Key focus areas include quantum computing, artificial intelligence, materials science, and other strategic research to advance fundamental knowledge and address long-term national security...