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 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 $465,614 Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will fund the development of a "Digital, Multiscale, Adaptive Assembly Platform for Multifunctional Material Systems" at Northwestern University. This research aims to advance capabilities in areas critical to national defense, including quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems. The one-year project period runs from January...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northwestern University a $455,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a NanoRamam Atomic Force Microscopy system. The system will be used for multi-property measurements in electronic and other materials from September 2021 to August 2023. As the parent organization of the awardee, Northwestern University's Sponsored Research division will oversee delivery of the atomic force microscope to support...
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...
This $795,638 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports fundamental and applied scientific research at Northwestern University on symbolic supercomputer technologies for artificial intelligence research and software collaborations. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force in areas critical to national defense capabilities,...
Northwestern University received a $506,226 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to support the project "UNLOCKING THE CRYO-DOMAIN: BIO-CRYO-TOMOGRAPHY FROM MICRO TO ATOMIC SCALE" from February 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant is funded through the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which supports basic research related to improving Army programs and operations. Under this award,...
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...
This $298,160 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), will fund a project at Northwestern University to develop a "broadband, variable repetition rate ultrafast laser" to study nonthermal reaction pathways in model plasmonic photocatalysts. The project aims to advance fundamental scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense capabilities, with a performance period from April 1,...