Project Grant 80NSSC22K1771

This $900,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund the development of the world's lowest temperature and highest energy-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) facility at the University of Colorado Boulder. ARPES is a critical technique for studying the quantum behavior of electrons in solids but is currently limited by available energy and...

This $535,686 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the acquisition of a comprehensive X-ray scattering system for in situ studies at the University of California, Davis through August 2025. The system will transform research, education, and outreach in materials characterization across California's Central Valley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, the state-of-the-art instrument serves as a flagship tool for advanced materials...

The Analysis and Measurement Service Corporation was awarded a $199,705 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop methods to evaluate embedded sensor performance and reliability in transportation, cargo, and rigging (TCR) components. The grant period runs from June 28, 2021 through March 27, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Under this award, Analysis and Measurement Services will deliver products...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,000 to Boise State University to develop and evaluate photonic sensors based on monolithically integrated amorphous silicon carbide (a:SiC) platforms. The research aims to overcome the limitations of current photonic sensor technologies that degrade under high temperatures and corrosive conditions. Specifically, the project will evaluate the thermal stability of a:SiC...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences grant (CFDA 47.050) will provide $490,000 to the Carnegie Institution For Science to acquire an advanced X-ray detector, the EIGER2 S CdTe 9M, for the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. The new detector will enhance the institution's capabilities to conduct in-situ, high-pressure and high-temperature studies of the structure and composition of Earth and planetary materials, including minerals, melts, and iron alloys. This...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $500,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park to develop techniques for directly measuring the intensity of ultra-high power laser light. The project aims to enable real-time, minimally intrusive measurement of laser focal spot characteristics, a critical capability for advancing high-powered laser research. This includes developing methodologies...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $836,490 supports the acquisition of advanced instrumentation for an in-situ transmission electron microscopy testing facility at the University of Missouri from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The instrumentation includes a gas-phase test cell with residual gas analyzer, liquid-phase test cell with electrochemical capabilities, and a vacuum cell with heating and biasing capabilities. Additionally, an active image stabilization system...

Euclid Techlabs, LLC was awarded a $206,304 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support machine-aided cleanroom assembly of superconducting radio frequency (SRF) structures through March 27, 2022. The award was funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Specifically,...

This $190,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of novel cavity haloscopes by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Washington to improve the scan rate of axion dark matter experiments by more than three orders of magnitude at frequencies between 4-7 GHz. The researchers will fabricate and test a full-sized science-grade cavity in an existing 250mK testbed to demonstrate...

This $1,298,294 National Science Foundation Project Grant will fund the acquisition of a plasma focused ion beam system for dynamic in-situ micro-mechanical testing capabilities at Lehigh University from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The system consists of a plasma focused ion beam instrument integrated with an in-situ micromechanical testing device and high-speed electron backscatter diffraction camera. It will enable observation and correlation of microstructural changes with localized...