The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $310,482 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an innovative ultrafast laser system for scanning photoionization imaging microscopy. The objective is to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological surprise, and foster a strong research infrastructure. The University of Colorado will conduct fundamental research...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $156,000 Project Grant to the Universite De Montpellier in France under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, which runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, supports fundamental and applied scientific research in areas critical to national defense capabilities, such as quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems. The research aims to maintain technological superiority, prevent technological surprise, and...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $184,477 project grant to Fundacao De Apoio A Universidade De SAO Paulo for research titled "LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION PREDICTION ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL WINGS, INCLUDING AIRFOIL SHAPE OPTIMIZATION." The period of performance for this award under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) was from November 15, 2021 to May 14, 2023. The Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Fundacion Centro De Alta Tecnologia (Funcenat), a Costa Rican non-profit research organization. The grant, awarded on March 1, 2025, supports the development of tunable plasmonic nanopatterns using aluminum anodization with integrated nanofluidics. The research focuses on leveraging surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS) to analyze magnetosensitive...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $354,363 Project Grant to President and Fellows of Harvard College under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research and development in the scientific area of physics at Harvard University from March 2021 through February 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific fields relevant to Air Force needs and...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $147,970 Project Grant to Trustees of Boston University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027, supports research to investigate coupled thermal, mechanical, and electrical phenomena in high-temperature materials using thermal wave sensors. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific...
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 $140,341 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports the development of high-power interband cascade lasers and laser arrays for free space communication. The grant, awarded to the non-profit Institut Mines Telecom in Palaiseau, France, is focused on advancing cutting-edge laser technologies that are critical to maintaining technological superiority for U.S. military and defense applications. The research conducted under...
This $190,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports fundamental research on atomic cooperative arrays in bio-inspired geometries. The grant recipient, President and Fellows of Harvard College, will conduct this 5-year research project with the goal of advancing the fundamental physics and applications of these atomic structures in areas relevant to national defense capabilities. This...
This federal Project Grant award of $101,850.00, provided by the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports the development of "Intelligent Nanosystems with a Programmed Response to External Stimuli" at Fundacion Instituto De Investigaciones Biotecnologicas, a non-profit research institute in Argentina. The award period runs from Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2027 and aims to advance scientific knowledge and innovation in the fields of nanotechnology, materials...