The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $1,202,749 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to William Marsh Rice University. The grant supports fundamental and applied research into "VBFF CORRELATED TOPOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN A NEW LIGHT" over a 5-year period from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2029. As a leading research university, Rice University will leverage its expertise in areas such as quantum...
This $216,919 Project Grant was awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to support research on holographic analog simulations and multi-qubit operations with trapped ions at William Marsh Rice University. The research aims to advance naval capabilities in emerging quantum technologies. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Rice University has extensive experience conducting advanced research in...
This federal Project Grant award for $154,661 was provided by the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to William Marsh Rice University. The grant supports fundamental research to push the frontiers of next-generation wideband wireless networks through controlled experiments and open-access datasets. The research aims to expand scientific knowledge and develop innovative technological capabilities that could enhance national security. Key...
This Project Grant award of $264,000.00 was provided by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The award, titled "SIXTH SENSE: HEAD MOUNTED SENSOR SYSTEM FOR THE HYPER-ENABLED OPERATOR", will support research and development conducted by William Marsh Rice University in Houston, Texas. The project aims to develop an advanced head-mounted sensor system to enhance capabilities for...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $206,297 Project Grant to William Marsh Rice University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2029, supports fundamental and applied research on "High Spin States in a One Dimensional Carbon Host for Qudits". As a prominent research university, Rice University will leverage its expertise in quantum computing, materials science, and advanced imaging...
This $150,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research by William Marsh Rice University to probe and control energetic materials using quantum light and vibration. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by preventing technological surprise and creating strategic advantages. The award has a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30,...
William Marsh Rice University received a $681,800 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 will fund development of a high sensitivity magnetometer to study magnetic textures and topology in quantum materials from February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific...
The Department of the Army has awarded a $1,050,000 Cooperative Agreement to William Marsh Rice University in Houston, Texas to conduct research under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The project is titled "Distributed Machine Learning for Tactical Networks" and will focus on advancing wireless communications networks through the application of distributed machine learning techniques. The two-year effort, running from November 16, 2023 to November 15, 2025, will...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $897,858 Cooperative Agreement to William Marsh Rice University on August 19, 2024 under the Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910). The purpose of this award is to provide additional equipment for a program focused on cyanobacterial research. The award funds the development of specialized equipment, including a cyanobacterial shaker, to support the university's ongoing advanced research efforts in this area. Rice...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), under the Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431), provides $100,000.00 in funding to William Marsh Rice University to conduct research on "Ultrastrong Coupling, Virtual State Electronics, and Computation in the Quantum Virtual Space." The project will run from July 24, 2025 to July 23, 2029. The Basic Scientific Research Program supports fundamental research...