Project Grant 2533556
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026. The grant funds the development of scalable, high-precision optoelectronic lab-on-a-chip technologies towards next-generation precision therapeutics. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovation and excellence in engineering research and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,001 CAREER grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to support pioneering research in large-volume optical microscopy using pupil-matched remote focusing (PMRF) techniques. This 5-year project will develop advanced microscope systems capable of fast, high-resolution, and label-free imaging of large biological samples. Key research objectives include overcoming longstanding barriers in...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been awarded a 5-year, $487,873 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant to develop advanced label-free microscopy technologies for deep-tissue biological imaging. The project aims to create innovative fiber optic light sources, excitation methods, and algorithmic reconstruction techniques to enable label-free multiplex imaging that can visualize dynamic cellular processes within living tissue with...
- This $499,495 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of computational imaging solutions to facilitate underwater robotic tasks through September 2024. Funded under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), the grantee George Mason University will develop a novel angularly sampled imaging system and algorithms to analyze nonlinear light transport in water, model underwater surface reflectance, and reconstruct three-dimensional...
- This federal Project Grant award of $125,888.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a photonic-integrated-circuit two-photon (PIC-2P) microscopy system. The project aims to overcome the depth limitations of traditional two-photon microscopy by using an ultra-compact chip-scale device based on optical nanostructures. This technology could enable faster, deeper tissue imaging using a minimally-invasive, chip-scale microscope,...
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a new optical microscopy technology called "Space-Time-Pulsed Engineered-Excitation for Diffraction-Free Imaging (SPEEDI)." The technology utilizes exotic space-time wave packets to enable high-resolution fluorescence imaging of deep brain tissue without the light scrambling issues of conventional microscopy. The research aims to advance imaging...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $116,349 to Mercer University to acquire an ultra-high accuracy digital microscope. This advanced microscope will enable researchers to significantly advance multidisciplinary projects in areas such as developing antibacterial and antifungal coatings, investigating surface degradation of polymers and composites, and studying erosion and abrasion protection. The grant will support...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $548,305 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "PFI-RP: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR SCALABLE METALENS FABRICATION" from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The grant aims to develop additive manufacturing techniques for scalable fabrication of metalenses, which are planar optical components that can replace conventional refractive lenses. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IDEAS LAB: SMARTER MICROBIAL OBSERVATORIES FOR REALTIME EXPERIMENTS (SMORES)" project. This three-year project aims to develop a novel seafloor sensor/sampler array and intelligent control systems to better understand how tidal pumping and subsurface...
- The National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program has awarded $630,000 to the University of New Mexico to develop an advanced optical microscopy system with unprecedented spatial and temporal precision. This 3-year project, awarded on Apr 15, 2025, will dramatically improve the ability to study how proteins cluster and interact on living cell membranes. The new microscope system will combine two recent breakthroughs in imaging techniques - MINFLUX for...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $405,995 Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The funding will support the development and evaluation of an advanced digital lensless holographic microscopy (DLHM) system. The new DLHM system aims to address limitations in current DLHM technologies by incorporating multicolor multiplexed illumination, improved resolution, reduced noise, and rapid sample localization and classification using artificial intelligence-based image processing. The project will evaluate the DLHM system's capability to monitor water column biodiversity in real-time, advancing understanding of marine ecosystem structures, dynamics, and functions. In addition to the scientific impact, the project will promote workforce development and public engagement through educational activities such as workshops and outreach programs focused on optics and environmental sensing.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $406.0k | 8/25/25 |