ExpandQISE: Track 2: Leveraging synthetic degrees of freedom for quantum state engineering in photonics chips, NSF, Former PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL); Co-PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL) and three others. Amount: $1.2M. Period: 2024-2026.

Leveraging synthetic degrees of freedom for quantum state engineering in photonic chips, National Science Foundation, award number 2328993. First PI: Vinod Menon (CUNY); Co-PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL). Amount for UCF: $1,463,574. Period: 10/2023-09/2028.

Sources of Quantum Light in Hollow-Core Fibers, University of Central Florida, Seed Funding. First PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL). Amount for UCF: $ $49,537.00. Period: 02/2024-02/2026.

Mid-Infrared Topological Metaphotonics, AFRL CLAWS, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount: $780k. Period: 2024-2026.

Topological Photonics and Structured Modes for Robust and Tailored Light-Matter Interactions, ONR, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount: $317k. Period: 2024-2026.

High-index Hybrid-mode Nanophotonic Infrared Detectors, Sandia National Laboratories. PI: L. Nordin (MSE/CREOL). Amount: $450K. Period: 07/2024-06/2027.

PREM: Center for Quantum Material Innovations and Educational Excellence (CQ-MIEE), National Science Foundation, award number 2424976. First PI: Saiful Khondaker (Physics). Co-PI: A. Blanco-Redondo (CREOL) and others. Amount for UCF: $4,200,000. Period: 09/2024-08/2030.

Renewal: The Simons Collaboration in Mathematics and Physical Sciences: Harnessing Universal Symmetry Concepts for Extreme Wave Phenomena, The Simons Foundation, Co-PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount for UCF: $450k. Period: 09/2024-08/2027.

Quantum Entanglement in Frequency Combs, UCF/Office of Research. PI: Y. Salamin (CREOL). Amount: $12k. Period: 02/2025-11/2025.

High-speed and high-extinction ratio optical switching for cavity quantum Tomography, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from ORAU. PI: Y. Salamin (CREOL). Amount: $10k. Period: 08/2025-07/2026.

Squeezing-enhanced homodyne detection with traveling-wave optical parametric amplifiers in lithium niobate nanophotonics – Phase 1, DARPA, PI: R. Nehra (U. Massachusetts); Co-PI: S. Fathpour (CREOL). Amount: $450k. Period: 08/2025-01/2026.

Symmetry Engineered Photonics Quantum Nano-Materials for Generation and Control of Classical and Quantum Light, DOD Army, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount: $1M. Period: 03/2025-03/2029

Extreme Electro-Momentum Metamaterials for Directional Sensing and Phonon Transport, DOD MURI, PI: Andrea Alù; Co-PI: A. B. Khanikaev (CREOL). Amount for UCF $1.25M. Period: 08/2025-08/20230.

NSF-AFRL REFLEQTS: Floquet-engineered polaritonic quantum states for infrared single photon detection and sensing, NSF-ARFL, PI: A. B. Khanikaev (UCF CREOL); Co-PIs: Andrea Alù (CUNY), Qiang Lin (U. Rochester), and Bo Zhen (U. Penn). Amount: $2M. Period: 08/2025-08/2028.

Nanophotonic Mid-wave Infrared Avalanche Photodiodes, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. PI: L. Nordin (MSE/CREOL). Amount: $450K. Period: 01/2026-01/2029.