Project Grant 2624239
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $500,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to characterize Rydberg excitons for quantum transduction applications in quantum information science. The project focuses on spectroscopic investigation of Rydberg states in excitons—bound states of electrons and holes in semiconductors—rather than in isolated atoms, leveraging the solid-state...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $500,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study filamentary charge transport and recombination in organic semiconductors. The research combines super-resolution microscopy with three-dimensional Monte Carlo modeling to visualize and understand how electricity flows at the nanoscale in organic thin-film devices such as...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a $1,799,998 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research titled "DMREF: III-NITRIDE MONOLAYERS AND EXTREME QUANTUM DOTS." The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Under this award, the University of Michigan will develop new III-Nitride monolayers and quantum dots with extreme properties to advance...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $323,000 in funding to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) at the University at Albany. The goal of the project is to develop highly conductive p-type aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductor materials through the use of beryllium (Be) co-doping. The research team plans to fabricate conductive p-type AlGaN using in-situ...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Regents of the University of Michigan $480,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate plasmonic metal oxide nanocrystal heterostructures. Professor Delia Milliron's research team will synthesize and characterize nanoscale particles containing multiple component materials to enable manufacturing of advanced optical devices such as lasers and photodetectors for optical...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to significantly improve the efficiency of ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The objective is to develop a new class of flexible, lattice-engineered substrates that can address strain-related issues and enhance light extraction for UV emitters, resulting in up to a 10-fold efficiency improvement over current solutions. The $549,999 award to the University of Wisconsin...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan's Regents received a $640,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to develop high-intensity tunable light generation through frequency upshifting in plasma waves. The research team will investigate plasma wakefield acceleration...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded the University of New Mexico $310,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to investigate exciton dynamics in chiral molecular nanowires through collaborative research with Montana State University. The research explores how solid-state chirality influences exciton behavior—the motion, lifetime, and polarization of short-lived energy packets created when light is...
- This $585,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research into charge transfer exciton dynamics at the interface between diamond and hexagonal boron nitride materials. The research team at the University of Michigan, the awardee organization, will theoretically and experimentally investigate the formation, relaxation, and transport properties of these...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $143,660 on July 20, 2026, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) to develop low threshold, high power electrically pumped AlGaN edge-emitting UV-C laser diodes. The award supports basic research to enhance fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering related to long-term national security needs. Work is performed in Ann...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded $570,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to establish fundamental understanding of excitonic physics in ultrawide-bandgap aluminum gallium nitride heterostructures and develop efficient deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes as an alternative to mercury-based UV technologies. The work addresses how exciton formation, transport, stability, and recombination are governed by quantum confinement, strong Coulomb interactions, large internal polarization fields, and alloy disorder in aluminum-rich AlGaN, a regime largely unexplored in condensed matter physics. Current ultraviolet light-emitting heterostructures rely on free-carrier recombination frameworks and do not explicitly account for excitonic effects; this project seeks to establish the scientific foundation for efficient excitonic UV emission with applications in water and air purification, medical equipment sterilization, quantum materials, and advanced photonics. The project runs through August 31, 2029, with performance in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The award includes education and workforce development components, providing undergraduate and graduate student training in semiconductor materials science and characterization, supported by outreach partnerships including the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History to broaden participation in science and engineering.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $570.0k | 8/11/26 |