The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $449,999 Project Grant to the University of Rochester to develop a navigation-grade, chip-scale gyroscope enabled by weak value amplification. This 3-year award under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to create a highly sensitive and stable gyroscope that can meet navigation performance metrics and improve upon the state-of-the-art by 100-fold. The proposed effort will develop...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,834 Project Grant to Anello Photonics Inc. under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a silicon photonic optical gyroscope using planar waveguide coil and integrated photonics circuit. This award provides six months of funding from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 for Anello Photonics to produce an optical gyroscope that utilizes silicon photonics technology. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $300,000 to the University of Colorado Boulder for theoretical research on inertial sensing applications of superradiant lasers. The three-year award beginning June 1, 2022 supports quantitative analysis of a proposed new type of inertial sensor based on collective atomic effects in an optical ring resonator. The Principal Investigator will evaluate the...
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus, received a $199,974 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research on hybrid magnonic optics for data processing applications from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The NSF Engineering directorate seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence in research and education. This award will support the university's...
This $380,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under CFDA Program 47.041 (Engineering) will fund the development of new types of on-chip "topological photodetectors" that can detect and differentiate between different modes and properties of light, such as its phase, polarization, and orbital angular momentum. These novel photodetectors, based on emerging quantum materials like Weyl semimetals,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of compact, deployable, and self-reliant navigation and timekeeping systems using quantum emitters in group IV materials. The key research thrusts include: Engineering broadband and stable vector magnetometry using color centers in diamond for magnetic navigation, by enhancing sensitivity through photonic device integration and conducting simultaneous...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $484,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Colorado Boulder for work spanning September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant supports research into reversible metal electrodeposition to modulate light for optoelectronic applications. Key activities include advancing metal-based technologies through novel electrode and electrolyte design to enable tunable optical properties. A subaward of $100,000 was provided...
The University of Colorado Boulder will acquire a state-of-the-art electron beam lithography system to provide nanofabrication capabilities for research, education and training under a $1,379,000 Engineering Project Grant from the National Science Foundation. The system will enable high-resolution patterning of materials and devices at the nanoscale, supporting research in areas such as quantum technologies, photonics, sensing, metrology, bioengineering and energy. As the only system of its kind...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026. The grant funds the development of scalable, high-precision optoelectronic lab-on-a-chip technologies towards next-generation precision therapeutics. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovation and excellence in engineering research and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $450,000 over 3 years to the University of New Mexico to develop an advanced magnetometry sensor based on frequency comb techniques. The proposed sensor will exploit direct phase detection rather than amplitude measurements, enabling enhanced resolution and sensitivity for gradient magnetic field detection. Key technical objectives include theoretical modeling, verification with a...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Colorado Boulder a $425,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award will support the development of a chip-scale, chalcogenide-based nonlinear optical gyroscope with enhanced performance. The gyroscope aims to provide ultrasensitive rotation sensing without moving parts for applications requiring precise navigation where GPS is ineffective, such as aerospace, defense, and astronomy. Key innovations include leveraging material nonlinearities and photosensitivity to improve signal-to-noise ratio beyond conventional optical gyroscopes. The grant also supports related interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach activities that advance engineering and science.