Project Grant 2535763
- This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems aims to develop a novel water quality monitoring system based on plasmonic sensing with metal-insulator-metal (MIM) nanosensors embedded in soft hydrogel matrices. The key research activities include: 1) modeling and designing the Au-SiO2-Au MIM nanosensors using finite element analysis, 2) synthesizing and testing these nanosensors to optimize plasmonic...
- This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to support research that develops a novel approach to metamaterials engineering and manufacturing for emerging optoelectronics. The project at the University of Michigan will utilize a combination of advanced manufacturing tools and focused-ion-beam-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy to pattern and integrate high-purity non-precious metals with high-quality semiconductors. The...
- This $224,493 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research to understand the physical mechanisms of material removal in a novel manufacturing process called magnetically enhanced laser-induced plasma (M-ELIP) micromachining. The research team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) will characterize material removal and defect formation, develop physics-based models to predict...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $398,671 will fund research at Duke University from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The research aims to advance understanding of metal-nanomaterial interfaces in transistors by addressing longstanding scientific questions about how electrical current is controlled at the nanoscale. Specifically, the project will study contact gating effects and ambient air exposure impacts on...
- This $450,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to increase the detection sensitivity of a silicon-based camera for mid-infrared (MIR) radiation. The project will modify the detector surface using metasurface technology to dramatically enhance the non-degenerate two-photon absorption process, enabling faster and higher-definition MIR imaging compared to existing solutions. This innovation promises to support cutting-edge...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $402,134 from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to support research and development of a novel class of semiconductor nanostructures called non-Hermitian topological photonic crystals. The key products and services to be delivered include: Designing, fabricating, and characterizing the optical properties and optoelectronic device applications of these photonic crystal slabs,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $500,000.00 over a 4-year period to Purdue University to develop a novel hybrid thin film platform with unique optical properties for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The research aims to advance understanding of electro-optical and magneto-optical coupling effects in complex nanoscale hybrid metamaterials, and demonstrate key building blocks for future large-scale PICs including...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $1,198,092 will support research at Northwestern University from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The university will design photonic lattices and multilayer structures that can confine light in small spaces near metal nanostructures and support electrically-driven excitation. Researchers will fabricate new architectures based on multilayer nanoparticle arrays and realize...
- This Project Grant award, titled "CAREER: REALIZING ULTRAHIGH MOBILITY SEMICONDUCTORS THROUGH LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS," is funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The $283,100 award, effective from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030, supports research at Columbia University to leverage novel light-matter interactions to minimize carrier scattering and enable high-speed, low-resistance transport of energy and information...
- This $124,990 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) supports research at the University of New Mexico (UNM) to develop novel metasurfaces based on two-dimensional and layered materials. The key objectives are to explore the optical properties of van der Waals nanoantennas, engineer multipolar resonances to achieve desirable responses, and control the directionality and linewidth of scattered light. This work aims to...
This Project Grant award of $258,067, provided by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to investigate metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures for their applications in nanophotonics, biosensing, and imaging. The research, conducted by Vanderbilt University, will focus on studying the metal-insulator interfaces within thin-film MIM structures to improve the fundamental understanding and manufacturing of high-performance MIM-based sensors and detectors. The project period runs from May 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and will involve training a graduate student, preferably from an underrepresented group, in this interdisciplinary research area spanning materials science, nanofabrication, and physics. The findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and have relevance to diverse audiences in nanotechnology, materials science, electrical engineering, and physics.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $258.1k | 7/2/25 |