ExpandQISE: Track 2: A Quantum Science Education and Research Program for HBCUs: Exotic Physics and Applications of Solid-State Qubits

ExpandQISE：轨道 2：HBCU 的量子科学教育和研究计划：奇异物理学和固态量子位的应用

• 批准号: 2329067
• 负责人: Sugata Chowdhury
• 金额: $ 500万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2028-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2329067&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ExpandQISE; Track; Quantum; Science; Education

Non-Technical description: Quantum information science and engineering (QISE) is widely recognized as a key driver for realizing game-changing scientific breakthroughs and transformative new quantum computing, sensing, and communication technologies for ensuring national security and maintaining the economic competitiveness of the U.S. It is necessary to build partnerships between academia, national laboratories, and industry in order to effectively advance the QISE forefront by engaging a diverse workforce. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), however, lack the needed faculty strength and laboratory infrastructure for QISE training of students. This five-year project aims to fill this critical gap by establishing an expansive QISE research and training program at Howard University (HU) in close partnership with Northeastern University, where quantum research and education programs are well-established. Collaborating national laboratories and industries are: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), IBM, Quantum Design, and Qnami. The scientific focus of the project is on modeling, discovery, understanding, and applications of quantum bits or qubits, which are the key components of the QISE ecosystem, much as the classical bits underlie the modern electronics revolution. This effort will also provide a roadmap for other HBCUs and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) throughout the U.S. to propel themselves toward leadership roles in QISE.Technical description: This project is pursuing a vibrant QISE research and training program at HU in close partnership with Northeastern University and collaborations involving national laboratories (NIST and NREL), and industry (IBM, Quantum Design, and Qnami). The research and training activities are centered around three highly interlinked thrusts. (1) Investigation of hybrid structures of qubits interacting with electromagnetic fields, spins, ions, quantum dots, and other systems to gain a deeper understanding and advancement of quantum sensing and transduction technologies. (2) Rational design and in-depth evaluation of defect qubits in two-dimensional host materials, including effects of spin-orbit couplings, phonons, nuclear spins, and temperature. And (3), low-temperature nanoscale mapping and exploration of quantum systems using a commercial cryogenic scanning diamond-Nitrogen-vacancy magnetometer (SNVM) - the first of its kind at an MSI in the US—with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity for unraveling the fundamentals of exotic charge and spin phenomena and achieving improved qubit designs. Undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students and faculty at HU are participating vigorously in experimental and theoretical research and training activities, cutting across all three thrusts in the project. QISE workforce development efforts include: workshops involving HU students and faculty to ignite awareness about various QISE training programs at the national labs and R1 universities; opportunities to collaborate with national and industry partners, including access to IBM Cloud for quantum computing and Northeastern University’s integrated EQUAL platform for hands-on training in growing, fabricating, and characterizing qubit materials and devices; and, development of new QISE courses to support a professional QISE master’s degree program at HU. Outreach activities include the creation of a web portal to highlight recent QISE discoveries and video recordings of monthly project seminars and e-summer schools to educate and engage the public in QISE topics.This project is jointly funded by The Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (MPS/OMA) and Technology Frontiers Program (TIP/TF).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

Non-Technical description: Quantum information science and engineering (QISE) is widely recognized as a key driver for realizing game-changing scientific breakthroughs and transformative new quantum computing, sensing, and communication technologies for ensuring national security and maintaining the economic competitiveness of the U.S. It is necessary to build partnerships between academia, national laboratories, and industry in order to effectively advance the QISE forefront by engaging a divers workforce.然而，历史上黑人大学（HBCUS）缺乏对学生进行Qise培训所需的教师实力和实验室基础设施。这个为期五年的项目旨在通过与东北大学密切合作建立广泛的QISE研究和培训计划来填补这一关键差距，霍华德大学（HU）在那里建立了Quantum Research and Education计划的密切合作伙伴关系。合作的国家实验室和行业是：国家标准技术研究所（NIST），国家可再生能源实验室（NREL），IBM，量子设计和Qnami。该项目的科学重点是量子位或量化的建模，发现，理解和应用，这是QISE生态系统的关键组成部分，就像现代电子革命的经典位一样。 This effort will also provide a roadmap for Other HBCUs and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) throughout the U.S. to propel themselves towards leadership roles in QISE.Technical description: This project is pursuing a vibrant QISE research and training program at HU in close partnership with Northeastern University and collaborations involved national laboratories (NIST and NREL), and industry (IBM, Quantum Design, and Qnami).研究和培训活动集中在三个高度相互链接的推力下。 （1）研究与电磁场，旋转，离子，量子点和其他系统相互作用的定量杂种结构，以获得对量子传感和翻译技术的更深入理解和进步。 （2）对二维宿主材料中缺陷量值的理性设计和深入评估，包括自旋轨道耦合，声子，核自旋和温度的影响。 （3），使用商业低温纳米级映射和探索量子系统的探索，使用商业低温扫描钻石氮化磁力计（SNVM） - 美国MSI的第一个同类产品 - 以前所未有的分辨率和敏感性来揭示外国电荷和量化的基本原理，并改善了量化量化的基本原理。 HU的本科生，研究生和博士后生以及教职员工正在大力参加实验和理论研究和培训活动，削减了该项目中的所有三个推力。 QISE劳动力发展工作包括：涉及HU学生和教职员工的研讨会，以激发国家实验室和R1大学的各种Qise培训计划的认识；与国家和行业合作伙伴合作的机会，包括访问IBM Cloud进行量子计算以及Northeastern University的综合平台，用于生长，制造和表征配额材料和设备方面的动手培训；并且，开发新的QISE课程，以支持HU的专业Qise硕士学位课程。外展活动包括创建网站门户，以突出显示最新的QISE发现和每月项目的录像和视频记录，记录了每月的项目中心和e-Summer学校，以教育和吸引公众参与QISE主题。该项目由多学科活动办公室共同资助，由多学科活动办公室（MPS/OMA）（MPS/OMA）和技术领域（TIP/TF）进行评估。优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。