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The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $311,615 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research titled "PREDICTION OF BASIC OPERATION OF ELECTRO-SPRAY THRUSTERS USING HIGH FIDELITY MODELING." The research aims to develop high-fidelity modeling capabilities to predict the basic operation of electrospray thrusters, maintaining Air Force technological superiority...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology to develop a platform-independent plasma probe for CubeSats. The two-year award runs from May 2021 through May 2023. Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority and prevent technological surprise, the grantee will develop a plasma probe that can operate...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $198,322 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on July 16, 2021 for completion by July 15, 2023. The grant funding will support basic research to improve global magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the interaction of the solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere. Dr. Mostafa El-Alaoui of the Catholic University of America will receive a sub-award to conduct global MHD...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The Air Force Academy awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $190,000 to Budy Consulting Inc. (UEI: WHWGQET7U318) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. Research Scope: This cooperative agreement funds research on PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) composite materials, specifically addressing synthesis, characterization, and polymer processing...

The University of New Mexico received a $284,492 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). Through this award, the University will conduct basic and applied research in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs, with the goal of maintaining U.S. technological superiority and preventing technological surprise from...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Sungkyunkwan University Research & Business Foundation to support basic research for proposal 21IOA104 "Heat Dissipation Artificial Meta-Structures (AMS) for Space Electronic Devices in Extreme Environment" from December 10, 2021 to December 9, 2023. The research aims to develop heat dissipation technologies using artificial meta-structures to enable space electronic devices...

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $4,493,413 Cooperative Agreement to the CAL Poly Corporation under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on January 1, 2025. The "GREEN, SECURE, SATELLITE PROPULSION (GSSP)" project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by supporting fundamental and applied scientific research across diverse domains, including satellite propulsion and cybersecurity for small spacecraft. Under the...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $250,221 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado to support HIGH-ALTITUDE TURBULENCE AND PARTICULATE MEASUREMENTS NEAR THE BOLT-II FLIGHT TRAJECTORY. The grant period runs from December 1, 2021 through May 30, 2023. Under the grant, the University of Colorado will conduct research and measurements to study high-altitude turbulence and particulates along the planned flight path of the BOLT-II...

This $310,790 Project Grant awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is funding research at the University of Colorado to explore the scientific basis and potential for coherent X-ray spectroscopies, including X-ray coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in areas...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $112,951 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research on coherent structure assessment in high-speed crossflow jets. Specifically, the University of Puerto Rico will conduct numerical simulations and data analysis to complete two test cases by the end of year one involving turbulence precursor simulations for crossflow...