Project Grant 2617825
- This $197,780 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a novel quantum magnetometer sensor based on an organic chromophore coupled with a mechanical resonator. The research aims to create an ultra-sensitive and highly efficient magnetometer sensor that can detect variations in magnetic fields through the quantum emission of a single chromophore. This work has potential applications in fields such as robotics,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $450,000 over 3 years to the University of New Mexico to develop an advanced magnetometry sensor based on frequency comb techniques. The proposed sensor will exploit direct phase detection rather than amplitude measurements, enabling enhanced resolution and sensitivity for gradient magnetic field detection. Key technical objectives include theoretical modeling, verification with a...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $297,321 on January 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop non-reciprocally-coupled load-modulation (NRC-LM) technology for high-power, magnetic-less, fully-directional radio frequency front-ends. The project addresses spectrum congestion by enabling next-generation communication architectures such as full-duplex and massive multiple-input...
- This $274,786 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of a cutting-edge scanning magnetometer microscope by Femtosenselabs, LLC. This new microscope technology will enable high-resolution imaging of novel magnetic materials with unprecedented sensitivity at the nanoscale, supporting the advancement of spintronics and the development of...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $535,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop time-resolved quantum magnetic force spectroscopy (QMFS) integrating a quantum magnetometer with in situ acoustic force for direct measurement of magnetically labeled biological processes with molecular specificity. The research will enable single-shot force spectroscopy capable of...
- 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 Northeastern University $348,826 on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research on energy-aware deployment and scheduling for sparse ocean sensor networks under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops mathematical tools and optimization strategies to improve how drifting ocean sensors are deployed and operated. Rather than using rule-of-thumb placement and reporting schedules that...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas Tech University $500,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop flexible, room-temperature wearable brain-imaging sensors based on magnetic sensing technology that conform to the scalp and enable real-time neural activity measurement during natural behavior and movement. The project, titled FLEX-MEG (Flexible Quantum Magnetoencephalography), will design...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $560,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop versatile radio frequency electronics for high-temperature sensing and communications in extreme environments. The project establishes research capabilities in high-frequency sensing and high-temperature communications to address technical challenges in applications including...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $655,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop the Hybrid Active Magnonic Magnetometry with Enhanced Resolution (HAMMER) sensor. The award funds research and development of a solid-state magnetic sensor designed to achieve very high sensitivity in a compact, ambient-temperature package without requiring low-temperature cooling or complex optical systems. The sensor encodes magnetic fields into the frequency of oscillating signals generated within magnetic material, using collective spin excitations (magnons) in a ferrimagnetic oscillator magnetometer. The approach is intended to be naturally robust against noise and suited to miniaturization and eventual integration onto a single chip, bridging the gap between the extreme sensitivity required for emerging applications such as brain-computer interfaces and geophysical mapping and the practical constraints of existing magnetometer designs. The project includes education and workforce development components providing interdisciplinary research and training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in sensing technology, as well as hands-on magnetism demonstrations, laboratory field trips, and a summer research program for K-12 and high school students to broaden participation in the science and engineering pipeline. Work is performed in Boston, Massachusetts, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $655.0k | 7/29/26 |