Project Grant 2501409
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $299,938 to the Regents of the University of Idaho, doing business as the University of Idaho, to support research on the integration and packaging of wide bandgap semiconductor chips and sensors for extreme high-temperature (up to 600°C) applications. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to investigate the integration of silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN),...
- This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under CFDA Program 47.041 Engineering supports research to leverage light-matter interactions and the low-gravity space environment to develop new functional sensors. The project, titled "BRITE PIVOT: Leveraging Light-Matter Interactions to Create New Functional Sensors in Low-Gravity Space Environment," aims to investigate the effects of microgravity on the processing of nanocomposites and utilize this...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research at The Washington University in St. Louis to develop a heterogeneous photonic integration platform. The key technical objectives are to: Enable the van der Waals integration of dissimilar functional nanomembranes, including barium titanate, gallium nitride, and cobalt ferrite, onto silicon and silicon nitride photonic circuits. This will allow the creation of...
- 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) Phase I STTR project with Sentec LLC in Greenville, SC aims to develop a high-temperature pressure sensor for a range of industrial applications. The $305,000 award, granted on June 15, 2025, will fund the design, fabrication, and testing of a circular membrane-based pressure sensor made of wide bandgap semiconductors that can operate at high temperatures where traditional silicon sensors are...
- 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 $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,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $427,935 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to research the synthesis and processing of fluorescent silicon carbide (SiC) quantum dots. The project aims to enable the "bottom-up" production of non-toxic, nanocrystalline SiC quantum dots with bright blue/green fluorescence for applications in displays, labels, and sensors. Key focus areas include improving liquid precursor...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $397,080.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Oklahoma for the period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028. The project aims to develop and demonstrate advanced interband cascade lasers grown on silicon substrates, which can significantly improve the performance and reduce the costs of mid-infrared semiconductor lasers. The research objectives include advancing the understanding...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $487,692.00 to Utah State University to develop unique measurement tools using ultraviolet laser pulses to study heat flow in advanced semiconductor materials. The project aims to advance understanding of thermal transport properties in wide- and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors like gallium oxides, boron nitride, and diamond at the nanoscale. This research will help address critical...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,000 to Boise State University to develop and evaluate photonic sensors on monolithically integrated amorphous silicon carbide (a:SiC) platforms. The project aims to overcome the limitations of silica and silicon-based photonic sensors, which can degrade in extreme environments, by utilizing the chemical resistance and high-temperature stability of a:SiC. The research tasks include evaluating the thermal stability of a:SiC ring resonators and demonstrating high-temperature sensing by integrating germanium telluride, a phase-change material, onto the a:SiC resonators. The outcomes of this project could enable precise sensing technologies for energy, space, and defense applications. Additionally, the project's educational efforts will broaden the participation of limited-income and first-generation students from Idaho and the Mountain-West region in the semiconductor field and create a pipeline for the regional and national workforce.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 8/18/25 |