Project Grant 2552936
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded The Pennsylvania State University $518,835 on August 1, 2026, for computational and mathematical modeling of integrated energy microgenerators under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops rigorous computational methodologies and software for simulating optoelectronic processes in integrated energy microgenerators (IEMGs), which are semiconductor devices that...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The Pennsylvania State University $506,821 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop mechanoelectric metamaterials for flexible pressure sensors. The project will design and fabricate a new class of 3D-printable metamaterials for piezoelectric pressure sensors that achieve high sensitivity across a broad detection range while maintaining mechanical flexibility and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The Pennsylvania State University $400,000 on October 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research on suppressing active-state instability in gallium nitride (GaN) electronics for extreme environments. The project studies a novel approach to stabilize GaN semiconductors used in power electronics, wireless communication, aerospace, and defense platforms by applying...
- The National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering awarded The Pennsylvania State University $750,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Office of International Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.079) to develop an AI-guided platform for synthesis and discovery of two-dimensional semiconductors. The research establishes a framework integrating artificial intelligence, real-time optical diagnostics, multiscale simulation, and data science to accelerate reproducible...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded The Pennsylvania State University $335,119 on August 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop data-driven agentic artificial intelligence approaches for multidisciplinary design optimization of autonomous engineered systems. The project will create computational and data-enabled solutions that reduce design time and cost across systems involving interactions across...
- This $424,851 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Portland State University (PSU) aims to identify sustainable design principles and strategies for emerging photovoltaic (EPV) technologies to make them more environmentally and economically viable for the solar energy market. The key objectives are to: 1) develop sustainable EOL (end-of-life) management approaches for EPVs; 2) analyze the environmental impacts and costs of EPV...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a collaborative project grant of $408,933 to The Pennsylvania State University, with a performance period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This research initiative develops a predictive framework for controlling order-disorder phenomena in mixed-chalcogen semiconductors through integrated computer modeling,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $111,910 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), focuses on the atoms-to-device closed-loop predictive design of electro-optic materials for...
- This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop a novel lamination approach for halide perovskite semiconductors that enables new device architectures and material combinations for applications like solar cells, LEDs, and other optoelectronic devices. The research aims to understand, model, and control the process-structure-property relationships during halide perovskite semiconductor manufacturing...
- Florida State University was awarded a three-year, $346,340 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support collaborative research titled "Interfacial Engineering for Stabilizing Hybrid Perovskites and Devices" between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2024. The research aims to improve the quality and stability of hybrid perovskite materials and their...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The Pennsylvania State University $199,951 on October 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a data-driven and machine-learning-enabled approach to perovskite solar cell design and optimization. The project combines photovoltaic device databases, physics-based device modeling, and nanoscale electrical characterization to establish quantitative relationships among material composition, fabrication processes, device architecture, and performance. The work investigates mechanistic origins of instability in mixed-cation perovskite solar cells and proposes strategies to mitigate degradation mechanisms including composition-dependent phase instability, defect-assisted recombination, interfacial energy losses, ion migration, and nanoscale electrical heterogeneity. By identifying optimal combinations of perovskite composition, processing conditions, and device architecture that simultaneously promote efficient carrier extraction, suppress recombination losses, and preserve stable operation under varied environmental conditions—illumination, electrical bias, moisture, and temperature—the project aims to reduce trial-and-error in materials selection and device design to support high-throughput manufacturing and cost-effective materials deployment. Performance of work takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania at Penn State Behrend. The period of performance extends through September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 7/29/26 |