Project Grant 2610617
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $467,930 to Northeastern University to design and implement a novel class of metasurface-based optical neural networks, termed "meta-ONNs". The goal is to develop multiplexed meta-ONNs that can operate at optical frequencies and perform diverse functions like all-optical image recognition and pattern generation. The project consists of three main research thrusts: (1)...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $562,878 on May 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop on-chip coupled resonator arrays for generating unconventional classical and quantum optical frequency combs. The project will create a new class of optical frequency combs using large arrays of chip-integrated coupled nonlinear resonators, guided by condensed-matter-physics-inspired design...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $400,000 to Northeastern University under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The three-year project grant will support research into non-Hermitian and topological plasmonic devices for light manipulation at the nanoscale. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award will...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $550,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop on-chip hollow glass bubble resonators functionalized with highly nonlinear materials for generating classical and quantum optical frequency combs. The research platform will create a reconfigurable approach to efficient classical and quantum light source generation, with potential applications...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $750,000 to Northeastern University to develop innovative engineered photonic materials using a data-driven deep learning approach. The research aims to accelerate the discovery, design, and implementation of new photonic metamaterials with tailored optical properties for applications in areas such as lasers, optical communications, quantum computing, and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Trustees of Boston University $508,446 on October 1, 2026, for development of phase and polarization imaging meta-sensor arrays under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project will design, fabricate, and characterize metasurfaces—specially engineered dielectric coatings that introduce sharp dependence of responsivity on illumination angle and polarization at visible wavelengths. These...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $550,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on June 15, 2026, for development of integrated-photonics spatial light modulators under the CAREER program (CFDA 47.041, Engineering). The award funds research to design and integrate large-scale, high-speed spatial light modulators combining solid-state gain laser arrays, high-speed electro-optic modulators, two-dimensional beam-emitter arrays,...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $457,500 to Trustees of Boston University from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports research to develop new classes of photodetectors based on metasurface nanophotonics technology. This aims to enable advanced computational imaging capabilities beyond traditional sensors, such as producing focused...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $199,906 to the University of Massachusetts Lowell under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a collaborative research initiative spanning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This international collaboration involving Duke University, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and King's College London will deliver a new generation of metamaterial-based...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern University a $339,246 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025. The grant will support research into "Mesoscale Photomechanical Coupling in Photoactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers" at Northeastern University's campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Specifically, the grant funding will enable investigation into the interactions between light, molecular structure, and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $448,318 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a design framework combining physics-based theory with artificial intelligence for optical metasurfaces that simultaneously harness multiple properties of light. The project, running through September 30, 2029, seeks to dramatically increase the information-processing capacity of ultrathin metasurface devices by co-designing multiple degrees of freedom of light—amplitude, wavelength, phase, polarization, orbital angular momentum, and incidence/viewing angle—within a unified framework, advancing applications in optical displays, communications, and virtual reality headsets. The award also supports training for graduate and undergraduate students in photonics, artificial intelligence, and advanced fabrication and optical characterization techniques. Performance takes place in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $448.3k | 7/29/26 |