The University of California, Santa Barbara received a $592,154 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on September 1, 2022 to support research under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) through August 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the development of a "QUANTUM GAS TWEEZERS PLATFORM" to conduct research relevant to the Air Force's mission of maintaining technological superiority in scientific...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, titled "(YIP) QUANTUM COMPUTING -- ANALOG QUANTUM LEARNING ARCHITECTURES FOR SCALING QUANTUM METROLOGY,CONTROL AND NISQ APPLICATIONS," will fund research to advance quantum computing capabilities, with a focus on developing analog quantum learning architectures to enhance quantum...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has been awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command under the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). This award will support UCSB's research on the sustainable photobiocatalytic synthesis of functional materials. The project aims to advance fundamental knowledge and develop innovative technologies in areas critical to...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). The award period is from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2027 to support fundamental research in fields that have the potential to contribute technologies for Department of Defense missions. As an educational institution and research organization, UCSB will...
The Department of Defense (DOD) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). The grant will fund fundamental and unclassified research on probing driven quantum gases and enhancing professional development pathways at a minority serving institution over a 4-year period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. As a public research university and...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) was awarded a $320,146 Project Grant from the U.S. Army under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) on February 1, 2024. Through this funding, UCSB will conduct fundamental and unclassified research across diverse scientific areas, including quantum computing, photonics, materials science, biotechnology, climate research, and defense-related basic research. As a leading research university, UCSB has extensive expertise in these...
The University of California, Santa Barbara received a $315,422 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a plug-and-play quantum photonic computing testbed. The grant was awarded 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. The testbed will allow the Air Force to evaluate quantum photonic...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) received a $414,754 federal Block Grant award from the Department of the Army through the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025, supports UCSB's fundamental and unclassified research across scientific disciplines such as quantum computing, photonics, materials science, and biotechnology. The Basic Scientific Research program funds a broad range of basic and applied...
The University of California, Santa Barbara received a $260,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command on April 8, 2022 to support basic scientific research related to improving Army programs and operations. The funding will support the university's research efforts through April 7, 2023 under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). This program aims to fund basic research with potential to lead to...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) federal grant program. The grant supports fundamental and applied research into predictive ultrasonic atomization techniques for synthesizing small-batch, high-yield metal powders. This research has potential applications for naval operations and military technologies. The 3-year award...