Project Grant 2542222
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama received a $364,155 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The award funds research and development of uncertainty-aware monitoring techniques for autonomous cyber-physical systems, addressing critical safety assurance gaps in complex...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $570,000 CAREER grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant supports the development of data-driven systems and control theory methodologies that enable engineers to design reliable control strategies directly from measured data without requiring...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation has awarded $619.8K to the University of New Mexico under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant spanning August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. This project will develop novel algorithms and computational tools that exploit symmetries in large-scale systems to dramatically reduce the computational demands of autonomous...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2030. This CAREER award supports fundamental research on safety, human alignment, and interaction-awareness in autonomous control systems operating across multiple domains including transportation,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama in Huntsville received a $599,927 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. This award supports fundamental research on the influence of ammonia-based additives—specifically ammonia borane—on multiphase detonation performance in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Project Grant of $511,074 to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas on April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. This award, administered under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), funds research and development of autonomous robotic systems capable of handling soft...
- 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 University of Alabama received a $415,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) effective May 15, 2026, through April 30, 2029. This REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site award establishes an integrated research and educational program focused on trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama received a $240,146 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This collaborative research initiative will develop specialized microfluidic devices designed to investigate how physical deformation affects cellular proliferation and motility in individual cells and cell...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant of $527,459 to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on May 1, 2026, for a five-year project period through April 30, 2031. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this project delivers theoretical frameworks and mathematical models designed to analyze how artificial intelligence tools and heterogeneous...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant of $599,981 to the University of Alabama (awarded August 1, 2026; completion July 31, 2031) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project will develop advanced control methodologies and architectures for autonomous systems operating in dynamic and uncertain environments. The primary products include a control architecture integrating robust adaptive uncertainty compensation and constrained control for nonlinear systems, and adaptive nonlinear parameter-varying control methods designed to ensure safe and efficient operation of autonomous systems such as self-driving cars, autonomous air taxis, and spacecraft. These technical contributions will address critical challenges including safety, reliability, performance, adaptability, and management of complex, high-dimensional systems in unpredictable conditions. In addition to technical research outputs, the award funds educational and workforce development initiatives aimed at cultivating the next generation of control and autonomous systems innovators. Deliverables include new course materials and workshop curricula for advanced control systems education, as well as K-12 outreach programs in Alabama featuring interactive STEM activities such as drone race challenges and twisty flyer events. The research will be conducted at the University of Alabama's Tuscaloosa campus and represents the institution's contribution to advancing autonomous system reliability and performance across multiple industries while building regional STEM workforce capacity.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $600.0k | 3/13/26 |