Project Grant W911NF2510218

This NSF Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant, awarded to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for $256,892.00, aims to develop a new machine learning-based computational method for simulating quantum effects in large-scale materials systems. The project, which runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2027, will involve a collaboration with researchers at the University of Texas at Austin to apply techniques like density functional theory, Wannier functions, and deep...

This $700,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of machine learning tools and quantum-classical hybrid algorithms to advance quantum materials research and optimize the use of noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices. Led by Cornell University with subawards to Princeton University, New York University, and Harvard University, the project will deliver new topological materials, a...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,360 Project Grant to Mississippi State University under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The grant will support a workshop on quantum computing, information science, and engineering to be held from June 15, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The workshop aims to bring together over 50 researchers and administrators from Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) states and territories to identify opportunities for their...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the implementation of a CyberTraining program focused on modeling quantum dynamics of excited states in materials. The project aims to address a critical national need for enhanced training in computational methods that support the design of advanced materials for applications in solar energy, quantum computing, sensing, and optoelectronics....

This Project Grant award of $525,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will support a collaborative research project to develop a software framework that makes it easier to implement advanced quantum chemistry methods on emerging hardware. The project team from Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, Virginia Tech, and the University of Memphis will create libraries to efficiently handle the complex matrices and tensors in...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $108,042 to Emory University to develop a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for simulating correlated electron-phonon systems. The goal is to create a high-accuracy quantum algorithm suitable for ground-state calculations of such systems, as well as extend the algorithm to evaluate dynamics and excitation spectra. This research aims to advance...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports the design and construction of a Quantum Advantage-Class Trapped Ion (QACTI) quantum computer system. The project aims to demonstrate scientific computations beyond the capabilities of standard computers, involving collaboration between scientists, computer scientists, and engineers. Key activities include formulating the ion trap hardware architecture, innovating on...

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will fund collaborative research to develop scalable quantum computing systems. The project aims to interconnect multiple quantum processing units (QPUs) with limited qubit capacity into a scalable "virtual quantum machine" (VQM) with far greater qubit capabilities. The research will investigate fundamental qubit entanglement and...

This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort led by Purdue University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Southern California. The project aims to design a new class of quantum materials based on perovskite quantum dots that can enable efficient, wave-like transport of information and energy. Key objectives include understanding how these...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with a total funding of $471,864, will support the development of an integrated framework to revolutionize quantum computing education. The key products and services to be delivered include: A modular quantum training platform that integrates a tiered curriculum, progressing from foundational quantum principles to system and application development, coupled with...