The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $1,482,618 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a next-generation charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor optimized for astronomical spectroscopy. The project aims to demonstrate the ability to readout a 4096x4096 pixel CCD image in a few minutes instead of hours, which will significantly improve the...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,438,248 Cooperative Agreement on July 15, 2025 to The Johns Hopkins University to develop the next generation of photon counting X-ray detectors (PCDs) with Multi-Energy Inter-Pixel Coincidence Counter (MEICC) and Digital Pulse Energy Correction (DPEC) capabilities for improved X-ray computed tomography (CT). The project, funded under NIBIB's Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was awarded a $239,192.76 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205) to install state-owned cameras to replace leased cameras statewide. The grant, awarded on November 8, 2024, will fund the "CAMERA INSTALLS TO REPLACE LV" and "ITS CAMERA INSTALLS TO REPLACE LV" projects, which aim to replace leased cameras with state-owned cameras across...
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...
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...
The federal Project Grant award of $304,900 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a machine learning-enabled analog-to-digital converter (ADC) prototype. The project aims to enhance the performance of ADCs, which convert real-world analog signals into digital values for computer processing, by leveraging machine learning techniques. The new ADC approach has the potential to capture more...
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...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is funding the development of a high-precision Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) chip. The $305,000 award to Main Engineering LLC will enable the research and development of this TDC device, which is capable of picosecond accuracy and designed to operate in harsh environments. The TDC chip will have applications in nuclear physics research, LIDAR, medical imaging,...