This is a training grant awarded by NASA to the University of Illinois in the amount of $272,483.52 to develop a stacked biaxially textured graphene strain sensor (SBTGRPS) for structural health monitoring of space-based systems. The goal is to create an integrated health monitoring system that can improve the reliability of future space missions by assessing system life. The research will optimize the fabrication, characterization, and sensitivity of the SBTGRPS sensors, as well as integrate...
NASA awarded a $91,000 grant to the University of Illinois (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois) on December 31, 2025, with a completion date of July 1, 2026. The award funds research under NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which supports early-stage feasibility studies of visionary aerospace concepts that address national government and commercial aerospace goals. NIAC seeks radically different or disruptive innovations that could significantly enhance or enable...
The University of Illinois, operating as The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, has been awarded a $191,225 grant by NASA's Shared Services Center for research to be performed in Urbana, Illinois. The award supports an Early Career Investigator (ECI) research effort at NASA Johnson Space Center focused on investigating the microstructure of refractory fiber-based materials used in thermal protection systems for spacecraft destined for exploration missions. This grant-type contract,...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois for a research project to develop a quantitative and qualitative methodology to identify space development architectures that are beneficial and commercially friendly, and analyze their synergistic effects with other government incentives. The $100,000.00 grant is intended to guide NASA in creating an environment that attracts effective contributions from commercial players and...
This is a grant award to the University of Illinois, doing business as The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, by a U.S. government civilian agency. The grant is for $1,039,825.00 and has a period of performance through December 9, 2027. The grant is not set aside for any specific business type. The grant is intended to support the agency's balanced science program, which is based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration...
This is a $499,970.03 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois, a land-grant public research university located in Urbana, Illinois. The objective of the grant is to develop theory, algorithms, and demonstrations that 1) formalize safety specifications for intelligent physical systems (IPS) in space, 2) increase the efficiency of IPS learning by exploiting prior and side information, and 3) ensure IPS resilience to system...
This is a federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois for research related to predictive modeling of non-equilibrium thermochemical processes. The purpose is to advance the development, design, and optimization of high-speed atmospheric entry vehicles by improving computational methods for simulating the complex flow structures around these vehicles. The $800,000.00 grant supports the development of hybrid techniques that...
This is a federal contract award to the University of Illinois, a public land-grant research university, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance solar technology for both space applications and global energy production. The $314,592 training grant focuses on addressing challenges in the monolithic integration of III-V materials on silicon (Si) to demonstrate a high-efficiency III-V/Si tandem solar cell. The primary objectives are to understand the formation of...
This is a $1,489,957.18 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois for quantum technology research. The grant is for advancing quantum sensing, communication, and security capabilities over a four-year period ending in February 2024. The University of Illinois is the prime grantee and will be conducting the research work. There is no set-aside designation for this award. The University of Illinois has a history of receiving federal...
This federal grant award to the University of Illinois, a public land-grant research university, aims to develop high-efficiency, low-cost solar cell technology. The $320,000.00 grant will fund research into growing a thin gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) solar cell on top of a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), which is expected to increase the short-circuit current density and overall efficiency of the GaAsP cell. The research seeks to mitigate issues with defects and low diffusion length in...
This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois, doing business as The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, located in Urbana, Illinois. The $305,086.08 grant aims to develop a flexible, frequency-tunable, lightweight, high-efficiency, and radiation-tolerant structural piezoelectric energy harvester based on overlapping structures of crumpled molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and graphene. The energy harvester is designed to convert external vibrations into electrical energy, which can extend the lifetime and capabilities of space missions by providing power generation alternatives to conventional batteries. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The university will conduct fundamental research on the mechanical and piezoelectric properties of crumpled MoS2, investigate the power generation response to different vibration frequencies, and integrate multiple harvester arrays into a comprehensive system.