Center for Fundamental Physics (CFP)
With Tabletop Experiments
Current CFP Grants
With funds from the Templeton Foundation
Round 2 - Awarded January 2021
Awardees of our current rounds of CFP Grants, made possible by The Templeton Foundation. For the CFP's current funding opportunities, please see our Funding Opportunities page.
| Awardee | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Shushkov (Boston Univ.) | The Search for Electron Spin coupling of Axion-like Matter | 2 Years |
| Dylan Yost (Colorado State) | Search for an Anomalous Spin-Dependent Force through Hydrogen Spectroscopy | 2 Years |
| Andrei Derevianko (Univ. of Nevada-Reno) | Resolving persistent inconsistencies in interpretation of atomic parity violation | 2 Years |
| Dalziel Wilson (Univ. of Arizona) | Quantum optomechanical dark matter detectors | 2 Years |
Round 1 - Awarded July 2019
| Awardee | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Jentschura (Missouri S&T) | Accurate Quantum Field Theory Under External Conditions | 2 Years |
| John Doyle (Harvard) | Laser Cooled Symmetric Top Molecules for Electron EDM Measurements | 3 Years |
| Shimon Kolkowitz (UW - Madison) | A Multiplexed Optical Lattice Clock to Search for New Physics | 2 Years |
| David DeMille (Yale) | Probing New Physics via Nuclear Spin-Dependent Parity Violation | 3 Years |
| Tanya Zelevinsky (Columbia) | Molecular Lattice Clock for Fundamental Physics | 3 Years |
| Eric Hessels (York) | Electron Electric Dipole Measurement Using Molecules in a Matrix | 3 Years |
Templeton Foundation Grant - Final Report
John Doyle at Harvard University: Development of New Methods and Molecules for Precision Measurement
Andrei Derevianko at the University of Nevada, Reno: Theoretical Investigations at the Intersection of Atomic Physics and Precision Measurements
Eric Hessels at York University: Barium Monofluoride Embedded in an Argon Solid: Understanding a System That Could Be Used for an Ultraprecise Measurement of the Electric Dipole Moment
Ulrich Jentschura at the Missouri University of Science and Technology: Higher-Order Corrections to Quantum Cyclotron Levels and Environment-Induced Corrections
Shimon Kolkowitz at the University of Wisconsin, Madison: A Multiplexed Optical Lattice Clock to Search for New Physics
David DeMille at the University of Chicago: Probing New Physics via Nuclear Spin-Dependent Parity Violation
Alexander Sushkov at Boston University: Laboratory Search for Non-Linear State-Dependent Terms in Quantum Theory
Dalziel Wilson at the University of Arizona: Quantum Optomechanical Dark Matter Detectors (QODM)
Dylan Yost at Colorado State University: Search for Anomalous Spin-Dependent Forces through Hydrogen Spectroscopy
Tanya Zelevinsky at Columbia University: Molecular Lattice Clock for Fundamental Measurements
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