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 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...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $742,107.05 grant to Arizona State University to demonstrate a gallium nitride (GaN)-based microprocessor that can efficiently operate at high temperatures exceeding 500°C. The research will include fundamental studies on the high-temperature properties of GaN devices, such as material defects, electron transport, and thermal stability, and their impact on the performance and reliability of GaN...
This is a $537,787 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU) on January 21, 2022. The grant, titled "A Benchmark Survey of Substellar Companions -- A Critical Test of Formation and Evolution Models", is for a research project that will run until January 20, 2026. ASU, a comprehensive public research university, will be conducting this astronomical research project without any set-aside designation. The grant represents...
This is a $101,984.72 grant awarded to Arizona State University (ASU) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the formation and processing histories of presolar and early solar system nanomaterials. The grant has an ultimate completion date of October 4, 2023. ASU is the prime contractor, and there are no set-aside designations associated with this award. This grant supports NASA's research objectives in planetary science and the exploration of the early solar...
Arizona State University (ASU), through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration, was awarded a $59,784 grant by a federal civilian agency's Shared Services Center with a completion date of July 30, 2026. This research grant aligns with NASA's 2022 Strategic Plan goals to contribute to science, technology, and exploration research initiatives. The award was made on July 31, 2025, with no set-aside designation, reflecting ASU's competitive positioning in the federal research...
This is a federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona for the research project "PRESOLAR STARDUST IN THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM". The grant is valued at $112,107.00 and has a completion date of April 24, 2025. The contract type is a Grant for Research and there is no set-aside designation. As a comprehensive public research university, Arizona State University has extensive experience conducting...
This is a $488,088 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU) to identify the characteristics and distribution of potentially habitable environments around low mass stars. The grant aims to quantify and explore the effects of high energy radiation on habitable zone terrestrial planets by building a statistically significant grid of updated models for the ultraviolet spectral range, which impacts the formation, chemistry,...
Arizona State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (Orspa) received a $696,032 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under contract 21-LARS21-0003, titled "Advancing Genesis Mission Goals Through Solar Wind Analysis and Technical Enabling." This civilian research grant, awarded February 9, 2022, with completion scheduled for February 8, 2027, supports scientific work that directly advances the Genesis mission's...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1,124,935.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Solestial, Inc., a solar energy company based in Tempe, Arizona. The contract is for the research and development of ultra-thin silicon solar cells with improved radiation hardness and qualification for space applications. This work supports NASA's efforts to advance solar power technologies for use on spacecraft and satellites. The contract has a...
This federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU) is for a three-year project to develop a high-efficiency, high-temperature InGaN-based tandem solar cell designed to operate above 25% efficiency at temperatures above 400°C. The goal is to enable transformational improvements in solar power generation capabilities for space applications. The $593,533.24 grant leverages ASU's expertise in III-nitride materials and device structures, as well as the rapid growth in the LED industry, to address key technical challenges. There is no set-aside designation for this award. This grant supports NASA's Scientific Mission Directorate and could enable the integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid.