The University of Illinois was awarded a $482,686 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The two-year award, made on April 1, 2021 and set to be completed by March 31, 2023, will fund R&D projects in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs such as maintaining U.S. technological superiority and preventing...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $219,874 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund the development of a Radiation Suite for Hypersonic Flows and Surface Detection from March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force...
The University of Illinois received a $176,303 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 12-month award, issued on May 6, 2021 and concluding on May 5, 2022, will support the development of a high-voltage characterization system for research on next generation power electronics. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force technological...
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...
The University of Illinois, through a USD 315,227 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), will conduct near-wall, three-dimensional fluid measurements to advance the characterization of fluid-structure interactions. The research aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The grant award commenced on September 15, 2023 and is...
This $150,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the University of Illinois in conducting research on "COMPACT SOLID STATE PULSED POWER CONVERSION". The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense capabilities. The award has a performance period from Jul 15, 2025 to Jul 14, 2028. As a leading...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,031,522.00 project grant to the University of Illinois under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an additive manufacturing system for advanced continuous fiber composite structures. The award, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, will enable the University to conduct research and deliver prototypes related to this technology. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program supports basic...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $405,093 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 fund development of a FAST MULTI-FRAME CAMERA TO MEASURE HOT SPOTS IN SHOCKED ENERGETIC MICROSTRUCTURES over the one year period from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in...
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 University of Illinois was awarded a $521,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a full field scanning wave field measurement system for advanced fluid-structure interaction characterization. The grant will support the acquisition and deployment of a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer system to capture full-field vibration measurements of complex structures...