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...
The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $599,761 project grant by the Department of Defense under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, supports the university's research to evaluate and fingerprint the performance of spintronic materials using a single spin sensor, with a project completion date of May 31, 2027. This work aligns with the program's objectives to advance fundamental knowledge and develop capabilities with potential...
The University of Minnesota was awarded a $202,890 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 will fund the development of a synthesis and characterization system for magnetic nanowire arrays from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. As the stated goal of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program is to maintain Air Force technological superiority through scientific...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research into materials science for local heating of electronic nanostructures. The grant is part of the Air Force's 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. Under this three-year award...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a three-year, $598,982 Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to support research collaboration on near-field analysis of extended electronic wavefunctions in two-dimensional nanostructures. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2022 under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which aims to fund basic research related to improving Army programs and operations. Through this funding, the University of...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), for the project "UNLOCKING POLARITON CHEMISTRY WITH SYSTEMATIC MOLECULAR AND PHOTONIC DESIGN". This 3-year grant (9/1/2023 - 8/31/2026) will fund scientific research to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological...
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...
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...
The University of Minnesota was awarded a $109,000 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 will fund the project "UNIQUE CAPABILITY FOR SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DEFECT-MANAGED OXIDE FILMS AND NANOSTRUCTURES" from February 15, 2023 through February 14, 2024. The project will utilize the University's capabilities for synthesizing and analyzing...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $375,000.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a focus on enabling research in future neuromorphic computing, quantum science, and nanoscale electron optics. The award was granted to the University of California,...