Project Grant R44OH012129

This $294,660 project grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, under the NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training program (CFDA 93.142), will support Radiation Emergency Services LLC to develop a prototype simulation game and training platform. The RadTeamSim-ROUTE simulation aims to address gaps in hands-on radiological field survey training by blending radiological dose modeling with gaming software. This will create...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $183,836 project grant to Texas A&M University under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of personalized augmented reality safety training environments for high-risk workplaces. Over three years from June 2023 to May 2026, the university will construct an augmented reality system using computer vision algorithms and accident scenario simulations. The system will...

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded Nextgen Interactions LLC $199,903.22 through the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach federal grant program (CFDA 11.620) to build, demonstrate, and evaluate the HAZVR virtual reality air monitoring training module. The project will develop the module in collaboration with hazmat specialists, validate its effectiveness, and test it in classroom settings with hazmat trainees. Upon completion,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $300,000 will fund an "EAGER: TASKDCL: DRONEVISION, A PHYSICS-BASED ENVIRONMENT USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS" project at the University of Southern California (USC). The project aims to develop a novel "physics-based environment called DRONEVISION that will enable its users to see illuminated objects with their naked eyes and to have haptic interactions with them using their bare hands." It will...

This $130,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities for a proposed national testbed facility focused on fiber-based ground motion and deformation sensing. The key objectives are to: Develop the technical framework and feasibility plan for an "Internet Sensor Network" (Internet-S) testbed that would leverage modifications to existing internet...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the University of Maryland, College Park to enhance pilot training through the development of methods for optimizing sensory-motor interactions. The goal is to reduce training duration and improve safety by leveraging secondary sensory cues, such as touch and audition, and insights into pilot neurophysiology. The research involves creating a pilot training...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under their Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a metal foam electrode-based neutron sensor capable of withstanding the harsh environments of advanced nuclear reactors. The $275,000 award to Genalpha Nuclear Technologies LLC, a small disadvantaged veteran-owned business, will fund research to understand the complex physics of nuclear-excited low-temperature plasmas in metal...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) project aims to develop an immersive mixed-reality infrastructure that enables smooth sensorimotor interactions between humans and virtual scene simulations. The $149,999 award, granted under NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research to establish a closed-loop AI-driven task environment for training applications. Key objectives include creating flexible training modules, developing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop research infrastructure to enhance human training through AI-driven task environments integrating humans with virtual scene simulations and multi-modal sensorimotor interactions. The $150,000 award to The Pennsylvania State University will fund research to: 1) establish an edge-assisted mixed-reality infrastructure...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop a suite of portable, quantum-enhanced sensors for detecting and identifying bioaerosols. The project aims to advance the technology readiness level of sensor technologies targeting bioaerosols, which directly impact human, animal, plant, and climate health. The key products to be...