The University of Central Florida (UCF) was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), administered by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, will fund research to investigate the fusion of model-based and data-driven methods for uncertainty quantification in cislunar space domain awareness. The grant will support fundamental studies in fields like engineering, physics, and computer science,...
The University of Central Florida's Board of Trustees received a $289,067 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on February 15, 2024. The grant will fund a 2-year research project to develop "Tunable RF Generation with GHz Bursts of High-Intensity USPLs". UCF, a leading public research university, will leverage its expertise in engineering, optics, and photonics to advance scientific knowledge...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was awarded a $617,397 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, is for a 3-year project to explore the imaging physics of photonic lanterns, which have applications in areas critical to national defense such as advanced electronics and aerospace systems. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (UCF) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) by the U.S. Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command. The grant, with a performance period from June 15, 2025 to June 14, 2028, will support high-risk, high-payoff basic research to expand scientific knowledge and capabilities in areas critical to national security, such as quantum computing, materials...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (UCF) received a $257,710 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The grant will support the development of an ultra high-speed imaging system for hypersonics research and education training from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. The system will provide capabilities to conduct research and train students on hypersonic flight, a...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was awarded a $196,429 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 exploration of new laser-plasma domains from August 15, 2022 to August 14, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF, has been awarded a $284,313 Project Grant by the Department of the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant is for the project titled "HIGH POWER PWIR USP INTERACTION STUDIES" with a period of performance from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds fundamental research across a range...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was awarded a $258,260 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 automated laser micro-machining capabilities for high power fiber lasers from February 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $1,600,589.00 to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to conduct a "HYPERSONIC MACH10OD FLIGHT EXPERIMENT FOR HIGH-SPEED PROPULSION DETONATION FUNDAMENTALS" research project. The award, effective from February 15, 2025 to February 14, 2026, will support UCF's cutting-edge research and development in the areas of hypersonic flight,...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) received a $182,922 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 award, made on June 1, 2023 for a one-year period concluding on May 31, 2024, will support UCF's research utilizing a thermal analyzer coupled with advanced mass spectrometry for optical materials research. The Air Force...