The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $787,406 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of California, Berkeley. The grant award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027, will support research towards quantum information processing with trapped electrons. The project aims to advance experimental steps necessary for developing quantum computing capabilities relevant to Air Force and Space Force needs in areas...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division. The grant, titled "Quantum Computing: Active Quantum Matter," will fund fundamental quantum computing research over a 3-year period from April 15, 2024 to April 14, 2027. As a U.S. state government entity and...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,074 Project Grant to the University of Washington under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research on "Quantum Computing - Optical Forces for High-Fidelity Control of Long Ion Chains." The research project aims to maintain technological superiority in quantum computing, a key scientific area relevant to Air Force needs. The funding, awarded on May 1, 2024, will support the development of...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $457,041 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, titled "EQUIPMENT FOR ENTERING THE INTERACTING QUANTUM MANY-BODY REGIME WITH ARRAYS OF LASER-COOLED MOLECULES", will be used to support fundamental research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The research will focus on areas such as quantum computing,...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the use of quantum computing to improve or bypass density functional theory. The award date is September 30, 2024, and the ultimate completion date is September 29, 2027.
The University of Minnesota is conducting this research as the prime recipient. Under a $50,000 sub-award, the Regents of...
This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $590,442.00 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, to develop a cryogenic system for investigating trapped-electron quantum computing. The award has a performance period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. The cryogenic system will support research to advance quantum...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $164,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to conduct research on "Quantum Coherence and Decoherence in Model Spin Systems." The grant, with a performance period from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027, will fund fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $287,702 Project Grant to the University of Colorado on February 15, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The five-year grant supports fundamental and applied research on quantum sensing and simulations using three-dimensional ion crystals in a Penning trap. As a prominent research university, the University of Colorado will conduct innovative scientific investigations across disciplines such as quantum...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $327,788 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado on September 20, 2024 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). This federal grant funding will support fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a focus on advancing quantum simulation and sensing capabilities using alkaline earth atoms. The research will be conducted at...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, supports basic research for a proposal titled "Quantum Geometry and Nonlinear Hall Effects in Topological Materials" through August 31, 2027. The research focuses on advancing fundamental knowledge in areas such as quantum computing, materials...