"Driven-dissipative architectures, noisy open quantum systems driven by external laser
beams, define a very promising platform for the near-term quantum computers. They
also give rise to new, non-equilibrium phases of matter with no counterpart in equilibrium.
[Figure from Phys. Rev. X 10, 011039 (2020).]"
"Many-body Physics with Electrons on Helium" National Science Foundation, 2026-2029, PI: J. Pollanen, co-PI: M. Dykman.
"Machine learning for quantum matter" SPARC IIT Kharagpur, 2026-2028, PI: R. LaRose.
"Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award" Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 2025-2030,
PI: S. Demir.
"Towards a Search for the Origin of Visible Matter Using Heavy Rare Pear-Shaped Atomic
Nuclei" Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 2025-2030, PI: J. Singh.
"Improved catalysts for adiabatic quantum computing" National Science Foundation, 2025-2028, PI: C. Baldwin.
"Controlled and Scalable Processing of Nanodiamond Particles for Biomedical Applications"
MSU Research Foundation, Strategic Partnership Grant, 2025-2028, PI: S. Nicley, Co-PIs:
J. Becker, Smith, Li.
"Femtosecond Time- and Energy Resolved Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometry" Air
Force Office of Scientific Research, 2025-2028, PI: M. Dantus.
"Dynamics and Control of Strong-Field Dissociative Ionization in Polyatomic Molecules"
Department of Energy, 2025-2028, PI: M. Dantus.
"Dynamics of open molecular systems near exceptional points" Department of Energy, 2025-2028, PI: A. Wilson.
"The Nuclear Pear Factory: A Proposed National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers
Center" MSU Research Foundation, Strategic Partnership Grant, 2025-2027, PI: J. Singh,
co-PIs: J. Becker, S. Nicley, Gaiser, McPadden.
"Sloan Research Fellowship" Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , 2025-2027, PI: S. Demir.
"The Nuclear Pear Factory: A Proposed National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers
Center" MSU Research Foundation, 2025-2027, PI: J. Singh.
"Laser Writing System Fabrication Support and Troubleshooting" Toyota Central R and
D Labs, Inc, 2025-2026, PI: S. Nicley, co-PI: J. Becker.
"Quantum-informed simulation of covalent kinase inhibitors" NIH Quantum Computing Challenge, 2025, co-PI: R. LaRose, PI: B. Rubenstein (Brown).
"CAREER: Design Strategies for High-Performance Bismuth- and Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule
Magnets" National Science Foundation, 2024-2029, PI: S. Demir.
"Ultrafast time-resolved bimolecular reactions of neutral and ionic species" Department of Energy, 2024-2027, PI: M. Dantus.
"Collaborative Research: Improving Sustainable Dual-Ion Battery Performance Through
Stabilization of the Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase Using Ultrathin Graphitic Electrodes"
National Science Foundation (DMR/CBET), 2024-2027, co-PI: J. Mendoza.
"The MSU Data Hub: A campus-wide hub for data storage, collaboration, and sharing
to enable data-intensive research and education" National Science Foundation, 2024-2027, Faculty participant: J. Mendoza.
"REU Site: Early Engagement in Semiconductor Materials and Technologies (EESMT)" National Science Foundation, 2024-2027, Faculty participant: J. Mendoza.
"A diamond-NV optical interface for electron spins on noble gas surfaces" MSU Research
Foundation, Discretionary Funding Initiative, 2024-2026, PI: J. Becker.
"Quantum Acoustic Sensing Apparatus" MSU Targeted Support Grant for Technology Development,
2024-2025, PI: J. Pollanen.
"Materials and Devices Co-Design for Next-Generation Communication Systems" National
Science Foundation, 2023-2026, PI: J. Becker, co-PI: S. Nicley, T. Grotjohn.
"Leveraging near-term quantum computers and machine learning for the simulation of
biomolecular processes" Wellcome Leap Q4Bio, 2023-2026, co-PI: R. LaRose, PI: G. Rotskoff (Stanford).
"Efficient Quantum State Preparation Algorithms " National Science Foundation, 2023-2026, PI: D. Lee, co-PIs: S. Bogner, H. Hergert, M. Hjorth-Jensen.
"Effective Field Theory and Renormalization Group Studies of Quantum Algorithms" Department of Energy, 2023-2026, PI: D. Lee.
"Robust scalable multifunctional electrode for CO2 reduction and C–C coupling in seawater"
Research Corporation for Science Advancement / Sloan Foundation / ClimateWorks Foundation,
2023-2024, PI: J. Mendoza.
"Nonadiabatic Transition Probabilities: Applications in Spectroscopy, Quantum Thermodynamics,
and Quantum Computing" National Science Foundation, 2022-2026, PI: K. Hunt.
"Develop a sustainable process to produce amines for direct air capture" Sloan Foundation, 2022-2024, PI: J. Mendoza.
“Supplement for Research in Quantum Computing,” NSF, Katharine L. C. Hunt
“Driven-dissipative architectures: New routes to quantum phases and technologies”,
AFOSR, Mohammad Maghrebi (Young Investigator Award)
"Non-equilibrium Critical Phenomena in Many-Body Quantum Systems”, NSF, Mohammad Maghrebi
“Large Diffraction Grade Single Crystal Diamonds Grown by CVD”, DoE STTR with Great
Lakes Crystal Technologies, Elias Garratt and Tim Grotjohn
“Laser Activated Diamond for Quantum Computing”, MSU Foundation SPG, Johannes Pollanen,
Tim Grotjohn, Marcos Dantus, Elias Garratt
“From Quarks to Stars: A Quantum Computing Approach to the Nuclear Many-Body Problem”,
DOE, Morten Hjorth-Jensen (MSU FRIB), Alexei Bazavov (MSU), Scott Bogner (MSU FRIB),
Patric Coles (LANL), Jennifer Glick (IBM, T.J. Watson Research Center), Heiko Hergert
(MSU FRIB), Matthew Hirn (MSU), Dean Lee (MSU FRIB), Huey-Wen Lin (MSU), Andrea Shindler
(MSU FRIB)
“Materials for Ultra-Coherent, Mobile, Electron-Spin Qubits”, DOE, Stephen Lyon (Princeton
University) Co-PIs: Mark Dykman (MSU), M. David Henry (Sandia National Lab), Eric
Shaner (Sandia National Lab)
Google Research Award, Mark Dykman
Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Position – Fabrication of Group III
Color Centers in Diamond, Elias Garratt
NASA Graduate Fellowship, Ryan LaRose – To study quantum computing and quantum information
science
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Jacob Watkins – Based on his quantum computing work