The Ohio State University received a $600,000 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct investigations of radiation effects on gallium nitride and beta gallium oxide field effect transistors. Funded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), the research aims to understand the influence of different gate dielectric materials on transistor performance when exposed to radiation. The three-year award...
The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), awarded a $582,568 Cooperative Agreement to Arizona State University (ASU) for the "Design and Engineering of Thermally Managed SS-GA2O3 Self-Aligned High Frequency Transistors" project. The award has a period of performance from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2028. Under this Cooperative Agreement, ASU will conduct foundational and applied research to advance knowledge in materials science,...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $330,738 Project Grant to the University of Arkansas under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant funds investigation of gallium nitride-based semiconductor laser device physics to advance integration with silicon photonics technologies. The three-year project beginning September 1, 2022 will be performed at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus through the Office of...
The Ohio State University received a $299,987 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant funding supports research activities from March 2023 through March 2024 to develop predictive models of nonlinear trap activity in gallium nitride high electron mobility transistors for modulated large-signal millimeter-wave applications. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
This $5,186,797 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will support research on multifunctional multiferroic 2D sensors. The research will focus on the development of 2D ferroelectric materials and devices, with work conducted by the University of Arkansas and Georgia TECH Research Corp. Key activities include materials synthesis, characterization of ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties, and device...
This $150,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund basic research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on optical non-linearity and exciton studies in novel 2D Janus transition metal dichalcogenide and (moire) heterostructures. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $147,970 Project Grant to Trustees of Boston University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027, supports research to investigate coupled thermal, mechanical, and electrical phenomena in high-temperature materials using thermal wave sensors. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific...
The University of Georgia received a $340,815 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on ultrafast pump-probe nanoscopy for nanoscale materials used in high-speed electronics. The grant period runs from February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $319,784.00 to the University of Connecticut to conduct research on ion exchanged zeolites for electromagnetic wave absorption. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in materials science and aerospace systems. The project will be conducted at the University of...
This $150,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant was awarded to Georgia TECH Research Corp, a non-profit research organization and state institution of higher education, on September 1, 2024. The 3-year grant supports the organization's research on "ORGANIC MIXED IONIC-ELECTRONIC CONDUCTORS (OMIECS) FOR NEUROMORPHIC BIOELECTRONICS," with a...