FIU-JILA Partnership for Research and Education in AMO Physics

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。原子，分子和光学（AMO）物理学研究功能物质的基本组成部分，包括原子及其组分，分子和量子水平的光。AMO物理是现代科学技术的基石，特别是量子信息科学技术的新兴领域。该项目旨在形成物理系之间的战略伙伴关系在佛罗里达国际大学（FIU）和JILA物理前沿中心（JILA PFC）在JILA研究所，以促进和推进AMO物理学的多样性和卓越的研究在两个机构。研究目标将通过两个主要的研究方向（超冷原子物理学和单分子生物物理学）来实现，这些研究方向旨在利用JILA PFC的世界级专家以及FIU的现有研究能力。该项目将通过实施PREP途径改善战略，改善两所院校代表性不足群体的研究生的招聘、保留和学位获得。这种伙伴关系将推进AMO物理学的研究，并提高两个机构研究生的多样性。 拟议的FIU-JILA伙伴关系将在两个主要方向进行研究，以推进AMO物理学，特别是在理解（1）超冷原子阵列中的多体物理学和（2）单分子生物物理学方面。在推力1中，研究人员将使用基于飞秒激光的超快光谱学来研究多体效应，包括原子阵列中的相互作用，相关性和集体效应，以应用于基础多体物理和量子技术。他们还将利用飞秒脉冲实现对原子阵列中量子态的超快操纵。在第二个重点，最先进的单分子成像和测量技术，包括共聚焦和全内反射显微镜，基于纳米移液管的电化学技术与单分子荧光技术的集成，基于原子力显微镜的高精度单分子力技术，和分子动力学模拟将被开发和用于研究折叠动力学和生物分子和细胞内单-分子递送和检测。该伙伴关系还将通过实施PREP途径改善战略，包括教师/学生交流访问，让本科生参与JILA PFC的夏季研究，让本科生和研究生参与FIU的拟议研究活动，学生辅导，在迈阿密的菲利普和帕特里夏·弗罗斯特科学博物馆举行公开讲座。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的评估来支持。影响审查标准。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) physics studies fundamental building blocks of functional matter, including atoms and their constituents, molecules, and light at the quantum level. AMO physics has been a cornerstone for modern science and technologies, particularly the emerging field of quantum information science and technology. This project aims to form a strategic partnership between the Department of Physics at Florida International University (FIU) and the JILA Physics Frontier Center (JILA PFC) in the JILA institute to promote and advance diversity and research excellence in AMO physics at both institutions. The research goals will be achieved through two major research thrusts (ultra-cold atomic physics and single-molecule biophysics) that are designed to leverage the world-class experts at JILA PFC as well as the existing research capabilities at FIU. The project will improve the recruitment, retainment, and degree attainment of graduate students from underrepresented groups in both institutions by implementing PREP pathway improvement strategies. This partnership will advance research in AMO physics and improve the diversity of graduate students in both institutions. The proposed FIU-JILA partnership will conduct research in two major thrusts to advance AMO physics, particularly in understanding (1) many-body physics in ultra-cold atom arrays and (2) single-molecule biophysics. In thrust 1, the investigators will use femtosecond laser-based ultrafast spectroscopy to study many-body effects including interactions, correlations, and collective effects in atom arrays for applications in fundamental many-body physics and quantum technologies. They will also use femtosecond pulses to realize ultrafast manipulation of quantum states in atom arrays. In thrust 2, state-of-the-art single-molecule imaging and measurement techniques including confocal and total internal reflection microscopy, the integration of nanopipette-based electrochemical techniques with the single-molecule fluorescence techniques, the atomic force microscopy-based high-precision single-molecule force techniques, and molecular dynamics simulations will be developed and used to study folding kinetics and dynamics of biomolecules and intracellular single-molecule delivery and detection. The partnership will also improve the diversity of physics graduate students in both FIU and JILA by implementing PREP pathway improvement strategies including faculty/student exchange visits, engaging undergraduate students in summer research at JILA PFC, engaging undergraduate and graduate students in proposed research activities at FIU, student mentoring, and public lectures at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami.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.