Project Grant 1913640

Ionicscale LLC was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop membrane-based inlet systems for compact mass spectrometry-based chemical sensors. The goal of the seven-month project ending February 2024 is to enable risk reduction in deploying low-cost sensors for soil or liquid sampling. Work will focus on designing membrane inlets compatible with...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $256,000 will fund the development of an optimized ion mobility spectrometry system for distributed chemical sensing without the use of radioactive ionization sources. The awardee, Sensit Ventures Inc. of Davis, California, will establish an experimental and theoretical framework to miniaturize differential mobility spectrometry technology for analytical-quality chemical...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop optimized high surface area functionalized nanomaterials for parts per billion (PPB) gas sensing using machine learning models. The $274,991 award to Atmosense, Inc., a minority-owned small business located in San Diego, CA, will fund the research and development of advanced materials...

GP Ionics LLC received a $255,400 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 15, 2021 to support work under the SBIR PHASE I: MULTI-STEP SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING OF GAS IONS FOR IDENTIFYING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN RECIRCULATED AIR OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS project. The funding period runs through February 28, 2023. The award is provided through the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA #47.084), which seeks to advance science, engineering, and...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $398,622 Cooperative Agreement under its Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to Interlink Electronics, Inc. The purpose of this Phase II project is to produce a prototype electrochemical gas sensor that can be manufactured using high-volume, roll-to-roll or lamination processes. The expected outcome is the development of advanced digital gas sensing modules that can be integrated into...

Spec Sensors LLC was awarded a $199,912.24 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The award will support Spec Sensors' development of next-generation amperometric gas sensors through miniaturization and cost reduction. Specifically, Spec Sensors will design thinner sensor materials, validate roll-to-roll printing techniques, and develop new inks...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $425,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop a chip-scale quantum spectroscopy solution for mid-infrared gas sensing. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: (a) Optimization of a silicon-carbide-on-aluminum-nitride integrated photonics platform for low-loss performance from visible to mid-infrared spectra; (b) Development of silicon carbide...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $450,000 will fund the development of an engineered electronic nose with single molecule sensitivity and single atom resolution. Awarded on July 1, 2022 to the University of California Irvine under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the three year project aims to attach odorant receptors from biological noses to tiny electrical sensors using nanowire and nanotube networks. This work lays the groundwork for high precision chemical...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development of a novel, miniaturized ion trap mass spectrometer technology by Ionicscale LLC, a small technology company. The $1,000,000 project aims to create an ultra-compact, remotely programmable chemical analyzer that can greatly expand the accessibility and affordability of mass spectrometry-based chemical detection and...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $401,980 to the University of Cincinnati from January 1, 2023 to February 28, 2025. The funding supports analytical studies using ionic liquids, GUMBOS, and nanomaterials conducted by Professors Isiah Warner, Jin-Woo Choi, and Kevin McCarter of Louisiana State University. Their research groups are developing new chemical sensors for medically relevant analytes based on...