Project Grant 2440814
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $499,870.00, supports the "Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Thermoradiative Power Generators Using Space as the Cold Reservoir" at Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The research aims to advance the understanding and development of thermoradiative power generation devices that can utilize the cold temperature of space to generate electricity. Key activities include...
- The University of Houston received a three-year, $351,337 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a new theory of thermal radiation beyond Kirchhoff's Law of Thermal Radiation. The university will numerically model and experimentally measure the breakdown of conventional Kirchhoff's Law and validate a new "Generalized Kirchhoff's Law" through symmetry analysis linking thermal emission and absorption processes. This will...
- This $249,998 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by the University of North Texas to investigate ultrafast light-matter-heat interactions through the lens of thermal radiation. The key objectives are to develop an innovative system capable of measuring thermal-radiation spectra with femtosecond time resolution, expand the research to diverse materials like semiconductors and metals, and...
- This $714,634 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Arizona State University on tunable super-Planckian near-field radiative heat transfer with thermochromic metamaterials from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The research aims to advance fundamental understanding of controllable near-field radiative thermal transport across nanometric vacuum gaps using thermochromic nanostructures that can exceed the blackbody limit for heat flux. Specific activities include theoretical...
- This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's $350,928 Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at Purdue University on extraordinary radiative transfer through hyperbolic materials and interfaces. The grant aims to advance fundamental understanding of enhanced radiative heat transfer inside newly discovered hyperbolic materials and across material interfaces and devices. Researchers will investigate the spectral, temperature-dependent and spatial properties of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $560,000, will support research at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) to develop new methods for investigating nanoscale thermal transport phenomena. The research will combine ultrafast optical measurement techniques with nanoscale spatial resolution to probe energy carriers, such as electrons and phonons, in both equilibrium and non-equilibrium regimes. The goal is to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to enable the synthesis, characterization, and demonstration of new classes of mesoporous photonic metamaterials. The goal is to achieve highly tailored control of spectral emissivity over infrared wavelengths in order to more effectively manage radiative heat transfer in building environments and improve energy efficiency. Key...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $387,725 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to enhance radiative energy tunneling with dielectric optical resonators and study its application in harvesting thermal energy within solids. Specifically, the award will support research to extend the useful range of near-field thermal radiation to micrometer-levels...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $448,134 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to support a collaborative research effort led by researchers from the University of Washington, Rice University, and Temple University. The project aims to develop methods for theoretically designing and experimentally realizing a new class of periodic 1D and 2D thermal metamaterials that can enable active nanoscale temperature control by...
- This $266,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports theoretical research and education to advance the understanding of nonequilibrium systems using and further developing stochastic thermodynamics. The research focuses on four key topics: 1) Connecting stochastic thermodynamics to chimera states, 2) Establishing bounds on fluctuations for underdamped dynamics, 3) Investigating the emergence of net motion in active...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $549,770.00 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research to understand and control nonreciprocal thermal radiation exchange between surfaces. The award will be used by the University of Houston System to conduct experiments and develop numerical modeling methods to better comprehend how variations in thermal radiation frequency affect energy exchange in nonreciprocal scenarios. This research aims to establish a new direction for heat transfer research and generate direct impacts on advanced thermal and energy technologies. The project will also support educational activities, including a YouTube channel and an art demonstration program, to promote student and public engagement with concepts in thermal photonics. The research seeks to overcome significant challenges in designing systems with nonreciprocal radiation exchange, which is essential for optimizing operations in applications such as solar energy conversion and building insulation. The project will run from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $549.8k | 6/4/25 |