Project Grant DTPH5615T00020

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...

This $130,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities for a proposed national testbed facility focused on fiber-based ground motion and deformation sensing. The key objectives are to: Develop the technical framework and feasibility plan for an "Internet Sensor Network" (Internet-S) testbed that would leverage modifications to existing internet...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $449,999 Project Grant to the University of Rochester to develop a navigation-grade, chip-scale gyroscope enabled by weak value amplification. This 3-year award under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to create a highly sensitive and stable gyroscope that can meet navigation performance metrics and improve upon the state-of-the-art by 100-fold. The proposed effort will develop...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Project Grant to 2KR Systems, LLC through the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support development of a low-cost, wireless structural monitoring network for early warning of movements in infrastructure and geographic features. Under the award, 2KR Systems will construct sensors to measure commercial rooftop movement from snow and wind loading. The sensors will use precision radio receivers to create 3-axis,...

This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund collaborative research that investigates cognitive and cooperative sensing and imaging systems for rapid near real-time subsurface infrastructure monitoring and mapping. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of autonomous mobile ground penetrating radar (GPR) agents with slant scanning and edge-enhanced communication and computing capabilities,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Zepsor Technologies Inc. a $275,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a first-of-its-kind micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based proximity sensor with near-zero power consumption. The project aims to create an uncooled infrared detector capable of reliably detecting a hand at a distance of 2-10 cm while consuming less than 1 microamp of current in standby mode. This...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will fund the design, implementation, and evaluation of a practical electromagnetic (EM) sensing system called EMRADAR. This system will enable research on EM side-channel attacks and defenses for Internet of Things (IoT) devices in realistic environments. The $197,463 award from the NSF's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems will...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program (CFDA 47.049), provides $163,922 to the University of Arizona (Arizona Board of Regents) to develop a prototype compact and highly sensitive optomechanical seismic sensor for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The sensor is intended to allow for high-quality seismic measurements below 100 MHz that are compatible with vacuum and cryogenic...

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is funding the development of a smart sensor system capable of detecting anomalies, locating issues, and diagnosing problems in electrical devices and networks. Led by the University of Georgia Research Foundation, the project aims to enhance the reliability and security of electrical infrastructure in buildings, manufacturing facilities, and...

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,...