Project Grant 2541981
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant to the University of Texas at Austin effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031. This project grant, funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research to develop Josephson Junction Field Effect Transistors (JJFETs) as a foundational technology for modular quantum computing architectures. The...
- Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. This project grant supports fundamental research into microwave-to-optical quantum transduction using waveguide-based acoustic technology. The primary deliverable is the development of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station is developing 3D-integrated micro-photometer chips for advanced neural recording applications under a $325,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program). The project, initiated August 1, 2025 and extending through July 31, 2028, will produce miniaturized optoelectronic probes that integrate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary New York University received a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) beginning May 1, 2025 and concluding April 30, 2030. This project, titled "NEUROTAP: Chip-Scale High-Resolution Neural Recording with Wireless Communication and Powering," delivers research and development focused on advancing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) grant totaling $562,194 to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this project grant supports fundamental research on novel data analytics and optimization approaches for characterizing and optimizing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $412,008 CAREER (Careers in Research and Education) Project Grant award, effective September 15, 2026, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The five-year award, extending through August 31, 2031, funds research to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing through co-designed compilers and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $119,870 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. The project aims to develop additive-manufactured organic granular magnetoresistive (OGMR) sensors combined with machine learning algorithms to advance magnetocardiography (MCG) technology for cardiac health...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University System received a $2.0 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop the semiconductor industry workforce in Texas. Awarded on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2030, the project will provide scholarships of up to $15,000 per year for three years to at least 36 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate scholars pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded the University of Texas at Dallas a $500,945 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This project will develop fast, flexible, and accurate lumped parameter network multiphysics models for electric machines that integrate electromagnetic, structural, and thermal equivalent circuit representations. The primary deliverable is an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $439,233 Project Grant awarded November 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on wide and ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor technologies and applications. The three-year program, concluding October 31, 2028, delivers undergraduate research training, workforce development, and hands-on laboratory experience in...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $500,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031. The project, titled "FLEX-MEG: Flexible Quantum MEG with Physics-Aware Compressed Sensing for Scalable, Real-Time Neural Imaging," will develop wearable brain-imaging technology based on flexible magnetic sensors operating at room temperature. The primary deliverables include lightweight, conformable sensor arrays capable of measuring weak magnetic signals from neural activity in freely moving subjects, enabling realistic studies of cognition and sensory processing; computational approaches for real-time data compression and analysis embedded directly within sensing hardware; and a closed-loop system integrating noninvasive magnetic stimulation with sensing for precision neuromodulation applications in treating neurological disorders. Beyond the core technology development, the project delivers substantial educational and workforce development products and services, including undergraduate research courses, graduate training programs, and K-12 outreach activities focused on quantum sensing, artificial intelligence, and biomedical instrumentation. The award supports curriculum development and industry partnerships designed to prepare students for careers in emerging sensing and neurotechnology industries, thereby advancing national priorities in accessible brain-imaging systems and STEM workforce development.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 3/25/26 |