The University of Colorado received a $229,815 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory dated April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The funding supports the development of a time-resolved velocity measurement system for studying gusts under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority through scientific research relevant to Air...
The Regents of the University of Colorado, through its Office of Contracts and Grants division, received a $250,000 project grant award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028, will fund research on "Mechanical Quantum Transduction and Sensing in the Presence of Thermal Gradients." The University of Colorado, as a leading public research...
The University of Colorado was awarded a $200,886 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "PRECISION MILLIMETER-WAVE TIME TRANSFER". The award began on June 15, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by June 14, 2028. The University of Colorado, a U.S. state government entity and accredited public research institution, will utilize its expertise in physics and materials...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,949 project grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on identifying spacecraft transport pathways in cislunar space. The project, titled "(YIP) DATA-DRIVEN IDENTIFICATION OF SPACECRAFT TRANSPORT PATHWAYS IN CISLUNAR SPACE", is scheduled to run from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027. As a prominent research university, the University of Colorado has a...
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...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $112,951 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research on coherent structure assessment in high-speed crossflow jets. Specifically, the University of Puerto Rico will conduct numerical simulations and data analysis to complete two test cases by the end of year one involving turbulence precursor simulations for crossflow...
The National Science Foundation awarded $199,704 under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078) to The Regents of the University of Colorado for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The University of Colorado will lead an international collaboration to characterize atmospheric turbulence processes impacting climate in coastal Antarctica. Researchers will deploy high-altitude balloons equipped with custom turbulence instrumentation, in coordination with radar sensing from...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division. The grant, titled "Quantum Computing: Active Quantum Matter," will fund fundamental quantum computing research over a 3-year period from April 15, 2024 to April 14, 2027. As a U.S. state government entity and...
The Regents of the University of Colorado received a $325,913 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The award will fund the Targeted Observations by Radars and UAS of Supercells Left-Flank-Intensive Experiment (TORUS-LITE) from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2025. Under the award, the University will deploy unmanned aerial systems, radar, sounding assets, and a mobile...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $327,788 to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to advance quantum simulation and sensing capabilities using alkaline earth atoms. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 20, 2024, supports fundamental and applied research to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The...