The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division received a $617,397 Project Grant from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on the "Exploring the Imaging Physics of Photonic Lanterns" from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. This fundamental research project aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in the area of photonics, which has broad relevance to the U.S. Air Force...
The University of Central Florida (UCF) was awarded a $149,904 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "BEAM COMBINING AND ADAPTIVE OPTICS WITH PHOTONIC LANTERNS" with a performance period from February 15, 2024 to February 14, 2027. This project aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop new capabilities in areas relevant to Air Force needs, such as engineering, physics,...
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, 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...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Typical research areas under this program include...
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...
This $206,097 federal 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) supports research on nonlinear optics in 2D materials enhanced by plasmon modes in Dirac semimetals, Weyl semimetals, and 3D topological insulators. The University of Central Florida (UCF) is conducting this research project from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program...
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...
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...
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...