The University of Chicago will optimize qubit performance in diamond with strain engineering under a three-year, $664,203 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory. The grant is part of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority through basic and applied scientific research relevant to its needs. Under the award beginning September 15, 2022, the University will conduct...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $636,364 Project Grant to the University of Chicago under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "SPECTROSCOPY AND CONTROL OF SPIN-STRAIN INTERACTIONS FOR GROUP-IV COLOR CENTERS IN DIAMOND MEMBRANES". The award period is from July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2024. The University of Chicago, a leading research university, will perform this academic research focused on...
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...
This Project Grant award, valued at $112,185.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports a research project titled "STUDIES OF DYNAMIC MATERIAL INTERFACES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS - RENEWAL" at the University of Chicago, a renowned private research university. The funding will support fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $657,882 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, will support foundational and applied research across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security, such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, materials science, robotics,...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $220,100 Project Grant by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) under the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant supports fundamental and exploratory research on "Quantum Sensing and Imaging Enabled Through a High-Sensitivity NIR II Camera" from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The research aims to advance scientific knowledge and technological capabilities in quantum...
This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides funding for Northwestern University to develop a single cocrystal of a stable radical and chromophore for molecular electron spin qudits. The goal of this 3-year project, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2027, is to advance the scientific understanding and technological capabilities in...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $482,686 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 two-year award, made on April 1, 2021 and set to be completed by March 31, 2023, will fund R&D projects in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs such as maintaining U.S. technological superiority and preventing...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $351,373 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant funds the development of a femtosecond extreme ultraviolet spectrometer for studying quantum bits and catalysts. The spectrometer will utilize ultrafast laser pulses in the extreme ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum to enable measurement and control of quantum...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota totaling $250,000. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports an assessment of quantum computing to improve or bypass density functional theory. The University of Minnesota will serve as the prime awardee on this 3-year project, with the Regents of the University of Michigan receiving...