The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an energy conservation network software that simultaneously audits, monitors, and manages energy use in buildings in real-time. The software aims to improve energy management of commercial buildings through three main functions: an auditing functionality using pattern recognition to...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $389,998 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "BIFACIAL ALL PEROVSKITE TANDEM SOLAR CELLS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE." The goal of this three-year project beginning April 15, 2021 is to develop bifacial perovskite tandem solar cells for renewable energy applications. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will deliver collaborative research project services under a $249,929 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation. The grant is part of NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), which supports investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering. Specifically, the University will conduct research on "Timely Computing and Learning...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) received a $379,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research on atomic- and nano-layer accelerated femtosecond ablation for laser precision manufacturing. The project seeks to generate fundamental knowledge on this novel laser manufacturing technique, which can enable higher processing speeds and patterning resolutions over large areas by using atomic-layer...
This $515,926 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) to develop a comprehensive understanding of defect-facilitated phonon engineering in ionic-conducting superlattices and its impact on ion transport. The goal is to combine multiscale structural and transport simulation to bridge the gap between thermal transport and solid-state ionics,...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $299,756 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The award is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support collaborative research on neuro-cognitive feedback to enhance engineering design of systems from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2024. The University will leverage insights from cognitive neuroscience to develop new methods for providing...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $224,089 project grant to The University of North Carolina at Charlotte under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for research from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The grant supports collaborative research between UNC Charlotte and Clemson University to develop graph-optimized cellular connectionism for data-driven modeling and optimization of complex systems. The universities will create mathematical tools to automatically infer graph...
This $499,989 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund research at Norfolk State University to develop a hybrid electro-thermo chromic solar modulator coating for smart windows. The coating aims to control solar transmission in response to electric or thermal stimuli, allowing selective modulation of light in the visible and infrared regions simultaneously or independently. Graduate and undergraduate students will gain...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $798,840 project grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense through the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). The grant will fund basic research from June 2023 through June 2027 related to developing multifunctional organic-inorganic hybrid structures with applications for Department of Defense technology missions. As the prime awardee, the University will...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) was awarded a $660,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study how defects on the surface of semiconductor nanocrystals impact energy flows and charge carrier dynamics. Professors Jillian Dempsey and Yosuke Kanai will combine experimental and theoretical approaches to gain molecular-level insight into these surface defects and explore methods to passivate or...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $420,998 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on July 15, 2021 to develop high performance, regenerative windows for building energy reduction and clean energy production under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships seeks to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies as well as solutions to national challenges. The University will use the 30-month project grant funding to research and develop window technologies that reduce building energy usage through enhanced insulation and generate clean energy through the incorporation of photovoltaics. The place of performance for the research is Charlotte, North Carolina.