NEW MEXICO: UNM Receives part of $4M NSF Award to Further Quantum Science and Engineering Research
NSF has awarded researchers at the University of New Mexico and the University of Delaware an EPSCoR Track 2 grant for $4 million to advance quantum photonic technology research and to establish a quantum science and engineering graduate program at UNM.
The award, Laying the Foundation for Scalable Quantum Photonic Technologies is led by principal investigator Ganesh Balakrishnan, director of NM EPSCoR and professor of electrical and computer engineering at UNM, in collaboration with UNM investigators Tara Drake, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, Terefe Habteyes, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and Marek Osinski, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, alongside faculty at UD. The research will be based in the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) at UNM.
UNM Vice President for Research, Ellen Fisher praised the new award as exceptionally timely:
“This award dovetails nicely with UNM’s recent efforts with Sandia National Labs and other partners to build on our recognized history in the field of quantum information science and technology. The EPSCoR Track 2 grant expands on the past success of CHTM and will help to empower New Mexico to be a quantum state, including serving as the central hub for our nation’s future quantum workforce.”