The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was awarded a $196,429 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 exploration of new laser-plasma domains from August 15, 2022 to August 14, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF, has been awarded a $284,313 Project Grant by the Department of the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant is for the project titled "HIGH POWER PWIR USP INTERACTION STUDIES" with a period of performance from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds fundamental research across a range...
The University of Central Florida's Board of Trustees received a $289,067 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on February 15, 2024. The grant will fund a 2-year research project to develop "Tunable RF Generation with GHz Bursts of High-Intensity USPLs". UCF, a leading public research university, will leverage its expertise in engineering, optics, and photonics to advance scientific knowledge...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (UCF) received a $257,710 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The grant will support the development of an ultra high-speed imaging system for hypersonics research and education training from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. The system will provide capabilities to conduct research and train students on hypersonic flight, a...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $161,104 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 the purchase and installation of an infrared (IR) material purification and handling system to support research activities from February 15, 2022 to February 14, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) received a $182,922 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 award, made on June 1, 2023 for a one-year period concluding on May 31, 2024, will support UCF's research utilizing a thermal analyzer coupled with advanced mass spectrometry for optical materials research. The Air Force...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was awarded a $617,397 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, is for a 3-year project to explore the imaging physics of photonic lanterns, which have applications in areas critical to national defense such as advanced electronics and aerospace systems. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and...
The University of Central Florida (UCF) has been awarded a $150,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports fundamental and applied scientific research across diverse disciplines, including quantum computing, materials science, aerospace systems, advanced electronics, and artificial intelligence. The research aims to prevent technological surprise, create strategic advantages, and...
The University of Central Florida (UCF) was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), administered by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, will fund research to investigate the fusion of model-based and data-driven methods for uncertainty quantification in cislunar space domain awareness. The grant will support fundamental studies in fields like engineering, physics, and computer science,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense, under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), provides $800,000.00 to The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF, to develop an ultra-high-speed burst-mode laser for use in hypersonics and space detonation research. The award period runs from September 3, 2024 to September 2, 2025....