Project Grant 2542534
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a five-year CAREER Project Grant of $547,117 to Trustees of Tufts College, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This award funds research and development of a nanoscale wavefront shaping platform utilizing multimode photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for visible wavelength applications. The research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $515,000 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The award funds fundamental research in decentralized manifold optimization (DMO) for multi-agent networks, addressing three core technical challenges: scalability, computational efficiency, and adaptation to dynamic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a five-year CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant totaling $588,285 to The Research Foundation For The State University of New York at the University at Albany, with an award date of May 1, 2026 and completion date of April 30, 2031. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award funds research into hybrid continuous-variable and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a CAREER grant totaling $559,919 to The Washington University (Office of Sponsored Research Services) on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This five-year project, concluding September 30, 2030, will develop ultra-low threshold all-optical nonlinear image processing systems using high-quality factor metasurfaces. The primary deliverable...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $550,000 to the University of Massachusetts through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on October 1, 2025, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project focused on versatile radio frequency (RF) electronics capable of operating in extreme high-temperature environments. The project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2029, will develop RF sensing and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $630,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041), awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. This project grant funds the development of interpretable electro-chemo-mechanical analytics, diagnostics, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems for monitoring porous...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $390,160 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. The award funds a CAREER project focused on advancing sublinear-time graph algorithms—computational methods designed to process massive datasets by extracting meaningful information...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $584,946 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, awarded May 1, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2030. Under this CAREER award, the university will develop an experimental platform that integrates advanced diagnostic methods to investigate the impact dynamics of complex fluid droplets—such as...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $278,077 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop advanced computer simulation tools to model how organic molecules form crystals when confined within nanoporous materials. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $596,099 to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on September 1, 2026, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project titled "Quantum-Inspired Dynamic Control in Composite Metastructures with Long-Range Coupling." The award funds research and development of an innovative vibration...
Northeastern University received a $562,878 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2031. The award funds research into on-chip coupled resonator arrays for generating unconventional classical and quantum optical frequency combs (CRAYONS). The primary deliverables include development of integrated photonic resonator platforms that improve upon existing single-resonator optical frequency comb sources through enhanced efficiency, tunability, and spectrum engineering capabilities. These frequency combs enable critical applications in precision timing and frequency measurements, GPS systems, terabit-scale optical communications, LIDAR technology for autonomous vehicles, and all-optical computing systems. The research approach leverages condensed-matter-physics-inspired design principles, including topological and Floquet engineering methodologies, to realize unconventional comb states unattainable through conventional single-resonator platforms. Beyond technical innovation, the award mandates integration of educational and workforce development activities designed to provide experiential learning opportunities for K-12 students, undergraduate researchers, and community college participants. This dual focus on advancing optical frequency comb technology while building STEM pipeline capacity aligns with the NSF Engineering program's emphasis on innovation combined with workforce development across critical engineering disciplines.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $562.9k | 3/25/26 |