Ultracold molecules is a broad and rapidly developing research field at the intersection of disciplines in physics, including atomic and molecular physics, quantum optics, quantum many-body physics, quantum information and simulation, precision spectroscopy, physics beyond the standard model, scattering theory, and quantum chemistry. The rich molecular internal structures combined with long-range intermolecular interactions and full controllability of quantum states at ultralow temperature are both blessings and challenges. To explore the potential of ultracold molecules, physics at very different energy, time, and length scales spanning many orders of magnitude must be addressed. Because of the complex and multiscale nature of this research field, interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches are necessary to produce truly unique practical opportunities for quantum science and technology, from fundamental physics and testing predictions of the Standard Model, through quantum-controlled chemical reactions, to quantum computing and quantum simulation.

This program will explore investigations and applications of ultracold molecules in all their intricacy and diversity.