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THE PROPOSAL IS TO ESTABLISH A NOAA COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER (UC) FOR 2022-2027 TO FULFILL NOAAS VISION OF HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMIES THAT ARE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CHANGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND FLEXIBLE RESEARCH PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE NOAAS VISION AND GOALS, WITH A FOCUS ON EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL EMPLOY WORLD-CLASS RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT SCIENCE IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTED TO EQUITY, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THEMES OVER THE COURSE OF THIS 5-YEAR AWARD: 1) FUTURE ATMOSPHERE, 2) CLIMATE SCIENCE AND PREDICTION, 3) EARTH SYSTEM DATA SCIENCE, STEWARDSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS, 4) REGIONAL SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, 5) SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH, EDUC

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• —PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF JILA, THE NIST-UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER (UCB) JOINT RESEARCH INSTITUTE. JILA CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF QUANTUM PHYSICS THAT PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR QUANTUM-ENHANCED PRECISION MEASUREMENT, QUANTUM COMPUTATION AND SIMULATION, AND QUANTUM NETWORKING, FOR APPLICATIONS IN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND DIVERSE ASPECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS. UCB PERSONNEL WILL PERFORM THIS RESEARCH IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH STAFF MEMBERS OF THE NIST PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY (PML) WHO ARE ENGAGED AS JILA FELLOWS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE AREAS OF QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL PHYSICS; MANY-BODY QUANTUM PHYSICS; NANOSCIENCE; CHEMICAL PHYSICS; AND BIOPHYSICS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL QUANTUM SYSTEMS, DEVELOPMENT OF MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES THAT EXPLOIT QUANTUM BEHAVIOR, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRECISION MEASUREMENT TOOLS. JILA WILL CONTINUE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE ?BEST AND BRIGHTEST? GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES AVAILABLE GLOBALLY. JILA WILL ALSO MAINTAIN SEMINARS WITH SPEAKERS OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION, AND WILL CONTINUE A ROBUST VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAM TO BRING INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN QUANTUM SCIENCE TO UCB. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: JILA RESEARCH RESULTS WILL ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING IN THE AREAS OF FUNDAMENTAL QUANTUM PHYSICS, AND QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL PROVIDE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PRECISION MEASUREMENTS ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND BIOLOGY. A PARTICULAR OUTCOME WILL BE IMPROVED MEASUREMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS THAT HELP TO TEST FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL THEORIES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: JILA RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE INNOVATIONS THAT SUPPORT ON-GOING GROWTH OF QUANTUM INDUSTRIES AND THE ASSOCIATED SUPPLY CHAINS. FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE DEVELOPING QUANTUM COMPUTERS WITH CAPABILITIES FAR EXCEEDING EVEN THE WORLD'S BEST EXISTING SUPERCOMPUTERS. JILA RESEARCH WILL SUPPORT THE QUANTUM PHYSICS RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM WITH IMPROVED TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE. THE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES SUPPORTED BY JILA WILL PROVIDE A HIGHLY TRAINED WORKFORCE NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING QUANTUM ECONOMY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUB-AWARD FUNDS.$33.5M