The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $651,009 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 grant will fund Penn State's "SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING FOR SPACE MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION" research from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. As the prime awardee, Penn State will leverage its expertise in materials science to conduct environmental...
The federal Project Grant award of $200,000 from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is for in-situ microscopy research of GaN-based transistor failure at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The award has a performance period from October 15, 2024 to October 14, 2027. As a leading research university, Penn State has a strong track record in delivering sophisticated technical services across various federal agencies,...
The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $200,000 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 optical heat flux measurements for engine and turbine rigs from May 15, 2022 to May 14, 2023. Under the award, Penn State will conduct research to accelerate turbine development through optical measurements of heat flux in engine and turbine test rigs. The Air...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $253,064 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Air Force on March 22, 2021 to support research activities concluding on August 15, 2023. The award is provided through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to augment heat exchange in an aircraft engine inlet duct. This program aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority through scientific research preventing technological surprise and creating it for...
This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force under the Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research at The Pennsylvania State University on "Reconfigurable and Designable Structurally-Nonlinear Materials for Photonic Neuromorphic Applications." The research aims to advance fundamental and applied scientific understanding in materials science, optics, and neuromorphic computing, with potential applications in defense-related technologies. The...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University to conduct research on "Surrogate Models for Quantum Control and Optimization" under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense capabilities, such as quantum computing. The project will...
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has been awarded a $149,999 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will support the "YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM - AMBIGUITY-AWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VIA STATISTICAL INFERENCE" research project with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds innovative fundamental and...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $330,000 project grant through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania. The grant, entitled "INVESTIGATION OF BIOLOGICAL STRATEGIES IN SOLVING CHALLENGES OF CMCS: GRADIENT CHEMICAL DOPING, 3D ARCHITECTURE, AND POROSITY REDUCTION," supports fundamental and applied...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, a $387,723.36 Cooperative Agreement to design and characterize functionally graded materials through additive manufacturing. This award, under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. As a leading research university, Penn State will leverage its materials science expertise to advance...
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) was awarded a $100,000 Block Grant from the U.S. Department of the Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) under the Basic Scientific Research (CFDA 12.431) program. The funding will support research on "MODULATION FERROELECTRICITY IN III-V NITRIDE HETEROSCTRUCTURES" at Penn State's facilities. This project aims to advance fundamental knowledge and develop capabilities with potential military applications in areas...