The Project Grant award, with Federal Grant Award ID FA95502510064, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The $259,289 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, supports the development of a "TESTBED FOR LARGE-SCALE NON-VOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE PHOTONICS" at the University of Washington. This research project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific...
This $164,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research on "Quantum Coherence and Decoherence in Model Spin Systems" at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The research aims to advance scientific understanding and capabilities in quantum computing, a critical technology area for national defense. Caltech, a leading private research university, will conduct this...
The University of Washington received a $235,466 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). The grant funds the Versatile Testbed for Integrated Nanophotonics project to develop and operate a testbed for nanophotonics research from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific areas...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $127,624 Project Grant to the University of Washington under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on March 1, 2024. The grant supports a 3-year research project titled "LARGE-SCALE OPTIMIZATION IN THE INTERPOLATION REGIME: THEORY AND ALGORITHMS" that aims to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs. As a leading research university, the University of Washington has a strong track...
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...
This federal Project Grant award for $739,609.00 was issued by the U.S. Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on September 1, 2024 under the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant supports foundational and applied research across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security, with a focus on advancing fundamental knowledge in areas such as quantum...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $516,890 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, will support the development of a "Thermal Laser Epitaxial Growth System for the Synthesis of Ultraclean Quantum Materials Containing Refractory" over a 1-year period through September 14, 2024. The objective of this research is to maintain...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the University of Washington's research on "ACTIVE PREDICTIVE CODING MODELS OF CORTICAL AND SUBCORTICAL FUNCTION". The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the university to conduct fundamental and applied scientific research across disciplines critical to national defense, including...
The Project Grant award of $209,514 from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory will fund research and development in the area of physics at the California Institute of Technology from September 2021 through August 2023. The award is part of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs through preventing technological surprise and creating it for...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,156,883 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The grant provides funding from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to conduct a direct test of the quantum statistics theorem using well-separated indistinguishable particles. UC Berkeley, as the prime awardee, will perform...