The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a grant to Florida State University physicist Hitesh Changlani and his collaborator at Brown University. The 3½-year research award started in July 2026.
DOE Awards FSU Physicist Hitesh Changlani a Grant to Study Out-of-Equilibrium Quantum Matter
FSU physicist Hitesh Changlani and Brown University's Kemp Plumb have received a $2 million Department of Energy grant to pursue a cutting-edge project that combines quantum theory and neutron scattering experiments, in close collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The team will study how frustrated quantum magnets relax after being driven out of equilibrium, watching quantum correlations evolve in real time.
Faculty Highlight: Eric Kubischta
Eric Kubischta joined FSU’s Department of Mathematics as an assistant professor in 2025, bringing a path that runs from electrical engineering and classical information theory to a PhD in applied mathematics at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on quantum error correction, the mathematics that protects fragile quantum information from noise. Guided by symmetry, he has helped develop the idea of “intrinsic” quantum codes, which exist independently of any physical realization.
FSU Quantum initiative has been established to advance university’s research and education in the areas of modern quantum science and technologies.
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