Cooperative Agreement 70NANB20H114

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to Airflow Sciences Corp from September 2021 through August 2023 under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The award will support Airflow Sciences Corp's development of an advanced measurement probe system for non-nulling stack velocity testing to evaluate the benefits and impacts of NIST research and development efforts and stimulate technological innovation...

This $999,593 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an industrial flow meter for low-volume dispensing. The funded project aims to create an accurate and precise flow meter capable of measuring small flow rates of highly concentrated fluids, enabling on-the-fly dispensing to produce customized mixtures for applications in industries such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 4-year, $490,570 Project Grant under its Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to develop an autonomous eddy covariance air-sea CO2 flux measurement system for use on moored ocean buoys. This system is designed to provide accurate, low-power measurements of atmospheric and oceanic carbon dioxide exchange, which is critical for improving the predictive capabilities of climate models. As part of this project,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program (CFDA 11.609) is focused on improving the performance of a microfabricated optomechanical sensing platform for accelerometer operation. The $127,111 award to Theiss Research, a non-profit research organization, will fund activities to increase the dimensional stability, stiffness, and mechanical quality...

This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the acquisition of an all-in-one optical measurement workstation by Boise State University. The workstation will provide micro-scale vibration and topography characterization capabilities to enhance research and education capacity in materials science, biomedical engineering, additive manufacturing, and quantum physics. It will be integrated into course projects, research internships,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) award to Kettering University for $577,750 will support the acquisition of a three-dimensional scanning laser Doppler vibrometer (3D SLDV). This specialized instrument enables high-fidelity measurement of vibrations in high-temperature, lightweight, and rotating structures, enabling a range of impactful research projects in areas like sustainable energy, lightweight materials, and human health. The 3D SLDV will be...

The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF-SUNY) has been awarded a $407,090 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The goal of this 4-year project is to 1) design, build, and field-demonstrate a next-generation infrared gas analyzer engineered to effectively remove motion interference for air-sea CO2 flux measurements, and 2) develop a compact, robust, and low-power eddy covariance...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) a $249,776 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Through this two-year award, Dr. Wu at Rutgers aims to develop matter-wave interferometers capable of simultaneously measuring multiple axes of accelerations and rotations. This will advance the state-of-the-art in quantum inertial sensing for navigation...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science, through its Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Tech4Imaging LLC on July 10, 2023. The grant supports the development of a "Two-Phase Hydrogen Mass Flow Meter for Fuel Transfer in Ground Based Infrastructure". Tech4Imaging, a developer of non-invasive imaging technology, will leverage its Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) sensor technology to create a prototype mass flow meter for...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $311,267 Project Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to acquire a state-of-the-art Fabry-Perot interferometer. The interferometer will be used to measure upper atmosphere winds and temperatures for nightglow and aurora emissions through observations of helium, oxygen, and hydroxyl emissions. These unprecedented measurements will advance understanding of thermospheric winds and temperatures under...