This federal Project Grant award, totaling $648,927, was provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The funding will support the University of Puerto Rico's acquisition of a Physical Properties Measurement System to enhance research and training in quantum materials and transformative devices. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. This grant...
The Project Grant award in the amount of $771,564.00 was made by the Department of Defense to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The award has a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Through this grant, the University of Puerto Rico will conduct interdisciplinary research and development projects that contribute to national defense missions while maintaining...
This Project Grant award for $999,999.00 was provided by the Department of Defense (CFDA 12.630 - Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering) to the University of Puerto Rico's Research and Development Center Division located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The award supports research on "Ultrafast Control of Intertwined Quantum Phases in Iron-Based Layered Superconductors" with a performance period from Apr 15, 2025 to Apr 14, 2029. The Department of Defense's research...
The University of Puerto Rico in Ponce received a $527,575 project grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to acquire a high-resolution accurate mass quadrupole time-of-flight liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (QTOF LC-MS) as part of the QTOF LC-MS Project. The award period is from May 15, 2021 to May 14, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to support basic, applied, or advanced...
The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Mayagüez received a $700,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The UPR-UW PREM: Center for Advancing Research and Training for STEM Success grant aims to establish a cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary research ecosystem that advances functional materials research and increases participation of underrepresented...
The University of Puerto Rico, Humacao (UPRH) received a $599,878 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) to acquire an Atomic Force Microscope - Raman Confocal Microscope (AFM-Raman) instrument. This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) project will enhance UPRH's research, education, and training capabilities in materials science, biology, chemistry, physics, and related disciplines. The AFM-Raman system enables advanced...
The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) was awarded a $283,000 Project Grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (CFDA 12.330). The grant supports UPR's research and development efforts to advance STEM education, workforce development, and technology innovation that align with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' needs. The performance period for this award is from Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 19,...
This $304,098 National Science Foundation project grant supports the acquisition of an x-ray diffraction system at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey. The system will advance research and education activities in physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. It enables over nine research groups to conduct diffraction techniques and studies of nanomaterials, thin films, and low diffracting materials. The university offers training and workshops to undergraduate students using this...
The University of Puerto Rico has been awarded a $180,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop interface mediated multiferroic thin films for spintronics applications. The award period is from September 15, 2024, to September 14, 2027. This fundamental and applied research project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $355,452 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedra Campus under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on Chemical Learning Integrated in Materials and Biomolecular Applications in Puerto Rico. Through this program, undergraduate students will gain research experience working with faculty and staff at the University of Puerto Rico on projects...