NSF Org:	DMR Division Of Materials Research
Recipient:	PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Initial Amendment Date:	September 17, 2013
Latest Amendment Date:	March 29, 2024
Award Number:	1231319
Award Instrument:	Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager:	Tomasz Durakiewicz tdurakie@nsf.gov  (703)292-4892 DMR  Division Of Materials Research MPS  Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
Start Date:	October 1, 2013
End Date:	March 31, 2025 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$19,971,962.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$44,434,393.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2013 = $3,832,809.00 FY 2014 = $3,874,786.00 FY 2015 = $4,332,016.00 FY 2016 = $4,087,474.00 FY 2017 = $4,396,876.00 FY 2018 = $5,371,901.00 FY 2019 = $5,097,466.00 FY 2020 = $5,271,212.00 FY 2021 = $4,434,922.00 FY 2022 = $3,734,931.00
History of Investigator:	Robert Westervelt (Principal Investigator) westervelt@seas.harvard.edu Kimberly Jones (Co-Principal Investigator) Carol Lynn Alpert (Co-Principal Investigator) Raymond Ashoori (Co-Principal Investigator) Gary Harris (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Harvard University 1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 3 CAMBRIDGE MA  US  02138-5366 (617)495-5501
Sponsor Congressional District:	05
Primary Place of Performance:	Harvard University MA  US  02138-3846
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	05
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LN53LCFJFL45
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Program Planning and Policy De, OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, STC Integrative Partnrshps Adm, EPMD-ElectrnPhoton&MagnDevices, CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, DMR SHORT TERM SUPPORT, STCs-2013 Class, XC-Crosscutting Activities Pro, QIS - Quantum Information Scie, International Research Collab, ENG NNI Special Studies
Primary Program Source:	01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001314DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001415DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001516DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001617DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001718DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001920DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	053Z, 057Z, 102Z, 1711, 5913, 5936, 5948, 6863, 7203, 7237, 7556, 8615, 8990, 9171, 9177, 9178, 9200, 9251, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	066y00, 125300, 129700, 151700, 171000, 171200, 720200, 722200, 728100, 729800, 768100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049, 47.083

ABSTRACT

****Abstract***

The Science and Technology Center (STC) on Integrated Quantum Materials (C-IQM) is a partnership involving Harvard University, Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Boston Museum of Science, complemented by a large number of International collaborators. C-IQM is further strengthened and complemented by constant interactions with the "College Network" comprising partnership with investigators and teachers from Mount Holyoke, Olin and Wellesley Colleges in the Boston area, as well as with Gallaudet University and Prince George's Community College in the Washington D.C area. The focus of the Center is to use the recent discovery of quantum materials to transform signal processing and computation through an integrated approach that incorporates research, education, knowledge transfer, and increased diversity enhanced by international opportunities. These new quantum materials are changing the playing field and show promise to completely reshape modern technology.

The intellectual merit of the C-IQM is that it integrates synergistically three research areas at the forefront of condensed matter physics: (1) Graphene (G) with electrons that move as massless particles at a constant speed; (2) Topological Insulators (TI) where mobile surface electrons have spins fixed to the direction of motion; and (3) Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) Centers in diamond where a single spin stores a "bit" of quantum information. C-IQM takes advantage of the quantum phenomena displayed by these materials which, by persisting up to room temperature, lead to changes in the rules for signal processing and computation, ultimately opening the way for quantum electronics. These quantum materials are ideally suited for integration into layered processor structures, in which Graphene and Topological Insulators control the flow of charge and spin, and NV-centers in diamond provide memory sites and optical input/output channels. Layering is natural for Graphene and Topological Insulators, which have two-dimensional electron systems on their surface. The C-IQM mission is to understand the unique electronic behavior of quantum materials and pursue an exciting opportunity to observe the exceedingly elusive Majorana fermion, a particle which is its own antiparticle. Quantum electronics developed in the Center will offer new approaches to signal processing, computing, and THz electronics. The broader impacts of the C-IQM are found in the strategic goal to develop a new class of quantum electronic devices and systems that will transform signal processing and computation. An equally important goal of C-IQM is to attract students to science and engineering, and to provide them with exciting opportunities to become future leaders. The Center's research and education programs bring together a diverse community to address these challenges by involving undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral associates, professors, industry and the public. The vision of the Center is clearly aligned with the national research and education strategic priorities.

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