The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $300,000 EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF SUNY) to establish near-ultraviolet (NUV) coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy for highly sensitive imaging of native biomolecules. This technology will be applied to develop label-free digital pathology for brain...
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $425,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems to support research titled "FIELD MEDIATED ASSEMBLY OF ANISOTROPIC COLLOIDS ON SURFACES" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Under this award, The Johns Hopkins University will conduct research focused on controlling the assembly of anisotropic colloidal particles on surfaces using external fields. This work...
The Johns Hopkins University received a $340,128 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The award will support research from July 2023 through June 2026 focused on developing new data science approaches and computational models for large-scale shape and image registration analysis. Specifically, the university will conduct theoretical, numerical, and...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $495,000 will support the development of biopsy-free, label-free three-dimensional virtual histology of intact skin through March 2025. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the award to the University of California, Los Angeles aims to advance a machine learning-based technique to transform 3D skin images into virtually stained images that can facilitate accurate and rapid diagnosis of skin lesions without biopsy. Specifically, the...
This $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to Clarkson University will develop a novel near-infrared (NIR) mechanochemical biophotonic platform for deep-tissue biomedical imaging. The project aims to create a breakthrough technology that combines ultrasound waves and NIR light to enable high-resolution, 3D imaging of molecular and sub-cellular structures deep within the body. This approach seeks to address limitations of existing imaging...
This $305,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase I project grant, awarded on March 1, 2025, aims to develop a compact, multi-color super-resolution imaging system capable of visualizing molecular structures in thick biological tissues with nanoscale precision. The project addresses limitations of existing imaging technologies by incorporating advanced features such as adaptive optics and spinning disk technology to minimize optical aberrations and scattering. The research objectives...
This Project Grant award of $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a new high-speed 3D dynamic contrast microscopic optical coherence tomography (3D DYC-μOCT) imaging system. The goal is to enable label-free, 3D visualization of ciliary beating dynamics in human airway organoids, which is essential for studying lung diseases and developing improved treatments. The key objectives are to: (1) engineer a broadband, high-coherence...
This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a new optical microscopy technology called "Space-Time-Pulsed Engineered-Excitation for Diffraction-Free Imaging (SPEEDI)." The technology utilizes exotic space-time wave packets to enable high-resolution fluorescence imaging of deep brain tissue without the light scrambling issues of conventional microscopy. The research aims to advance imaging...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA Program 47.041 - Engineering will provide $300,000 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct basic scientific research toward developing a new wearable technology that can capture images through human skin using advanced optical layers. The research aims to create a lightweight, cost-effective, and wearable computational imager and sensor that can enable applications such as counting blood...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $324,511 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for research titled "GOALI/COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INSTABILITIES AND LOCAL STRAINS IN ENGINEERED CARTILAGE SCAFFOLD." The two-year award beginning January 1, 2022 will support research into instabilities and local strains in engineered cartilage scaffolds to better understand...