Project Grant 2552941
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded May 15, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development and experimental validation of a portable wideband quantum antenna based on Rydberg atom technology designed to detect radio signals in the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041) effective June 15, 2025, through May 31, 2027. The award supports the development of a scalable, multi-fidelity computational framework for modeling elastic deformation and fracture in heterogeneous materials, particularly metal-ceramic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $318,000 to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology under the NSF EPSCOR Graduate Fellowship Program (CFDA 47.084, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) on July 15, 2025, with completion by June 30, 2028. This Project Grant provides three-year stipend and cost-of-education allowance support for twelve graduate fellows who earned honorable mention status in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $932,864 via Project Grant (CFDA 47.083) to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, "Germanium-Based Science and Technology Advancement Research," advances detector technology and materials science through a statewide partnership encompassing six South Dakota institutions: three...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $458,070 to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology for a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site grant (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds a 10-week summer research program that provides undergraduate students with research opportunities in metallurgical and materials...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has been awarded $900,000 under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a five-year CAREER grant project effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. The project will deliver research services focused on discovering composition-enriched cosmic ray anisotropy through the IceCube Neutrino Observatory located at the South Pole. The award will produce enhanced...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a $687,304 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 15, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The award funds the acquisition and deployment of a Biolector XT microbioreactor system in Rapid City, South Dakota. This equipment enables simultaneous cultivation and real-time...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. This Phase I award supports the establishment of an open-source ecosystem for Decision Support in the Design of Engineering Systems (DSIDES), a decision-support tool designed to address complex multi-stage,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a $270,000 Project Grant to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology on May 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The REU SITE: Lithium Sustainability, Mining, Recycling, and Technology (LI-SMART) program will deliver undergraduate research training and professional development services to ten students annually over a ten-week summer session for three...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota State University received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. This award funds the development of ultrasonic guided wave-based algorithms and remaining useful life (RUL) prediction methodologies for lithium-ion battery health monitoring. The research will advance...
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This two-year project will deliver fundamental research findings and technical innovations focused on understanding and harnessing exciton-polaritons—hybrid light-matter quasiparticles—to advance the performance of optoelectronic devices fabricated from two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor heterostructures. The primary research products will include scientific knowledge regarding how exciton-polaritons influence long-range, low-loss energy transport in 2D nanoscale devices, with applications to next-generation photodetectors, on-chip optical communication systems, and advanced sensing technologies. In addition to research deliverables, the award supports significant workforce development and educational outcomes. The project will integrate research findings into university coursework while conducting outreach activities targeting K-12 students and educators. Undergraduate and graduate students will receive hands-on training in nanomaterial fabrication, optical measurements, nano-imaging, and device characterization, contributing to workforce development in emerging semiconductor and quantum technology fields. These educational and training components align with the NSF Engineering program's emphasis on fostering a diverse and skilled engineering workforce while advancing technical innovation in optics and nanotechnology.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 5/18/26 |