Project Grant DESC0022935

This STTR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a compact, high-precision volume grating-based spectrometer prototype. The $305,000 award to Tau Optics Inc. focuses on enhancing the performance of rotated chirped Bragg gratings (R-CBGs) to broaden the operational bandwidth and improve spectral resolution for applications in color measurement and Raman spectroscopy. The...

This three-year, $525,682 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of ultrafast cavity-enhanced two-dimensional spectroscopy for coherent control experimental design at the University of Georgia. Principal Investigator Melanie Reber and her students will build a high-resolution, ultrafast two-dimensional spectrometer to characterize vibrational and electronic coupling in molecules. This instrument will use frequency comb lasers, cavity enhancement, and dual-comb...

This five-year, $519,013 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of an ultra-broadband high-power frequency comb light source for advanced spectroscopy and imaging at Stony Brook University from September 2022 through August 2027. Professors Allison and Liu will create a new laser-based light source spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from terahertz to soft x-rays, enabling phase-coherent femtosecond...

This $192,164 National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the development of a highly compact mid-infrared spectrometer based on a single tunable van der Waals heterostructure photodetector. The University of Massachusetts will investigate light-matter interactions in emerging 2D materials and demonstrate tunable photoresponse in van der Waals heterostructures. Researchers will characterize response matrices under bias and...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $310,000 supports the acquisition of a femtosecond laser/streak camera fluorescence spectrometer by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Brockport from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The instrument, to be used by Professor Mark Heitz and colleagues, will facilitate ultrafast dynamic process research in chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering through time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy with...

The University of Illinois was awarded a $351,373 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant funds the development of a femtosecond extreme ultraviolet spectrometer for studying quantum bits and catalysts. The spectrometer will utilize ultrafast laser pulses in the extreme ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum to enable measurement and control of quantum...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $320,463 to West Chester University of Pennsylvania to acquire a tunable ultrafast spectroscopy system. This highly versatile instrument enables advanced research and hands-on training opportunities for undergraduate students across STEM disciplines, including physics, biomedical engineering, materials engineering, chemistry, and molecular biology. The spectrometer allows...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to the University of Rochester to develop miniaturized metasurface-based devices for ultrafast optical pulse characterization. This 3-year project, under NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to advance the field of ultrafast metrology by creating compact and accurate devices for temporally and spatially characterizing ultrafast optical pulses. Specifically, the...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $255,261 awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of optimized extraction and projection optics for ion point sources. Steam Instruments Inc. will demonstrate technology advances in imaging mass spectrometry through this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project. Specifically, the company aims to markedly improve mass resolving power to separate key mass...

The National Science Foundation awarded $599,900 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to Boston University to acquire an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The spectrometer will support research in chemistry, engineering, and physics being conducted by Professor Xi Ling and colleagues. It will also enhance the educational, research, and teaching efforts of students from diverse backgrounds in multiple departments. The spectrometer facilitates...