The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $358,169 project grant to Howard University to support research and educational partnership between North Carolina Central University and Howard University. The grant aims to investigate quantum effects and nanstructures through collaborative proposals between the two institutions. Funded under the NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), the award will provide nearly $360,000 over three years from September...
The National Science Foundation awarded North Carolina Central University a $307,779 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research on the rational design and mechanistic understanding of carbon-based hybrid nanostructures for potent microbicidal function. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of strengthening the Nation's scientific...
This $240,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research and education activities at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) focused on developing hybrid quantum systems for efficient quantum signal transduction and communication. The key research objectives include: 1) engineering novel microwave photon resonators and magnonic...
This $175,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's "Catalyst Project" to broaden participation in quantum information science and engineering. The University will utilize culturally relevant pedagogy and experiential learning activities combined with industry partnerships from IBM, Google, and local start-ups to examine approaches for increasing...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $510,000.00 to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to conduct a "STUDY OF NUCLEON STRUCTURE AND FEW-NUCLEON SYSTEMS USING REAL PHOTONS." The project period runs from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. As a Minority Institution and Historically Black College and University (HBCU), NCCU has a strong research and technical capabilities across scientific and...
This $582,226 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program represents a strategic partnership between Central State University and six other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to enhance research capacity and educational capabilities in semiconductor technology. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project include: 1) Advancing cutting-edge semiconductor research across four...
This $278,777.00 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports inelastic neutrino-nucleus scattering research to be conducted by North Carolina Central University (NCCU) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The award period runs from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026. As a Minority Institution and Historically Black College and University (HBCU), NCCU has a strong track record of delivering...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $699,176 to Fort Lewis College, Norfolk State University, and the IMOD Science and Technology Center to develop the Partnership for the Education and Advancement of Quantum and Nano-Sciences (PEAQS). This collaboration expands on a previous partnership between these institutions and aims to advance cutting-edge materials science research, provide educational and...
North Carolina Central University received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command. The grant was awarded under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to support the acquisition of an integrated optical nanoprobe. The award period runs from May 31, 2021 to May 31, 2022. The grant funds will enable the development of an integrated optical nanoprobe to support...
North Carolina Central University will provide basic, applied, and advanced research services under a $712,768 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The grant was awarded on June 1, 2023 under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) and will support research through May 31, 2027. As described in the program description, the University will conduct research in mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life...