Project Grant 2237086
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Southern California (USC) for the development of a "Non-Resonant Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester with Magnetic Gear for Wearable Technology". The research aims to efficiently generate power from vibration energy associated with human daily activities, such as walking, to power wearable devices and reduce the need for battery recharging or...
- This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Iowa State University supports the development of a fundamental realizable limit vibration energy harvesting technology. The key products and services to be delivered include: (I) Theorizing the fundamental realizable limit (FRL) energy output for vibration energy harvesters based on system parameters and excitation characteristics. (II) Developing a mathematical approach to...
- The National Science Foundation awarded The Ohio State University a $250,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop frequency-tunable vibration energy harvesters. The project aims to produce energy harvesters capable of operating over a wider frequency range at resonance compared to conventional solutions. This will benefit both sensing and power generation applications. Under this award, Ohio State will experimentally validate computational models of harvesters...
- The University of New Mexico received a three-year, $566,476 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to support collaborative research on negotiated planning for stochastic control of dynamical systems. Funded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the award will allow researchers to improve methods for controlling uncertain dynamical processes through cooperative modeling and decision-making. The project directly supports the NSF Engineering directorate's goals of...
- The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to support basic, applied, and advanced research in science and engineering under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). Specifically, the four-year award will fund research and development of novel nanoparticles for high-precision levitated optomechanical sensors from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. As a...
- The University of New Mexico received a $875,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on "Randomized Protocols for Robust Quantum Optimal Control and Noise Characterization." The research project, which has a performance period from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026, aims to advance fundamental scientific understanding and technological innovation in quantum computing. As a...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award in the amount of $200,000 supports research to characterize the dynamics of micro-electro-mechanical resonators and improve their performance for use in advanced sensing and timekeeping devices. Specifically, the research will study the application of variable mechanical tension to tune the resonance frequency of these tiny vibrating structures, with the goal of achieving ultra-stable resonance frequency and...
- This $574,999 federal project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton to develop broadband tunable nano-opto-electro-mechanical resonators for ultrasensitive adaptive sensing. The research aims to create a highly tunable mechanical resonator that can operate across a wide range of frequencies, signals, and conditions, enabling advanced adaptive sensing in various applications like...
- The University of New Mexico (UNM) received a $437,995 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant supports priority hardware replacement for the AGN-201M reactor at UNM's nuclear research facilities. This funding will enable UNM to maintain and upgrade critical infrastructure to support ongoing nuclear energy research and education initiatives at the university. The award has a...
- The University of New Mexico (UNM) received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The award will fund research to develop a PULSED POWER ELECTRON BEAM DRIVER FOR LONG PULSE HIGH POWER MICROWAVE STUDIES, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. This research supports fundamental and applied investigations across scientific and technological...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support research from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028 to develop a universal low-frequency microsystem vibration energy harvester to power wireless sensor networks. The research aims to address current challenges limiting micro-scale vibration energy harvesters by investigating novel designs and fabrication methods to widen frequency bandwidth, enable active/passive frequency tuning, and enhance power density. The university will characterize components individually and integrate them to create a complete system overcoming challenges associated with micro-scale vibration energy harvesting. This research intends to benefit society and the scientific community by providing a self-sustaining power solution for the growing Internet of Things.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 5/16/23 |