Cooperative Agreement 70NANB20H129

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program project grant awarded $283,299 to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to develop and validate a novel 3D particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique. The technique incorporates a single light-field color camera, a high-energy pulsed rainbow illumination beam, and advanced particle and flow reconstruction algorithms to enable high-resolution 3D flow measurements with improved axial resolution. This research aims to...

Under a $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), Airflow Sciences Corp. is developing a ruggedized, turn-key sensing package for AZMI pressure monitoring. The company, a for-profit subchapter S corporation specializing in fluid dynamics and thermal engineering, will leverage its expertise in CFD modeling, physical testing, and instrumentation development to deliver this advanced...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a groundbreaking broadband probe-based RF and microwave measurement system. This novel technology enables highly localized, non-invasive characterization of the electromagnetic response of receiving systems, representing a significant advancement in electromagnetic measurement capabilities. The proposed probe can precisely...

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 awarded a $242,716 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to acquire a magneto-optical-high-frequency cryogen free probe station for research and education. The probe station will enable simultaneous probing of magneto-optical-electrical properties across a wide range of temperatures (5K to 500K) for high impact research in fields including engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology. The unique...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $489,375 supports the development and validation of an in-situ particle tracking velocimetry system for ocean turbulence measurement by Stanford University from August 2022 through July 2025. The award advances the Geosciences program's goal of expanding fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the grantee will bridge current gaps in understanding...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $526,633 Project Grant to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to acquire a high-speed volumetric particle tracking velocimetric (VTPV) system. This system will enable RIT to track the three-dimensional position and movement of multiple particles within a measurement fluid volume, providing improved quantitative data to support active research projects ranging from blood pumps to microplastics transport. The proposed instrument will...

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 STTR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a compact, multi-wavelength interferometric system for real-time, in-situ metrology in high-precision optical manufacturing. The $274,524 project aims to deliver a market-ready, on-machine metrology system that can improve efficiency and accuracy in diamond tool alignment, surface metrology, and overall manufacturing throughput by...