The University of Arizona was awarded a $138,838 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to fabricate infrared optics for extreme environments. The award, with a period of performance from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025, supports the University's research and development of advanced optical components capable of operating in harsh conditions. This work is expected to advance the state-of-the-art in infrared...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $271,017 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 system for experimental investigation of unsteady boundary layer transition and separation from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $190,410 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 development of a high-resolution thermography system for real-time, non-invasive, remote mapping and evaluation of the autonomic nervous system. The system aims to provide spatial visualization of autonomic responses without direct contact. It will advance research...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $982,845 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to develop the next generation 211-373 GHz receiver for the Arizona Radio Observatory's sub-millimeter telescope. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields and strengthens the Nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major problems. Under this...
The University of Arizona received a $204,050 project grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research in support of the agency's Research and Technology Development program. The goal of this program is to support basic, applied, and advanced research that may have military or dual-use applications. Under this award, the University of Arizona will perform research on multiscale optical phase retrieval as part of DARPA's Focusing Photonics In Coherent Imaging...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) provides $349,948.00 to the University of Arizona (the Arizona Board of Regents) to develop "Flex Modules for Manufacturable High-Resolution X-Ray Telescope Optics". The award period runs from January 31, 2025 to January 30, 2027. The grant supports research and technology development to advance the capabilities of X-ray telescope optics,...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $368,166 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to develop short-wave infrared polarization sensitive focal plane arrays under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The goal of the Engineering program is to improve quality of life and economic strength through fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education. This project aims to advance short-wave infrared...
The University of Arizona received a $499,868 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command on March 25, 2021 to support research and education activities under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). Specifically, the funding will support the development of a millimeter-wave communication system for wireless security and networking research and education through April 20, 2022. The Basic Scientific Research program...
This Project Grant award for $438,000 from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the development of a rigorous simulation framework for studying extreme nonlinear optical carrier sub-cycle interactions in solids. The research aims to investigate the role of higher-order many-body correlations and non-trivial material topologies in these complex optical phenomena. The award was made on January 15, 2025 with a period of...
The University of Arizona received a $225,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command dated August 1, 2022 to support the "Upgrade of Scanning Tunneling Microscope to Enable QPlus Operation" project. The grant period runs through July 31, 2023. The funding supports upgrading a scanning tunneling microscope to enable QPlus operation at the University of Arizona facility located in Tucson, AZ. QPlus operation...