Project Grant 2346487
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of key building blocks for realizing next-generation wireless networks that can provide efficient and low-latency access to the sub-terahertz (sub-THz) spectrum. The $400,000 award to William Marsh Rice University, spanning December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027, will focus on three integrated research thrusts: 1) Realizing multi-user sub-THz spectrum access using a...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $400,000 to Brown University provides funding from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027 for research to develop key building blocks for realizing high-data rate, low-latency sub-terahertz (sub-THz) wireless networks. The key technical objectives are to: 1) Realize multi-user sub-THz spectrum access using a reconfigurable metasurface architecture without needing RF chains or antenna arrays; 2)...
- Northeastern University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing resilient multi-user mobile sub-terahertz (THz) networks operating above 100 GHz by leveraging near-field wavefront properties to enhance blockage...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program provides $456,593 to Northeastern University for research entitled "Enabling Mobile Terahertz Communication for 6G Cellular Networks." The research aims to develop foundational channel modeling methodologies and design protocols and algorithms for the physical and link layers to integrate the terahertz spectrum into truly mobile and complex 6G cellular networks. It takes a...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) provides $595,346 to Portland State University to develop and experimentally validate "random reflective surfaces" that can enhance the propagation of terahertz (THz) signals for high-speed 6G and beyond wireless networks. The project aims to build these specialized reflectors and evaluate their ability to create a rich multipath environment, which can boost the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $340,000 to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to conduct research and development on active reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (Active-RIS) for sub-terahertz (sub-THz) wireless networks. The key objectives are to: 1) Design and prototype a wideband liquid crystal-based RIS operating at 142 GHz, 2) Develop...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $244,830 to Tufts University to conduct collaborative research on fundamental challenges in extremely wideband, highly directional channels for future terahertz-enabled wireless networks. The key objectives are to design hybrid beamforming algorithms for wideband multicarrier systems, investigate joint user association with base stations and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $274,944 to Uninet LLC to explore the feasibility of extending 5G software-defined networking and virtual network slicing technologies to non-terrestrial satellite constellations. The project aims to develop more efficient networking solutions to support growing demand for satellite internet services, addressing...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $979,625 to US Air TECH Corp. to develop a satellite communication (SATCOM) terminal with an innovative Luneburg lens antenna. The project aims to create a compact, high-bandwidth SATCOM system suitable for fixed and mobile platforms, including residences, aerial vehicles, and maritime craft. The technical goals include achieving 100x...
- This three-year, $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support research into energy-efficient terahertz communications technologies for beyond fifth-generation wireless systems. The University of California, Irvine will lead collaborative efforts with institutions in Finland to address fundamental physical layer challenges through four interconnected research thrusts. Specifically, the award will fund...
CIRC: DEV: DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS A COMMUNITY RESEARCH PLATFORM FOR SUB-THZ SATELLITE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS -NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS (NTNS) CAN PROVIDE UBIQUITOUS COVERAGE AND RESILIENT CONNECTIVITY, BUT CURRENTLY ONLY WITH ACHIEVABLE DATA RATES FAR FROM THE EXPECTATIONS OF 5G NETWORKS AND 6G FORECASTS. TERAHERTZ (THZ) BAND TECHNOLOGY (0.1-10THZ) HAS RECENTLY BEEN ENVISIONED AS A POTENTIAL ENABLER OF HIGH-RATE SPACE-BASED NTNS. THIS PROJECT IS AIMED AT EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLD?S FIRST COMMUNITY RESEARCH PLATFORM FOR SUB-TERAHERTZ SATELLITE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. THE PLATFORM PLANS TO HAVE TWO TWIN SMALL SATELLITES WITH A SOFTWARE-DEFINED SUB-TERAHERTZ RADIO PLATFORM THAT WILL ENABLE NUMEROUS INTER-SATELLITE COMMUNICATION EXPERIMENTS, AS WELL AS A GROUND STATION TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF GROUND-TO-SATELLITE ACCESS LINKS. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER INTERDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATORS FROM NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (NU) AND MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU), INCLUDING ACCOMPLISHED EXPERTS IN THZ COMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS NETWORKING, MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND SATELLITE DEVELOPMENT. THIS TWO-YEAR EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING AND TESTING SPACE-QUALIFIED SUB-TERAHERTZ RADIOS, WHICH WILL INTEGRATE WORLD-RECORD TRANSMIT POWER FRONT-ENDS AT 225 GHZ WITH AN ULTRABROADBAND PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE SATELLITE BUS REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT OF THE SMALL SATELLITES, THE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM CAPACITY, MECHANICAL INTERFACES, AND DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURES, WILL BE ANALYZED. MOREOVER, A DIGITAL TWIN SIMULATOR WILL BE DESIGNED TO ACCURATELY REPLICATE THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATION AND PROVIDE EXTENSIVE INPUTS TO THE MISSION PLANNERS. THIS PROJECT'S DEVELOPMENTAL WORK COULD LEAD TO BETTER GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY. HIGH-THROUGHPUT SUB-THZ NTNS WILL BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY PROVIDING RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET TO REMOTE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE INHERENT RESILIENCE OF SATELLITE-BASED SYSTEMS OFFERS A RELIABLE COMMUNICATION BACKBONE FOR CRITICAL OPERATIONS DURING BOTH NATURAL AND HUMAN-DRIVEN INSTABILITIES AND CATASTROPHES. BEYOND SOCIETAL IMPACT, THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INTERNATIONAL NTN STANDARDIZATION EFFORTS AND SPECTRUM POLICY DEVELOPMENT. FURTHERMORE, PROJECT FINDINGS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES AT BOTH UNIVERSITIES, FOSTERING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHERS. THE PROJECT WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.THZ-SAT.COM, WILL BE A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN BROADBAND NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS AT TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES. THE WEBSITE WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD, THE LATEST PUBLICATIONS BY THE TEAM, AND THE UP-TO-DATE STATUS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ALL THE MAJOR MILESTONES TOWARDS THE EVENTUAL LAUNCH AND OPERATION OF THIS UNIQUE INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/26/25 | ||
| Not listed | $750.0k | 7/2/24 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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51238178050S | Morehead State University | Project Grant 2346487 | $125.7k | 2/26/25 |