The University of Rhode Island was awarded a $190,893 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on June 15, 2025, supports fundamental and applied scientific research focused on "ULTRAFAST VIBRATIONAL ENERGY LOSS AND DEPHASING IN ENERGETIC MOLECULAR CRYSTALS". This research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by preventing technological...
The University of Rhode Island received a $265,031 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct research related to multi-channel PDV and Raman spectroscopy under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). This award will support research from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023 to maintain Air Force technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to its needs and prevent technological surprise by...
This 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) provides $243,102.00 to the University of Rhode Island to develop an optical fiber-based time-of-arrival system. The research project will run from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The University of Rhode Island, a public research university, has a history of providing scientific research, technology development, and analytical...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $126,479 Project Grant to Syracuse University on June 5, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the development of sub-terahertz tunable, high-speed, and ultra-narrowband atomic resonance filters with color centers in 2D materials. This fundamental and applied research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by preventing technological surprise and...
The University of Dayton Research Institute was awarded a $548,427 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant period runs from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority through scientific research relevant to Air Force needs....
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Utah State University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through April 4, 2025, will support the university's efforts to expand an aerospace research scholars program aimed at broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in engineering. The program seeks to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,949 project grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on identifying spacecraft transport pathways in cislunar space. The project, titled "(YIP) DATA-DRIVEN IDENTIFICATION OF SPACECRAFT TRANSPORT PATHWAYS IN CISLUNAR SPACE", is scheduled to run from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027. As a prominent research university, the University of Colorado has a...
The University of Hawaii was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on December 15, 2024. The grant supports fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The University of Hawaii will provide specialized research and technical capabilities in areas such as astronomy, oceanography, planetary science, climate adaptation,...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $156,472 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University on May 1, 2025 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the development of a "Testbed for Autonomous Proximity and Rendezvous Operations (ASPRO) with General Space Objects" at Rutgers. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and capabilities...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $119,468.00 and provided by the U.S. Air Force under the Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports research at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. The award, with a performance period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, focuses on studying space-time combined coherence in turbulent atmospheres and its impact on compensation controls. This fundamental research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force...