Project Grant R35GM160564
- This federal 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 expand the capabilities and streamline the workflow of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for biological research. The $489,500 award, granted on August 1, 2025, supports the development of new methods to extend the size limits of observable systems, improve sensitivity through advanced noise reduction, and...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $267,323 and provided by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), aims to develop a quantum sensing device to accelerate the drug development process and increase its success rate. The key product being developed is a unique apparatus that integrates a commercial optically pumped magnetometer with an array of piezo disks for force generation. This integrated...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $480,000 to the University of Southern California (USC) to develop novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy techniques using quantum sensing technology. Specifically, the USC research team led by Susumu Takahashi is creating new approaches to high-field NMR spectroscopy that leverage nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to dramatically...
- This $197,780 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of a novel quantum magnetometer sensor based on an organic chromophore coupled with a mechanical resonator. The research aims to create an ultra-sensitive and highly efficient magnetometer sensor that can detect variations in magnetic fields through the quantum emission of a single chromophore. This work has potential applications in fields such as robotics,...
- The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $305,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to Odmr Technologies, Inc. to develop a miniature diamond quantum sensor for magnetoencephalography (MEG). The key objectives are to: 1) Build a miniature flux-concentrator diamond sensor with infrared absorption detection, and 2) Demonstrate a sensitivity of ~10 femtotesla for 1 second...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $450,000.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will support a research project titled "Nanoscale Quantum Sensing of Correlations Using NV Centers in Diamond". The objective is to develop methods to directly measure magnetic noise correlations in materials using quantum sensors based on nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. This will provide a new way to understand...
- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), awarded a $299,996 project grant to Virginia Diodes, Inc. on May 1, 2025. The grant supports the development of advanced solid-state microwave sources to enhance Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instrumentation through Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) techniques. The research effort focuses on developing amplifier and multiplier technologies, as well as...
- This $372,158 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) is funding a collaborative research project between researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Oxford. The project aims to develop highly sensitive molecular compasses capable of detecting the magnitude and direction of weak magnetic fields. This research has potential applications in quantum sensing and navigation, potentially...
- This $610,000 Project Grant award, made by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), will support experimental and theoretical research to investigate the use of quantum sensors to address unsolved mysteries in fundamental physics. The research team at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) will collaborate with researchers at Laboratoire Aime Cotton in Orsay, France to generate and study the properties of nonclassical...
- This Project Grant award for $298,000, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports collaborative research between professors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Wayne State University. The project aims to improve the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) through the development of new, cost-effective means of enhancing nuclear...
The federal Project Grant award of $394,000 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), is funding research conducted by Northeastern University to develop novel quantum sensor-enhanced magnetic resonance techniques. The key objectives are to improve the compatibility of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center quantum sensors with biological systems and leverage their unique properties to enhance magnetic resonance (NMR, ESR) capabilities for probing electron transfer in metalloproteins and nanoscale motion in membranes. This research aims to overcome the limitations of current magnetic resonance methods and enable the detection of single-molecule phenomena at room temperature, with potential applications in biophysics and biomedical research.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $394.0k | 8/27/25 |