The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $73 million in funding to advance quantum information science (QIS) research to help scientists better understand the physical world and harness nature to benefit people and society. The 29 projects announced today will study the materials and chemical processes needed to develop the next generation of quantum smart devices and quantum computing technology— critical tools to solving the most pressing and complex challenges, from climate change to national security.
CQE member institutions with awarded QIS research projects include Argonne National Laboratory (to David Awschalom and Oleg Poluektov), Northwestern University (to Danna Freedman), and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (to Axel Hoffman).
Today’s funding announcement totals $73 million for projects lasting up to three years in duration. Awardees will pursue fundamental research to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels. These projects include controlling atomic defects, light-matter interaction and the transfer of coherent quantum information.
Read the full announcement.
Read the list of awardees.