This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) funds the development of an innovative computational electromagnetics (CEM) framework that leverages physics-informed artificial intelligence (AI) models. The project aims to enhance the analysis and design of on-chip optical interconnects, which are crucial for achieving ultra-high bandwidth and speeds in modern computing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Clemson University a $173,806 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to advance the scientific understanding and technological development of a new class of semiconductor laser diodes based on metal halide perovskite materials. The three-year project seeks to overcome key technical challenges in realizing an electrically pumped, spin polarized perovskite laser diode, which could enable continuous wavelength tunability 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...
This $495,782 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of innovative integrated photonic devices and systems at the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY). The project aims to (1) create high-power, chip-scale femtosecond mode-locked lasers on thin-film lithium niobate, and (2) integrate these lasers with other nonlinear photonic components to enable advanced applications in areas like...
Clemson University received a $140,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research to enable high performance multi-scale simulation on big memory platforms. Specifically, the award supports investigator-initiated efforts to advance the development and use of research...
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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $402,134 from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to support research and development of a novel class of semiconductor nanostructures called non-Hermitian topological photonic crystals. The key products and services to be delivered include: Designing, fabricating, and characterizing the optical properties and optoelectronic device applications of these photonic crystal slabs,...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research to enable the development of a quantum network infrastructure. The key goals of the research project are to: (i) Develop new path selection and link-level entanglement allocation algorithms for quantum network flows; (ii) Create resource allocation protocols optimized for quantum device quality metrics such as memory...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the acquisition of an all-in-one optical measurement workstation by Boise State University. The workstation will provide micro-scale vibration and topography characterization capabilities to enhance research and education capacity in materials science, biomedical engineering, additive manufacturing, and quantum physics. It will be integrated into course projects, research internships,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant award provides $650,000 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to develop energy-efficient optical brain-inspired (neuromorphic) computing devices. The project aims to establish a 3D nanofabrication platform that combines DNA-programmable assembly and conventional lithographic methods to create novel optical metamaterials and integrate them into neuromorphic...