This federal Project Grant award, valued at $652,897.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Rochester. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027, supports research on "Structured Illumination for Superresolved Remote Sensing." The University of Rochester, a leading private research institution, will conduct advanced scientific investigations in this area,...
The University of Rochester received a $331,772 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 funded research and development in the area of physics from June 2021 through June 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise through a strong...
The University of Rochester received a $149,902 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027, supports the university's research on "Efficient Mid-IR to THz Pulse Generation Using a TW-Class Cr:ZnS/ZnSe Laser." This effort aims to advance scientific capabilities in areas such as high-speed flows, directed energy, and advanced...
The University of Rochester was awarded a $299,568 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "Chirped Pulse Amplification to TW-Class Peak Power in Cr:ZnS/ZnSe Pumped by Q-Switched 1.6 μm Er:YAG Lasers". The award period runs from August 15, 2025 to August 14, 2026. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific...
The University of California, San Diego received a $149,212 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a novel multi-photon translational microscope for cellular resolution in vivo brain imaging in freely behaving Drosophila. Funded through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA #12.800), this award will support the recipient in maintaining technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of Michigan under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) from January 15, 2021 to January 14, 2024. The grant aims to advance understanding of light-induced biological processes through computational and experimental studies of parameter sensitivity and system-environment interactions in vision and photosynthesis systems. Researchers will examine these...
This $302,934 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research on "Modern Developments of Optimization Methods via Inexact Proximal Point Framework" at the University of Rochester. The research, which spans from August 2025 to July 2028, aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas critical to national defense, such as quantum...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $187,976 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Duke University. The grant, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026, will fund research to characterize the chiro-optic and dynamical responses of bespoke semiconducting materials for spin transport and long-wavelength information transmission. This work aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S....
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Cornell University. The grant funds research to develop new diagnostics for exploring extreme conditions, including laser propagation through plasmas and power flow at electrodes. This work aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. The research will be conducted at...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Duke University a $485,949 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to fund a research project titled "Visualizing Nanoscale Dynamics of Metasurface-Enabled Optoelectronics via Co-Localized Optical, Thermal, and Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy." The grant, with a performance period from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025, will enable Duke University's researchers to conduct fundamental...