Project Grant FA95502510071

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Radiabeam Systems, LLC $399,110 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a Cold Plasma Cathode for High Resolution Condensed Matter Electron Spectroscopy. The project aims to deliver a new type of electron source for microscopy and spectroscopy that offers improved resolution over traditional thermionic electron sources. Work will be conducted between June 2022 through March 2023 in Santa Monica,...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $130,685 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research into low-pressure RF plasmas in molecular gases for aerospace applications, with a period of performance from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. Caltech, a renowned private research university, has a strong track record of conducting cutting-edge scientific research and providing...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research between North Carolina State University, Clarkson University, and Texas A&M University to explore non-oxidative chemical reaction pathways in low-temperature atmospheric plasmas. The $161,518 award, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, aims to elucidate the mechanisms of plasma-generated photons, metastables, radicals,...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology to develop a platform-independent plasma probe for CubeSats. The two-year award runs from May 2021 through May 2023. Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority and prevent technological surprise, the grantee will develop a plasma probe that can operate...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) has awarded a $174,998 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) to develop a new high-throughput low-temperature plasma (LTP) system. The system will generate plasma-activated water (PAW) to address food safety in industrial food processing facilities. Compared to current...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $249,434 to The Colorado College from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2024. The award supports research into producing solvated electrons using atmospheric pressure plasma jets to remediate poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in groundwater. Dr. Light will study the time-dependent concentration of solvated electrons at the water-plasma interface using transient absorption...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,815 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of a hybrid structure-wakefield accelerator with a plasma photocathode through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...

This federal Project Grant award of $182,031 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Surfplasma Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business in Gainesville, Florida. The grant supports the development of a physics-informed neural network for accurately predicting sheath plasma within wall-bounded devices. This research aims to advance plasma sterilization technology for space exploration and terrestrial applications,...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $227,030 Project Grant to the University of Washington under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometer for investigating non-equilibrium plasma chemistry from March 15, 2022 through December 14, 2023. The grant funds the acquisition of a laser spectrometer to analyze the chemical composition of non-equilibrium plasmas, which will support the Air...

Microwave Techniques LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a MULTI-MEGAWATT RF VACUUM WINDOW FOR HIGH DUTY-FACTOR RF ACCELERATING CAVITIES. The grant aims to support the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness by funding research...