Project Grant DESC0025839

Rochester Scientific LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop advanced metrology for integration into the manufacture of high-resolution x-ray gratings. The award is being used to provide products and services that support the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic...

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...

Optical Metrology Solutions LLC received a $255,981 National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I Project Grant to develop a novel triangulation gauge under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 and will support Optical Metrology Solutions' efforts to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies. Specifically, the company will use the funding to deliver a...

This STTR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a compact, multi-wavelength interferometric system for real-time, in-situ metrology in high-precision optical manufacturing. The $274,524 project aims to deliver a market-ready, on-machine metrology system that can improve efficiency and accuracy in diamond tool alignment, surface metrology, and overall manufacturing throughput by...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $355,683 to California State University, Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The award supports research aimed at advancing optical technology to further explore the cosmos using gravitational waves. Key deliverables include characterizing and developing techniques to reduce laser light...

This $274,158 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is funding the development of a novel high-brightness rotating envelope micro-focus transmission X-ray source by Reva X-Ray Systems Corporation. The goal is to significantly enhance the throughput, resolution, and sensitivity of X-ray metrology systems, with applications in semiconductor manufacturing, battery production, and...

Diffract Technology Inc. received a $254,901 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on January 1, 2022 to develop novel holographic 3D optical metrology tools for precision low-volume manufacturing under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award aims to support the design of innovative holographic measurement devices that can enable more precise quality control for specialized manufacturing processes producing small production runs. The 12-month project period...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 to Diffract Technology Inc. is focused on developing a novel, high-resolution 3D optical metrology tool for precision manufacturing and industrial applications. The project aims to create a computer-generated holographic system capable of performing rapid, non-contact 3D measurements with sub-10-micron resolution over a large field of view. The advanced 3D...

American Physics And Technology LLC (Apt) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to support work on ULTRA-PRECISION SUBSTRATE FIGURING FOR COHERENCY-PRESERVING X-RAY MIRRORS through March 31, 2023. Under this award made through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), Apt will develop techniques for ultra-precision substrate figuring to enable the fabrication of coherency-preserving x-ray mirrors. The...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $1,482,618 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a next-generation charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor optimized for astronomical spectroscopy. The project aims to demonstrate the ability to readout a 4096x4096 pixel CCD image in a few minutes instead of hours, which will significantly improve the...