Project Grant MT221002NC03

The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $499,999 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to demonstrate an on-chip infrared spectroscopy system. The goal is to develop a miniaturized, ultra-sensitive, and low-noise infrared sensing platform that can compete with conventional Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) technologies while operating at room temperature. The key technical approach involves fabricating an...

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. was awarded a $199,967 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support real-time, onsite analysis of turbid chemical waste with TIR-Raman spectroscopy. The Office of Science aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through its Financial Assistance Program. This particular...

This five-year, $650,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry and Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support the development of new theoretical tools and educational materials related to two-dimensional infrared and electronic spectroscopy. Principal Investigator Mike Reppert of Purdue University will work to better understand the distinct roles of quantum and classical effects in these types of spectroscopic measurements. Reppert's team will...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) aims to develop and commercialize Video Rate Photothermal Infrared (VR-PTIR) imaging and spectroscopy. The $1,935,256 award to Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp., a minority-owned for-profit company in Santa Barbara, California, will provide 10-30x better spatial resolution than conventional infrared (IR) spectroscopy and operate up to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant for $275,000 awarded to Perceptra Technologies, Inc. in Oakland, CA aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility of high-sensitivity integrated photonic Raman spectrometers. The project focuses on designing, optimizing, modeling, and validating a compact Raman sensor system that can provide reliable chemical analysis at a reduced cost and size compared to existing Raman spectrometers. The...

The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (SUNY Geneseo) was awarded a three-year, $210,132 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the acquisition of a three-dimensional Raman imaging system for SUNY Geneseo's Integrated Science Center. Raman imaging is a technique that uses the inelastic scattering of light to provide molecular-level chemical...

This $556,572 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) supports the development of an in-situ method for the detection and identification of gunshot residue (GSR) particles using Raman spectroscopy. The key objectives are to: Develop a non-destructive method for detecting both organic and inorganic GSR particles on common substrates like fabrics, using...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $599,137 to the University of Arizona to develop a laser-based system for rapid and precise measurement of rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in carbonates. The proposed research seeks to expand on the university's prior work in creating an automated, tunable infrared laser direct absorption spectroscopy (TILDAS) system that can measure certain "clumped" isotopologues of CO2 as...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Tau Optics Inc. focuses on developing a proof-of-principle prototype for a high-precision, compact spectrometer based on rotated chirped Bragg gratings (R-CBGs). The goal is to enhance the performance of R-CBG technology, including broadening the operational bandwidth and improving spectral resolution to meet industry standards for color measurements and Raman...

This Project Grant award, totaling $438,432, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports a research program led by Professor Dugan Hayes at the University of Rhode Island that explores the use of visible light to drive thermal chemical reactions. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Developing methods to rapidly convert the...