Project Grant 2511984
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with CFDA number 47.049, provides $928,455.00 in funding to researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) to develop low-noise high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with improved noise performance for use in radio astronomy observatories. The researchers will leverage a new nanofabrication method called atomic layer...
- This $415,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to investigate the origins of noise in SiGe-alloy-based transistors that could be used to measure qubit state in quantum computing applications. The 3-year project, running from October 2025 to September 2028, is a collaborative effort between researchers in the UK and US focused on creating fundamental knowledge regarding the structural, chemical, electrical, and...
- This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of cutting-edge circuit designs and signal processing algorithms to enhance the resilience of radio telescopes against radio frequency interference (RFI) from satellite transmissions. The primary goal is to enable the continued operation of radio astronomy service (RAS) in the presence of unavoidable RFI through a modulo sampling-based approach. The research...
- This three-year, $119,418 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate will fund research at the California Institute of Technology to develop new spectrum sharing protocols and technologies. The project aims to enable more efficient sharing of spectrum between terrestrial commercial wireless systems and passive scientific receivers, while empowering passive systems to require interfering transmitters to change bands. Researchers will create...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $759,977 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop methods and tools using artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to mitigate radio frequency interference (RFI) in measurements made by radio telescopes and other sensitive receivers. The key products and services to be delivered include documented datasets of RFI...
- This federal Project Grant award of $595,000.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop a scalable planar phased-array transceiver using 3D radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) techniques. The primary objective is to establish a foundational building block for future high-frequency wideband wireless communication platforms operating at frequencies higher than 100 GHz. Additionally, the project includes an educational and outreach...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems provides $115,201 to develop signal cancellation technologies using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for radio astronomy services. Funded under the Engineering (47.041) program, the award supports research at the California Institute of Technology from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the project investigates using an intelligent surface installed near a radio...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $379,921 to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska will support research and development of semiconductor-based terahertz (THz) traveling wave amplifiers for monolithic integration. The goal is to create high-gain THz amplifier topologies in the 0.1 to 3 THz range by exploiting the synchronous interaction between moving charged particles and electromagnetic waves in semiconductor materials. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $528,905 Project Grant on August 1, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to Yale University. The grant supports collaborative research to develop advanced digital calibrators for 21cm cosmology measurements using radio telescopes. The researchers will upgrade an existing radio calibrator source, expand its capabilities, and deploy it on telescopes and drones to precisely calibrate the instrument beam...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $400,000 over 3 years to the University of California, Berkeley to develop novel intelligent large-scale multi-antenna array architectures operating at 140 GHz. The key products and services to be delivered include: Analytical and behavioral modeling of non-idealities in large scalable antenna arrays Design of reconfigurable D-band (140 GHz) front-ends with performance tuning...
This $289,704 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to develop novel semiconductor amplifiers with enhanced noise performance in the microwave spectrum. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and University of Nevada, Reno will leverage atomic layer etching, a new nanofabrication technique, to fabricate high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with up to 30% improved noise temperature compared to existing devices. These enhanced HEMTs can be directly integrated into radio telescope systems, enabling more efficient and sensitive astronomical observations. In addition, the team will develop a new university-level nanofabrication course at the University of Nevada, Reno to provide technical training opportunities to students in the region. The award period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $289.7k | 7/31/25 |