Project Grant 2529077
- This three-year National Science Foundation project grant of $231,636 supports research at Stony Brook University to develop new biomolecule sensing techniques using infrared chiral metasurfaces. The researchers aim to design and analyze mid-infrared chiral metasurfaces with high circular dichroism for biosensing applications. They will fabricate the chiral metasurfaces and integrate microfluidic cells to characterize the sensing platform using infrared chiroptical measurements. The goal is to...
- This $255,707 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports research to develop a new type of 2D chiral fingerprint metasensor for highly sensitive detection and identification of chiral molecules. The project aims to leverage machine learning to rapidly design 2D material-based chiral metasurfaces that can amplify the weak circular dichroism signals of chiral molecules, enabling improved performance over existing chiral...
- The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF SUNY) was awarded a $302,641 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "Frustrated Metamaterials as Shape-Morphing Structures" from January 15, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant funding will enable Stony Brook University researchers to develop new frustrated...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $238,688 Project Grant to the Missouri University of Science and Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a new type of biomolecule sensing platform enhanced by infrared chiral metasurfaces. The university will design and analyze various mid-infrared chiral metasurfaces with high circular dichroism for biomolecule sensing. Nanofabrication processes will be developed to fabricate the chiral metasurfaces and integrate...
- This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte aims to develop a photonic optimization framework for freeform metasurfaces that can create strong chiral near-fields for enhanced chiral sensing and imaging. The key goals are to: (1) explore the limits of chiral enhancement in resonant metasurfaces, (2) uncover the underlying electrodynamic mechanisms, and (3) develop prototypes of...
- This $574,999 federal project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton to develop broadband tunable nano-opto-electro-mechanical resonators for ultrasensitive adaptive sensing. The research aims to create a highly tunable mechanical resonator that can operate across a wide range of frequencies, signals, and conditions, enabling advanced adaptive sensing in various applications like...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $686,484 Project Grant to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) operating as RF-SUNY at the University at Albany. The funding will enable the development and employment of label-free Raman spectral imaging and transport of intensity equation optical diffraction tomography (TIE-ODT) to visualize and quantify the distribution of iron-binding proteins, such as ferritin and transferrin,...
- This $2,249,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to develop new sensing technologies for use in 3D cell cultures using cells from the nervous system. The objective is to create manufacturable 3D mammalian cell culture systems focusing on neural organoids with incorporated sensing technologies. Key research goals include: (1) building and testing conformal microelectrode arrays to interrogate neural organoids...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $599,462 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2025, aims to develop an atomic-level understanding of new types of electrostriction materials that can undergo large changes in shape when an electric field is applied. The research project will use X-ray...
- This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a new spectroscopic tool called Chiroptical Second-Harmonic Light Scattering on Nanostructured Particles (CHIRON). The primary awardee, the Regents of the University of Michigan, will collaborate with researchers from the University of Bath to create this label-free, high-throughput analytical method for detecting and analyzing large biological structures...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $267,520 Project Grant to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University. The grant will fund the development of a new type of 2D chiral fingerprint metasensors based on ultrathin 2D material chiral metasurfaces. This research aims to enable highly sensitive detection and identification of various chiral molecules through a machine learning framework. The project will benefit applications in point-of-care healthcare, food analysis, environmental monitoring, quantum spectroscopy, and quantum communication. Additionally, the grant includes educational activities to train graduate students, recruit diverse participants, and mentor high school students through outreach programs. The project will be conducted at Stony Brook University from October 2025 through September 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $267.5k | 8/18/25 |