The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of South Alabama. The two-year award, effective January 1, 2025, supports research on memristor-based computing-in-memory (CIM) for neuromorphic systems. The project aims to investigate the design, optimization, and fabrication of memristor-based CIM technology for energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) computation, with a focus on emerging AI...
This $275,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is supporting the development of a novel, environmentally-sustainable processor-in-memory system powered by carbohydrate-based memristor devices. The project aims to address the environmental impact of conventional computing architectures by creating an energy-efficient, renewable, and ecologically-friendly processor design. Key activities include: Developing innovative...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) funds the development of an ULTRASONIC MEMS NEUROMORPHIC SENSOR FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN-PROCESS MONITORING. The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will be executed by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a public land-grant research university. The University of Nebraska has extensive...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,049,159 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of Southern California (USC) on September 1, 2024. The grant supports a 12-month project focused on "Flexible Brain-Inspired Hybrid Analog-Spiking Neuronal Network Computation in Energy Efficient Neuromorphic Hardware." The project aims to advance research on energy-efficient neuromorphic computing by developing...
The University of Delaware received a $387,363 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop "Neuron Blocks Using HFZRO/GAN Field Effect Transistors for Energy Efficiency Computing". The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas such as quantum...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $635,593 Project Grant to the University of Alabama for the project "COMPUTATIONAL-GUIDED AND DATA-DRIVEN DISCOVERY OF HIGH-ENTROPY TWO-DIMENSIONAL MXENES" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, supports fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in...
The Department of Defense awarded a $595,401 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to Alabama A&M University. The grant, awarded on September 9, 2024, will fund the acquisition of a thin film deposition system, laser marker, and optical and chemical characterization systems to be used in energy harvesting and energy storage research, enhancing the STEM education of students at the university. The funding supports the...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of South Carolina. The 2-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will support the "AI-Enabled Investigation of Mechanisms for Multiscale Ion Transport in Polymer Electrolytes as Anion-Exchange Membranes" research project. This fundamental scientific research aims to advance U.S. energy and...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $1,050,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to support research on "FLEXIBLE BRAIN-INSPIRED HYBRID ANALOG-SPIKING NEURONAL NETWORK COMPUTATION IN ENERGY EFFICIENT NEUROMORPHIC HARDWARE". The research project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas like quantum information science,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of South Carolina for the "DYGENAI: DYNAMIC GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR COMPLEX SYSTEMS" project. The award runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to develop advanced artificial intelligence technologies to predict and control complex,...