This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,264,645.00 and awarded on February 28, 2025, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research at Northwestern University to develop, characterize, and evaluate the properties of functional synthetic materials. Key focus areas include advanced materials, semiconducting paramagnetic covalent organic frameworks for organic electronics and spintronics,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $390,393.00 to Northwestern University to conduct research on the "Discovery and Characterization of Functional Soft Materials." This research aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop new capabilities in materials science, with a focus on areas relevant to the Air Force. The award, with a performance period from February...
Northwestern University received a $141,375 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory dated March 15, 2021 through March 14, 2022. The funding supports research and development in the area of physics for equipment purchase under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $672,344 Project Grant to Northwestern University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to acquire a GLEEBLE system for the physical and mechanical characterization of structural materials under extreme conditions. This award, effective from Sep 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2024, will enable Northwestern to enhance its research capabilities in materials science, including studies on aerospace engineering, nanoelectronics,...
This $465,614 Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports a research effort at Northwestern University to develop a "Digital, Multiscale, Adaptive Assembly Platform for Multifunctional Material Systems". The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will fund the university's work to advance the fundamental scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas...
Northwestern University received a $250,000 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research titled "Engineering Bacterial Transcription Factors to Sense Human Performance Biomarkers." The period of performance for this award is from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The research is being conducted under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain Air Force...
Northwestern University received a $395,980 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory dated September 15, 2022 through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope for structural and mechanical characterization of bio-, meta- and low dimensional materials. This equipment will allow Northwestern researchers to analyze material properties at the nano- and...
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...
This $795,638 Project Grant awarded on April 15, 2025 by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will fund artificial intelligence research on software collaborations using a symbolic supercomputer at Northwestern University. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas critical to national defense, with a focus on quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems....
This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides funding for Northwestern University to develop a single cocrystal of a stable radical and chromophore for molecular electron spin qudits. The goal of this 3-year project, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2027, is to advance the scientific understanding and technological capabilities in...