Project Grant 2523281
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: NSF-DFG: NEUROTRONICS: DESIGNER DOPED SEMICONDUCTORS FOR NEUROMORPHIC BIOELECTRONICS" project. This multi-year project, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029, aims to create new materials that can seamlessly...
- This $280,939 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a novel "diffusive ferroelectric field-effect transistor (DFEFET)," a brain-inspired memory device that integrates long-term and short-term memory functionality within a single transistor. The goal is to advance energy-efficient hardware for applications in temporal signal processing, neuromorphic computing, artificial intelligence, and post-silicon...
- This $374,060 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a novel "diffusive ferroelectric field-effect transistor (DFEFET)" device that integrates short-term and long-term memory to enable energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence applications. The interdisciplinary project aims to advance two key computing paradigms - spiking neural networks and physical reservoir computing - with the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $540,712 Project Grant to the University of Washington under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026. The grant funds research investigating the structure-function relationships that govern the performance of organic semiconductors in neuromorphic computing devices. Specifically, the university will explore kinetics, nonlinearity, and geometric scaling by investigating ion...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $490,272 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: NSF: DFG: INCORPORATING DISORDER AND DEFECTS IN THE DESIGN OF FERROELECTRIC NITRIDES." The project aims to rigorously model the interactions and effects of point defects and extended defects on the properties of wurtzite nitride materials, which show promise...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $564,997 to Carnegie Mellon University to conduct collaborative research on incorporating disorder and defects in the design of ferroelectric nitrides. The goal is to bridge the gap between simplified computational simulations and real-world films grown using commercial techniques, in order to accelerate the deployment of these advanced materials for...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $262,500 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) for the "DMREF/Collaborative Research: Active Learning-based Material Discovery for 3D Printed Solids with Locally-Tunable Electrical and Mechanical Properties" project. This multi-disciplinary effort aims to establish an active learning approach to rapidly...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $437,999 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to North Carolina State University (NC State). This collaborative research project investigates how structural chirality, a geometric property of materials lacking mirror symmetry, can be leveraged to manipulate the quantum property of electron spin in hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductor materials. The research aims to enable new mechanisms...
- This $3,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on April 1, 2026 by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Northwestern University. The project, titled "TRAILBLAZER: NON-ELECTRICAL MECHANISMS OF NEURONAL EXCITATION - A NEW DIRECTION FOR BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES AND NEUROENGINEERING", aims to explore a new approach to interfacing brain cells with machines. The research will create biocompatible, synthetic neurons that mimic real nerve behavior without...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), is funding the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: NSF-DFG: NEUROTRONICS: DESIGNER DOPED SEMICONDUCTORS FOR NEUROMORPHIC BIOELECTRONICS" project at North Carolina State University. The $1,640,000 award, spanning October 2025 through September 2029, aims to develop new materials called "organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors" that can seamlessly connect with the human nervous system. These materials are crucial for creating improved brain-computer interfaces, therapies for neurological conditions, and more energy-efficient computing inspired by the human brain. The project will utilize advanced computer modeling, machine learning, and automated experimentation to design the materials, while also training a new generation of scientists and engineers in AI-driven materials design.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.6m | 9/8/25 |