Project Grant 2518273
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Tau Optics Inc. focuses on developing a proof-of-concept prototype for a compact, high-precision volume grating-based spectrometer. The project aims to enhance the performance of rotated chirped Bragg gratings (R-CBGs) to broaden operational bandwidth and improve spectral resolution, enabling more affordable and portable light analysis for applications like...
- This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the "HS-SPECTRA" (Hyperspectral Standardizing and Sharing Possibilities for Urban Conditions through Toolkits, Resources and Archiving) project at New York University (NYU). The project aims to address fundamental challenges in hyperspectral library design for urban material identification by: 1) developing a metadata architecture for longitudinal urban...
- This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the University of Chicago in building an open-source ecosystem around the Gen3 data management platform. The project aims to expand the reach of Gen3, an open-source software platform that enables researchers to manage, analyze, and share large-scale scientific data, to smaller research organizations. Key objectives include improving...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) project grant awarded $644,407 to the Regents of the University of Michigan on October 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The project aims to develop an ultra-compact, chip-scale spectrometer with high reconstruction accuracy through the integrated co-design of hardware and modern machine learning algorithms. The key objectives are to: (i) develop device-informed simulation-to-real in-context learning...
- This $550,000 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a hybrid, scalable data management system to improve access to scientific knowledge in data science. The project aims to create an intelligent, user-friendly interface that can extract, organize, and provide deep access to relevant concepts from peer-reviewed scientific literature. Key objectives include: Building a comprehensive knowledge...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $319,873 to Catalyst Cooperative will lay the groundwork for an open-source ecosystem that produces freely available, openly licensed, analysis-ready energy system data. The project aims to understand the range of potential users, their motivations, and barriers to contributing to or using open-source energy data. It will also improve existing software testing and data...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Chicago. The grant will fund the development of an open-source ecosystem around the Gen3 data platform, which enables researchers to manage, analyze, and share large scientific datasets. The project aims to expand the reach of Gen3 to smaller research organizations, making it easier to set up, maintain, and contribute to the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,195,792 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to Mississippi State University and the University of Central Florida. The grant supports the development of an optical spectrometer capable of multimodal linearly polarized, circularly polarized, and integrating-sphere-assisted spectroscopic measurements. This advanced instrument will enhance research and education in fields such as chemistry, chemical engineering,...
- This $192,164 National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the development of a highly compact mid-infrared spectrometer based on a single tunable van der Waals heterostructure photodetector. The University of Massachusetts will investigate light-matter interactions in emerging 2D materials and demonstrate tunable photoresponse in van der Waals heterostructures. Researchers will characterize response matrices under bias and...
- Open Source Instruments Inc. received a $240,700 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a novel dense fiber array for astronomical spectroscopy. The grant was awarded on January 15, 2022 under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) with work to be completed by December 31, 2022. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $300,000 will support the development of "SpectraGuru", an open-source software platform to unify and democratize spectroscopic data analysis. The project, led by the University of Georgia, aims to transform how researchers, educators, and innovators access and utilize spectroscopic technologies, which are critical for advancements in materials science, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnostics. SpectraGuru will establish instrument-agnostic data standards, implement modular data analysis pipelines, and deploy cloud-based and desktop applications with graphical user interfaces. By integrating artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and open data resources, this effort will enhance scientific understanding across disciplines and equip the next generation of scientists and engineers with practical spectroscopic data analysis skills. The project will run from August 2025 to July 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/4/25 |