Open call for proposals with US Army basic science
Jonathon Brame (US Army Research Laboratory, Forward Element, UK),
Sara Gamble (Quantum Information Science, DEVCOM ARL ARO),
Paul M. Baker (Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Science, DEVCOM-ARL, ARO)
The US Army has a program to fund basic research projects for researchers outside the US, in a wide range of topics, including chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, materials, and more. The “Broad Agency Announcement” (or BAA) is the Army’s standing call for proposals covering these (and many other) topics. During this presentation, Dr. Brame will share the application process for the BAA, which starts with a simple 1-2 page pre-proposal, and the logistics of receiving funding from the US Army for basic and applied research. The purpose of this funding program is to contribute to scientific understanding and support publication of strong papers in peer-reviewed journals, and there are programs for both extremely fundamental science (with no obvious connection to military applications) and more applied technology development. Dr. Gamble will continue the seminar by discussing current priority research areas related to the quantum sciences, including but not limited to foundational quantum mechanics important for quantum information science, quantum sensing and metrology, quantum computation, and distributed quantum information.