The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $305,040 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Université de Montréal, a non-profit educational institution in Canada. The grant supports research on the "Physical Bases of Cognitive Flexibility," focusing on interdisciplinary investigations spanning biochemistry, structural biology, computer science, and data analysis. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $100,000 project grant to Universitat Bern in Switzerland under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund research and development in the scientific area of astronautics from September 15, 2022 through September 14, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise to the United...
The University of New South Wales received a $147,923 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct basic research under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The proposed research aims to investigate whether mechanically activated ion channels enable cellular sensing of microgravity. The two-year award period began on July 16, 2021 and will support research through July 15, 2023. The Defense Research Sciences...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $193,598 Project Grant to the University of Toronto for the "Transport Dynamics of Ultracold Atoms" research project. This grant, funded through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), supports fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The project focuses on investigating the dynamics of ultracold atoms, which have potential...
This $187,549 Project Grant was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The grant was awarded to The University Corporation, a non-profit auxiliary organization affiliated with California State University, Northridge, to conduct research on "Reasoning in Autonomous Systems via Wiring Diagrams." The research aims to advance scientific...
The federal Project Grant award of $115,732.00 was granted on August 15, 2024 by the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Universidad De Antofagasta in Chile. The grant funds research on the "Role of Chemoreceptors as Microgravity Sensors: An Approach from Preclinical Model to Human Performance and Spaceflight". This research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in areas...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Cornell University. The grant funds research to develop new diagnostics for exploring extreme conditions, including laser propagation through plasmas and power flow at electrodes. This work aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. The research will be conducted at...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $201,023 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on March 11, 2024. The funding supports research on the autonomous navigation of drones and robots in indoor and outdoor cluttered environments. The work aims to develop new capabilities and prevent technological surprise in areas relevant to Air Force needs, such as computer science, aerospace systems, and related...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $1,357,329 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Miami on November 15, 2024 under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The grant supports fundamental research on the "Vestibular Sequelae of Injury" over a three-year performance period, ending on October 31, 2027. This program funds high-risk, high-payoff basic research across a range of scientific and...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $164,039 project grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on July 24, 2024. The grant supports fundamental and applied research on tensor networks, with a focus on structure learning, uncertainty quantification, and partial differential equation (PDE) solutions. The 3-year project will be conducted at the University of Michigan, leveraging its expertise in areas...