Project Grant 2543272
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico received a $500,001 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This CAREER award funds research and development of advanced optical microscopy systems utilizing pupil-matched remote focusing (PMRF) techniques to enable fast, high-resolution, label-free imaging of large biological...
- Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a five-year CAREER Project Grant of $583,679 to the University of California, Davis, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. The award funds development of a novel microscopy system called Correlative, Simultaneous Microscopy of Optical Signatures (COSMOS) designed to enable non-invasive, concurrent imaging of fluorescence, second harmonic generation (SHG), and quantitative phase signals from a single...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $600,000 to the University of Illinois, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports research focused on developing methods to optically reprogram and replicate neural circuits in zebrafish larvae as a model system for understanding and treating brain disorders. The core deliverable involves demonstrating signal transfer from healthy brains to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $343,340 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026. This project grant supports the development of foundational research and technologies in learning-based, task-oriented sensing systems. The primary deliverables encompass three interconnected research objectives: (1) developing physics-aware, learning-based multi-dimensional...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a CAREER grant of $559,919 to The Washington University (awarded October 1, 2025; completion date September 30, 2030) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This five-year project will develop ultra-low threshold all-optical nonlinear image processing systems utilizing nanostructured metasurfaces capable of trapping and converting light to heat. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Arizona received a $625,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031. The project, titled "CAREER: Elucidating and Leveraging the Connection Between Label-Free Biomedical Imaging and Gene Network Regulation," will establish measurable relationships between gene network changes and optical contrast in label-free biomedical imaging...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded $121,578 to the University of Maryland Baltimore County effective October 1, 2025, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program titled "All-Acoustic Image-Guided Implantable Microscopic Ultrasound Neuromodulation." This award funds fundamental research developing minimally invasive ultrasound-based neuromodulation technology capable of achieving...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $500,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031. The project will deliver fundamental research and development of nature-inspired, three-dimensionally architected photonic surfaces designed to nondestructively map structural properties of fibrous tissue through...
- 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 Project Grant Award Summary The University of Minnesota received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on October 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop diffractive optical neural networks (DONNs)—specialized, ultrathin computing systems composed of engineered nanostructures that...
The University of North Dakota's Division of Research & Economic Development received a $576,649 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. This CAREER award funds the development of a compact, miniature optical imaging platform designed to simultaneously measure neural activity and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics in freely behaving animals. The platform integrates light-field fluorescence imaging and optical coherence tomography into a single system capable of recording neural calcium activity, CSF transport, and structural brain information through an intact skull without requiring head fixation. The system incorporates an anatomy-informed deep learning model for image reconstruction, enabling minimally invasive imaging during natural animal behaviors to advance understanding of how brain activity, behavior, and CSF flow interact in health and disease states. In addition to the core research deliverable, the project includes educational and workforce development components aligned with NSF's emphasis on strengthening the biophotonics field. Activities include structured learning experiences for high school students in North Dakota, hands-on training for undergraduate and graduate students, and public outreach initiatives to raise awareness of brain health and optical technology. The research outcomes and educational programming are designed to advance fundamental knowledge of brain dynamics while building capacity in the STEM workforce.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $576.6k | 6/29/26 |