The University of California, Merced was awarded a $884,696 Project Grant by the Department of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering (CFDA 12.630) program. The grant supports electronic materials research for integrated nanophotonics, with a performance period from April 2025 to April 2029. As a Hispanic-serving institution, UC Merced will leverage its expertise in advanced technological research and development to contribute to national defense and...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) provides $317,569.00 to the University of California, Merced to acquire a mask aligner/nanoimprinter lithography system for multi-disciplinary research and training. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. This equipment will enable UC Merced to conduct advanced research and provide training across various scientific and...
The University of California, Merced was awarded a $799,996 project grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to conduct research titled "Elucidating the Timekeeping Mechanism of a Circadian Clock" from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027. This funding will support the university's work to advance understanding of circadian rhythms, which have applications for the Department of Defense...
This $275,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Army's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) supports fundamental research at the University of California, Merced to investigate and model the behavior of advanced materials designed by nature that are tailored to resist extreme loading. The 5-year award, starting on September 30, 2024, will fund high-risk, high-payoff basic research aimed at expanding scientific knowledge and understanding in areas such as materials...
The Department of Defense awarded a $264,544 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to the University Enterprises Corporation at California State University, San Bernardino. The grant, awarded on August 19, 2024, will fund the acquisition of a cryogenic piezo-positioning stage with magneto-optics for quantum information research on solid-state defects. This specialized instrumentation supports the university's ongoing...
The University of California, Merced, a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving educational institution, received a $539,978.00 Block Grant award under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 18, 2023. The grant funds instrumentation to investigate relation-based trust in anthropomorphic robots. UC Merced, with its expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, will utilize this funding to conduct research in this area. The award supports the Air...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) provides $798,960.00 to the University of California, Merced to support a research project titled "Learning to See by Learning to Synthesize Images". The award term runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The University of California, Merced, a Hispanic-serving research institution, will conduct advanced research into...
The University Corporation received a $799,013 Project Grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense on June 1, 2023 to complete work by May 31, 2027. The award falls under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), which supports research with potential to contribute to Department of Defense technology. Through this funding, The University Corporation will conduct basic, applied, or advanced research in mathematical, physical,...
The University Corporation was awarded a $549,257 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense on May 15, 2021 to establish a Multi-Scale Mechanical Characterization Laboratory. The laboratory aims to support basic, applied, and advanced research in science and engineering disciplines relevant to Department of Defense missions through November 14, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command awarded a $155,511 Project Grant to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) under the Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431). The grant, awarded on January 6, 2025, supports the development of a "Microscope for Environmental Extremes" with a planned completion date of January 5, 2026. The Basic Scientific Research Program funds high-risk, high-payoff basic research across a range of scientific and technological domains critical to...