The University of Glasgow Court received a $149,760 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop multi-junction buried-dielectric photonic crystal surface emitting laser diodes and arrays. This fundamental research project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and capabilities in the areas of quantum technologies,...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $482,741 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 will support the development of a burst-mode wavelength-agile laser system for hypersonic research from August 15, 2021 to August 14, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,815.00, provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports research on bioinspired multispectral and polarization sensitive cameras. The award was made on July 1, 2025 to the University of Illinois, a prominent public research university with extensive experience in federal contracting and grant work across multiple scientific and technological domains. The research aims to...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $150,000.00 to the University of Illinois to conduct research on "COMPACT SOLID STATE PULSED POWER CONVERSION" over a period of 3 years, from July 15, 2025 to July 14, 2028. The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, with a focus on areas such as quantum computing,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $387,308 to the University of Illinois for research on bio-inspired multispectral-polarization imaging devices with perovskite nanocrystals for UV and visible spectral sensing. The award period runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. The University of Illinois, a public land-grant research university, will conduct this scientific research...
The University of Illinois received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to design novel diagnostic models for studying radiation from unsteady hypersonic nonequilibrium flows. The research, which will take place from August 2025 to August 2028, aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by preventing technological surprise and creating strategic...
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...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $298,160 Project Grant to Northwestern University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a broadband, variable repetition rate ultrafast laser. This laser will be used to differentiate nonthermal reaction pathways in model plasmonic photocatalysts. The project will run from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $310,482 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an innovative ultrafast laser system for scanning photoionization imaging microscopy. The objective is to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological surprise, and foster a strong research infrastructure. The University of Colorado will conduct fundamental research...
This $199,999 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports large-scale research and development on 2D material active silicon photonics. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030, will be executed by the University of Delaware, a private research university. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding...