Clemson University received a five-year, $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to develop multi-chrome metasurfaces for dynamic structural color and naked eye diagnostics. This award funds research under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041), which aims to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovative engineering research and education. Specifically, the grant supports the development of...
Clemson University received a $493,335 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems on May 1, 2021 to develop and validate a physically accurate light-scattering model for rendering bird and dinosaur feathers through December 31, 2023. The award supports investigator-initiated research under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070), which aims to advance computing and information sciences through...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $500,000 to Clemson University to accelerate the design and improvement of optical resonators, which are critical components in technologies like the internet, medical diagnostics, and advanced computing. The 2-year project focuses on developing faster and more efficient computational methods to model and optimize novel resonator...
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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,689 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to North Carolina State University (NC State). The grant, titled "CAREER: Harnessing the Self-Assembly of Renewable Nanomaterials by Exploiting Topochemical Interaction with Solid Substrates for Controlled Design of Advanced Sustainable Materials", aims to study how cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) self-assemble on different surfaces and under varying...
This $285,175 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a research fellowship and training for a postdoctoral researcher at Auburn University. The project aims to better understand how the nanostructures on butterfly wings impact their iridescent coloration by leveraging the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's butterfly collections. Key activities include high-resolution imaging, structural modeling, and developing...
This $199,040 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), aims to develop new classes of computational algorithms that combine the benefits of direct computer simulations and the speed of machine learning predictions. The project, titled "XTRIPODS: HYBRID SCIENCE-MACHINE LEARNING SOLVERS FOR NANOPHOTONICS AND METAMATERIALS," will embed scientific knowledge into the machine learning...
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 National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) grant program provides $250,000 to Colorado State University (CSU) from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 to conduct research on transforming integrated electro-photonic fabrics for light-speed communication and computation. The key objectives are to: 1) analyze variations and aging-aware footprints of integrated electro-photonic platforms, 2) prolong the carbon-minimum lifespan...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $366,792 to the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to develop a new laser-based fabrication process for creating dynamic optical microstructures. The key objectives are to enable one-step, maskless, and reversible printing of planar diffractive optics and light-reconfigurable microarchitectures. This will be achieved by advancing TCNJ's existing proof-of-concept system to incorporate...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) federal grant award of $417,766 supports the development of a computational framework for replicating, designing, and rapidly prototyping nano-structural coloration architectures inspired by natural phenomena. The project, titled "CAREER: HCC: DITWIST: ENABLING DIGITAL TWINNING OF NATURE-INSPIRED STRUCTURAL COLORATION TAXONOMY," aims to enable digital twinning of natural, energy-efficient, nano-structural designs through computer simulations. This work will facilitate the fabrication of novel optical materials with applications in energy-efficient products and visual computing pipelines. The grant, awarded to Clemson University, runs from June 15, 2025, through May 31, 2030. The project will contribute to advancements in the automobile, military, biomedical, architectural, and art and entertainment industries, as well as foster STEM education through the development of new learning materials and K-12 engagement.