Project Grant PE970666010

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...

This $1.1 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund the acquisition of a magnetic-field-free atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscope at the University of Illinois at Chicago from September 2022 through August 2025. The microscope's novel lens design provides a magnetic-field-free sample region allowing for atomic-resolution imaging and chemical analysis of quantum materials such as magnetic,...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the establishment of a versatile magnetic property measurement system at Florida State University totaling $219,404. The system will facilitate studies of magnetic behavior across different length scales and conditions, impacting areas such as inorganic and organic chemistry, condensed matter physics, chemical physics, and materials science. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, it will support research and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program awarded The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration a $338,926 Project Grant to conduct fundamental research on modeling and designing complex power magnetic components for electrical power converters. The goals are to develop systematic methods for modeling and designing multi-winding power magnetics, create software tools for optimal power magnetic design, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant awarded to Prairie View A&M University provides $141,032 to acquire a high-resolution multichannel electrical resistivity imaging system. This instrument will enable large-scale sub-soil characterization, providing quantitative data on critical soil parameters such as moisture content, matric suction, conductivity, water storage, and salinity across various earth infrastructure and agricultural sites. The...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a 3-year, $900,060 Project Grant to the University of Utah to acquire an Integrated Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS). This state-of-the-art, cryogen-free PPMS instrument enables researchers to investigate the behavior of materials at low temperatures without the need for liquid helium and under various external conditions such as magnetic fields, pressure, and sample rotation. The PPMS will support research...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $647,968 Project Grant to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The grant will fund the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS), a versatile instrument to measure electrical, magnetic, thermal, and thermodynamic properties of materials over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. This advanced characterization tool will support interdisciplinary...

Federal Grant Award Summary Magnefy, Inc. received a $304,948 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The company will develop a noninvasive, cost-effective electronic partial discharge (PD) monitoring system designed to enable continuous health assessment of electrical transformers. The proposed technology...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award to New York University (NYU) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop an advanced software tool that automates the design and optimization of electromagnetic (EM) systems, with a focus on improving the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices. The $1,164,641 award, effective from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026, will create a software pipeline that combines geometry...

Primetaz LLC received a $255,992 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships STTR Phase I Project Grant to enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performance using nonlinear metamaterials. Under the award, set to run from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023, Primetaz will develop metamaterials to improve MRI resolution, sensitivity, and acquisition speed. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports innovative research leading to...