UC Berkeley Secures $2.7M In Science Funding

BERKELEY, CA — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) announced more than $2.7 million in federal funding for five research projects at the University of California, Berkeley.

The funding, awarded through the National Science Foundation, will support research focused on semiconductor nanocrystals, programmable bandwidth technologies, quantum science education, number theory, and sensory processing in the brain, the Office of Congresswoman Simon noted.

"When my late husband was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, he joined a clinical trial — and he got two more years with our family because of that," Simon said in a statement. "I will always be a champion for scientific research and innovation, because I know it saves lives and drives our nation forward."

The UC Berkeley research projects receiving National Science Foundation awards include $700,000 for quantum science research focused on single-photon emitters, and over $590,000 for a computational chemistry project that also supports STEM outreach with local K-12 students.

More than $670,000 will fund a behavioral and cognitive sciences study examining how the brain processes sound and other sensory input.

Another project, awarded over $400,000, explores mathematical problems at the intersection of number theory and representation theory.

Lastly, more than $380,000 will support engineering research into programmable frequency and bandwidth technologies.

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