This $150,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund basic research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on optical non-linearity and exciton studies in novel 2D Janus transition metal dichalcogenide and (moire) heterostructures. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $242,482 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, supports MIT's "ADVANCED MOLECULAR MEASUREMENTS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON RULES OF COMPOSITION IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY". This grant funds cutting-edge research to advance molecular measurement...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $558,055 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 grant will fund research from September 2021 through May 2023 on passive control of non-canonical flows with anisotropic porous materials. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority through scientific research...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $317,300 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 will fund R&D projects at MIT from June 2021 through March 2023 aimed at maintaining technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
This 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), provides $150,000.00 in funding to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the performance period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The grant supports "BASIC RESEARCH FOR AOARD PROPOSAL 24IOA043 'QUANTUM GEOMETRY AND NONLINEAR HALL EFFECTS IN TOPOLOGICAL MATERIALS'." This funding will enable...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $355,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the project "NEW ELECTRONIC TOPOLOGIES IN ORGANIC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS". The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2028, supports fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $495,000.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The purpose of the grant is to fund research on "The Fear of Missing Out on Information for Reduced Order Modeling: A Method for Healthier Data- and Model Selection" over a period of 3 years from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2026. As a leading research...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $355,605 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a MULTIFUNCTIONAL SURVEYOR FOR QUANTUM MATERIALS AND DEVICES. The grant was awarded on February 15, 2022 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise. MIT will utilize the funding to...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been awarded a $268,162 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will fund the development of a fluorescence microscope system to enable time-lapse tracking of compact, multistable gene circuits for cellular regeneration research. This fundamental research aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop new capabilities in...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $119,775 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on July 1, 2025. The grant supports the development of "Two Layered Reduced Order Modeling for Multiscale Kinetic Transport" research, which aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force through fundamental and applied scientific research. The project will be conducted at...