Project Grant 2542214
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a CAREER grant totaling $607,412 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. This NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research developing a synergistic hardware and control systems co-design methodology to overcome the fundamental acceleration-bandwidth trade-off in precision motion systems used in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant totaling $269,822 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on February 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project, which extends through July 31, 2028, focuses on advancing Bayesian optimization algorithms that exploit problem structure to efficiently solve computationally expensive...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $650,866 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 15, 2025 through May 31, 2030. This project grant supports fundamental research to advance understanding of human neuromotor learning in the context of wearable robotic exoskeleton technology. The research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $650,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant to the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant funds research and development of constraint-aware algorithms and control methods that enable robots to safely and effectively collaborate with humans in dynamic,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison a $250,000 Project Grant effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing an integrated design optimization framework for multifunctional hydrogel synthesis and additive manufacturing. The core deliverables include: (1)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin–Madison received a $370,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) project delivers research and development of programmable soft microrobots capable of amoeboid locomotion within confined and...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $570,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project will develop data-driven systems and control theory methodologies that enable engineers to design reliable control strategies directly from measured data...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $558,786 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) grant to the University of Wisconsin–Madison effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant supports research and educational activities focused on developing a game theory framework for decentralized decision-making in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $166,500 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative will develop advanced control architecture for powered lower-limb prostheses designed to enhance mobility over challenging and uneven terrains. The primary deliverables include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $629,999 to The Washington University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) CAREER grant, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030. This project grant supports fundamental research investigating how dynamic stiffness of the ovarian follicle microenvironment influences follicle growth dynamics. The primary deliverable is development and...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant totaling $629,996 to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a five-year project period (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project will develop advanced algorithms and robotic technologies to delineate the distinct contributions of passive stabilizers (ligaments) and active stabilizers (muscles) to knee joint stability in both healthy individuals and those with osteoarthritis. The research team will conduct direct muscle tension measurements using an active knee exoskeleton, validate findings through biomechanical testing on human cadaver specimens using state-of-the-art robotic systems, and produce computational models that differentiate tissue contributions to joint function. The award integrates research innovation with workforce development by supporting undergraduate student design teams in developing next-generation active knee exoskeletons intended for clinical translation and healthcare provider use. Educational outcomes include student training in biomechanics, robotics, and product design methodologies that prepare participants for careers in medical device development and commercialization. Together, the algorithmic advances and exoskeleton prototypes generated through this project are intended to advance fundamental understanding of knee instability mechanisms and establish pathways for future clinical treatments that mitigate the functional and degenerative impacts of knee joint diseases.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $630.0k | 2/11/26 |