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This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), provides $1,200,000 to the University of California, San Diego from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2026. The award supports research into developing new coding techniques to enable DNA-based data storage. Specific objectives include establishing theoretical limits on DNA storage capacity and efficiency,...

This $23,463,780.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the construction of a new Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) at the intersection of US 24/SH 21 and Airport Road in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the grant recipient, will oversee the project, which involves building the new DDI interchange to improve traffic flow and safety at this...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070), totaling $149,920, will support the development of a visual artificial intelligence (AI) and knowledge-driven machine learning (ML) toolkit called MATFLOW. The objective is to create a user-friendly graphical interface to conduct both forward and inverse molecular design for conjugated organic dyes with potential applications in quantum computing. Key deliverables...

This three-year, $299,937 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support research at San Diego State University and collaborating institutions on energy-efficient terahertz communications technologies for beyond fifth-generation wireless systems. The award funds four interconnected research thrusts: 1) channel estimation, performance analysis, and hardware design for doubly massive MIMO systems using...

Anadyne, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop a particle detector front-end readout integrated circuit optimized for high speed timing resolution measurements. The circuit will be designed under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. The one-year...

This $233,625 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund the acquisition of an automated photonic alignment/probe station with a high brightness photon-pair source and dual channel ultra-low-noise photon counter. This state-of-the-art characterization station will enable unique optical and electronic measurement capabilities for faculty, researchers, and students at the City College of New York (CCNY). The station...

Applied Diamond, Inc. was awarded a $206,380 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a diamond detector system for ion-beam diagnostics. The grant-funded project will support the design and testing of an innovative diamond-based detector that can be used to characterize the properties of ion beams with unprecedented resolution. This detector system aligns with the Office of Science's mission...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038), is intended to accelerate Analog Devices, Inc.'s (ADI) development of advanced 5nm CMOS radio transceiver ASIC components, system-on-chip, and chiplets. Over the three-year performance period, the $19,958,193.66 grant will support ADI's work to integrate their Rakino baseline chip with multiple...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $250,000 in funding to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The project aims to develop novel transceiver architectures, circuit blocks, design techniques, and communication strategies to enable energy-efficient millimeter wave wireless networks. The research effort...

This three-year, $599,939 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a hardware/software codesign framework for dynamically composing disaggregated hardware systems securely. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the work aims to address system security and performance challenges to make disaggregated computing practical. Key products include a virtualized remote memory architecture, object-level data tracking for efficient...