Project Grant FA95502510297
- The Ohio State University was awarded an $813,140 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 laser systems for high-speed measurements of velocity, temperature, pressure, species concentrations, and ultraviolet/visible emission spectra in hypersonic flows through October 2023. The Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force...
- The Ohio State University received a $691,686 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research into laser diode floating zone crystal growth of novel materials with goniopolarity and other extreme functional properties. The award was issued under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA #12.800) on February 15, 2023 for a one-year period concluding on February 14, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded The Ohio State University $141,191 on August 25, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support a Young Investigator Program project exploring three-dimensional atomic structures with high-speed holography and isotopic shifts. The award covers the period through August 24, 2029, with place of performance in Columbus, Ohio. The Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the Department of the Air...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded The Ohio State University $170,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to investigate the impact of high-energy irradiation on high-Al AlGaN and AlN materials. Work is performed in Ohio and runs through November 30, 2028. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that enhances the Department of the Air Force's mission and maintains technological...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded The Ohio State University $360,127 on September 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to investigate energy partition in gas-phase and surface-catalyzed recombination of oxygen and nitrogen atoms. Work is performed at The Ohio State University Office of Sponsored Programs in Columbus, Ohio, through August 31, 2029. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program funds research that...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded The Ohio State University $162,954 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on June 1, 2026, to conduct research on carrier and field dynamics during single-event effects in wide bandgap semiconductors. The award supports research that enhances the Department of the Air Force's ability to perform its mission and maintain technological superiority in relevant scientific areas. Work is performed...
- The Ohio State University received a $150,000 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) to conduct modeling of traps and additive phase noise in ultra-wide band-gap semiconductor technology. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority through research in...
- The Department of the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service awarded The Ohio State University Office of Sponsored Programs $107,978 on June 1, 2026, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an AI-driven initializer for iterative solvers to accelerate large-scale finite element simulations. Work is performed in Columbus, Ohio, with a period of performance extending through May 31, 2029. The award is a project grant supporting research that enhances...
- The Department of the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service awarded The Ohio State University $149,918 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on May 15, 2026, for a project titled "Harnessing Defects and Polar Nano Domains for Next-Generation Superconducting Materials." The award funds research to enhance the Department of the Air Force's ability to perform its mission through work on advanced superconducting materials. Performance occurs in Ohio...
- The Ohio State University received a $299,987 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 funding supports research activities from March 2023 through March 2024 to develop predictive models of nonlinear trap activity in gallium nitride high electron mobility transistors for modulated large-signal millimeter-wave applications. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences...
The Ohio State University received a $559,490 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2029. The award funds research titled "Ultrafast Laser Damage Control via Novel Parameter Space: From Cryogenic Temperatures at Variable Wavelengths to Reduced Dimensionality." This fundamental research initiative addresses laser damage mechanisms and mitigation strategies across an expanded experimental parameter space, encompassing cryogenic temperature regimes, variable wavelength configurations, and reduced-dimensionality material systems. The research supports the Air Force's mission to maintain technological superiority by advancing understanding of laser-material interactions relevant to directed energy systems and optical technologies. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program prioritizes basic research that prevents technological surprise and sustains research infrastructure across Air Force laboratories and affiliated institutions. As a premier research university and established prime recipient of federal grants, Ohio State University's Office of Sponsored Programs is well-positioned to execute this four-year research initiative, which aligns with the program's emphasis on materials science and photonics research supporting Air Force modernization priorities.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $559.5k | 9/4/25 |