Research funder · United States
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Measurement standards laboratory in the United States
- Grants since 2016
- 2 953
- Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
- $44.4B
- Funded works, last 5 years
- 6 641
- Funded works, all time
- 39.5k
Grants
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: FORENSIC FACIAL EXAMINERS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING AT COMPARING IMAGES OF TWO FACES. WHEN COMPARING FACE IMAGES, FACIAL EXAMINERS DECIDE HOW LIKELY THE FACES IN THE IMAGES ARE THE SAME PERSON. THE RESULTS OF EXAMINERS? COMPARISONS CAN BE USED IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. A RECENT PAPER PUBLISHED RESULTS SHOWING THAT EXAMINERS ARE VERY ACCURATE, AND THEY HAVE PERFORMANCE SUPERIOR TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. FOR MOST OF THE COMPARISONS IN THE PAPER, THE RACE OF THE EXAMINER AND FACE WERE THE SA
2022–2024 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CLOSING THE DIGITAL EQUITY GAP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PLAN DEVELOPMENT: DIGITAL LITERACY, EQUITY, AND ADOPTION CONSULTING, COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, AND REPORT DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN THAT WILL BENEFIT THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND
2022–2024 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY B
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; TH
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
2022–2025 · grant · ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE: SCALE-UP OF CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTIZATION OF GRAPHENE FUNDABLE OUTSTANDING ADVANCED RESPIRATOR AND BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONSPURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP NEW, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY FOR HIGH-QUALITY GRAPHENE AND DEMONSTRATE USE OF GRAPHENE IN A HIGH EFFICIENCY RESPIRATOR MASK (N98+) AND BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ELECTROCHEMICAL EXFOLIATION PROCESS TO PRODUCE GRAPHENE IN THE LABORATORY; PI
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PERFORM FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH INTO THE EMISSION OF PHOTONS BY INDIVIDUAL DEFECTS IN SILICON AND THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE THIS EMISSION USING NANOMETER-SCALE METAL STRUCTURES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDAMENTAL PHOTOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF VARIOUS DEFECTS, INCLUDING W CENTERS AND G CENTERS, AND POTENTIALLY T CENTERS IN SI AND OTHER COLOR CENTERS WILL BE PERFORMED. THE MOST PROMISING DEFECTS FOR QUANTUM-PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE INCO
2022–2024 · grant · BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSETHE MOON-LIGHT PROJECT COMBINES MIDDLE MILE FIBER BROADBAND EXPANSION WITH ENGAGEMENT OF LAST MILE BROADBAND PROVIDERS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. IN THE 74 COUNTIES WHERE MERIT/MOON-LIGHT WOULD HAVE A PRESENCE, MOON-LIGHT WOULD ENABLE A TOTAL OF 103 ACCESS POINTS WITH ALMOST 70,000 CENSUS BLOCKS AND OVER 120,000 UNSERVED LOCATIONS.MERIT HAS SECURED LETTERS OF INTENT FROM THREE LAST-MILE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. MOON-LIGHT WILL ENABLE BROADBAND SERVICE IN THEIR TE
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: TO DEVELOP A PLATFORM FOR MANUFACTURING MINIATURE ATOMIC VAPOR CELLS COMPATIBLE WITH CMOS AND INTEGRATED PHOTONIC ELEMENTS AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN A PROTOTYPE DEVICE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL MICROFABRICATION PROCESS TO ENABLE THE ENCAPSULATION OF ATOMIC VAPORS INSIDE GLASS CAVITIES. THESE CAVITIES WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSES USED TO BUILD CMOS ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. WE WILL IMPLEMENT
2022–2025 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OF MANUFACTURING STANDARDS: FROM LECTURES TO LABS AND INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIPS
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; TRA
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP MANUFACTURERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE 3D SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METAL ALLOYS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON FATIGUE LIFE OF COMPONENTS MADE BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (AM). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF FOUR COMMONLY USED METAL AM MATERIALS. THIS RESEARCH WILL BE BROKEN INTO THREE TASKS. TASK 1 IS TO PERFORM EXPERIMENTS AND ANALYSIS LEADING TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SURFACE FO
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY B
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY BU
2022–2025 · grant · CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSE:THE COLLEGE OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (CMI) BROADBAND ACCESS FOR REMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING PROGRAM (BARLO) AIMS TO ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND LEARNING CENTERS HAVE ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARD OF LIVING BY PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION TO REMOTE COMMUNITIES. ITS PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN THE COLLEGE'S IT TECHNICAL AND HUMAN CAPACITY TO HELP PROVIDE BETTER BROADBAND EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ACCESS, AND TECHNICAL S
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO CREATE, VALIDATE, AND IMPLEMENT A THERMAL ERROR COMPENSATION METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOLS THAT CAN QUICKLY (I.E., WITH FIVE MINUTES) MEASURE THERMAL-INDUCED MACHINE TOOL DEFORMATION AND POPULATE COMPENSATION TABLES TO CORRECT FOR THE GEOMETRIC ERRORS CAUSED BY THIS DEFORMATION. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS WORK WILL CREATE A QUICK THERMAL ERROR COMPENSATION METHODOLOGY THAT WILL CONSIST OF THREE COMPONENTS: QUICK MEASUREMENT. QUICK MEASUREMENTS USING AN OPTICAL CA
2022–2025 · grant · ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE: BUILDING PANDEMIC RESILIENCE IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO TEST A MOBILE, EFFICIENT, AND RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE RENEWABLE-ENERGY BASED ELECTRIFICATION RESPONSE IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO BUILD PANDEMIC RESILIENCE THROUGH POWER GRID INFRASTRUCTURE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP A MODULAR, SELF-CONTAINED, SOLAR-POWERED, ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM BACKED MICROGRID THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH INSUFFICIENT POWER G
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE GENERATION OF FIREBRANDS AND FIRE INTENSITY FOR DIFFERENT VEGETATIVE FUELS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIREBRANDS GENERATED AND FIRE INTENSITY, AND DURATION FOR DIFFERENT FUELS AND IDENTIFYING FUEL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH MAY BE PREDICTORS OF FIREBRAND GENERATION PROPENSITY (E.G. FUEL SHAPE, BARK STRUCTURE). ADDITIONALLY, THE DATA OBTAINED FROM THIS RESEARCH
2022–2024 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CLOSING THE DIGITAL EQUITY GAP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PLAN DEVELOPMENT: OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE SMALL GROUP MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF COVERED POPULATIONS, COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THOSE POPULATIONS AND OUTREACH THROUGH MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SMALL PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS, NEWSLETTERS, NEWSPAPER, AND LOCAL
2022–2023 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL CITY TEAMS CHALLENGE (GCTC) PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS TO INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED AND SUPPORTIVE SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES STRATEGY BASED ON A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TWO-PART WORKSHOP SERIES WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS GRANT. THE FIRST WORKSHOP WILL BE HOSTED BY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC RESEARCH VISION FOR GCTC SUPERCLUSTERS. THIS PART OF THE RESEARCH WILL FACI
2022–2026 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CONTINUE WORK TOWARDS DEVELOPING AN OBJECTIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR THC DETERMINATION USING THE 4-AMINOPHENOL TEST IN FORENSIC LABORATORIES. SPECIFICALLY, THIS GRANT SEEKS TO COMPLETE A PILOT WITH SELECT PRACTICING LABORATORIES TO DETERMINE THE UTILITY OF THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD IN AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: RESEARCHERS WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1) DISTRIBUTE NIDA REFERENCE SAMPLES; 2) COL
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE WUI-NITY WUI FIRE EVACUATION MODEL. IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO TAKE THE PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP MODELS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN PRACTICE INCLUDING BETTER INTEGRATION OF INPUTS INTO THE DESIGN AND PLANNING PROCESS AND TO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF WUI-NITY OUTPUT TO GET INTO PRACTITIONER HANDS RESULTS THAT ARE ACCEPTED AND UNDERSTOOD. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE TAS
2022–2025 · grant · CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS
PURPOSE: ESTABLISH AN ACCREDITED OCEANOGRAPHIC CALIBRATION LABORATORY ON THE GULF TO STRATEGICALLY IMPROVE DATA EFFICACY FOR INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND US GOVERNMENT INTERESTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: DESIGN AND ESTABLISH A CALIBRATION FACILITY INCLUSIVE OF CALIBRATION INSTRUMENTS, STANDARDS, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS. ACQUIRE AND INSTALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND TRAIN STAFF TO WORK WITH THE EQUIPMENTS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROPOSED FACILITY WILL SERVE THE U.S. RESEARCH, D
2022–2025 · grant · BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE CONNECTING RURAL COUNTIES: WSBO PARTNERSHIP BROADBAND INITIATIVE IS A LAST-MILE FIBER AND LAST-MILE WIRELESS PROJECT THAT AIMS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IN FIVE RURAL COUNTIES OF THE STATE: FERRY, JEFFERSON, KITTITAS, OKANOGAN, AND STEVENS COUNTIES. THESE COUNTIES WERE SELECTED AS A RESULT OF THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN 2019 FOLLOWING A STATE LEGISLATION TO BRING HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS TO ALL BY 2024. THIS APPLICATIO
2022–2024 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF PHASE II IS TO MATURE THE PHASE I PROTOTYPE INTO AN AUTOMATED HIGH-THROUGHPUTSYSTEM FOR CONTACT-FREE QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC) OF THERMOFORMED PRODUCTS. MULTISCALE SYSTEMS IS FOCUSING ITS TECHNOLOGY?S INITIAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS ON SEMI-TRAILER LIGHTWEIGHTING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TASK 1: KICK-OFF, REQUIREMENTS DISCOVERY; TASK 2: DESIGN AND DEVELOP TO SPECIFICATION; TASK 3: SYSTEM FABRICATION; TASK 4: TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION; TASK 5: ANALYZE
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE:THE GRANT HAS TWO PURPOSES: 1) TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF PROTOMERS (MOLECULES WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROTONIONIZATION LOCATIONS) ON THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF THE DATA IN THE NIST MASS SPECTRAL REFERENCE LIBRARY (STANDARDREFERENCE DATABASE 1A), AND 2) TO STUDY BY MASS SPECTROMETRY THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCES EACH SPECIES IN MIXTURES OF?GLYCANS? (COMPLEX SUGARS).ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE GRANT, THE FIRST STEP WILL BE TO CHOOSE MOLECULES THAT ARE VIABLE PROTOMER CANDI
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN THE NIST MATERIAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY THAT SEEKS TO PERFORM RAPID CHARACTERIZATION OF PHASE TRANSITION OF THE ADDITIVE ALUMINUM ALLOY UNDER REALISTIC MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHER WILL PARTICIPATE IN ESTABLISHING A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK BASED ON HIGH-SPEED MEASUREMENTS THAT SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE PHASE TRANSFORMATION DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSED IS INTRODUCE METHODOLOGIES AND METRICS TOWARD MEASURING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY MAKE DECISIONS CONCERNING, END-OF-LIFE (EOL) PRODUCT MANAGEMENT IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. SPECIFICALLY, THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO EXPLORE METRICS AND TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED TO EVALUATE AND COMPARE THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERING EOL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT METHODS INCLUDING REUSE, REMANUFACTURING, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSED RES
2022–2025 · grant · CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM
PROJECT PURPOSE:LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (LBCC)'S STUDENT TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES (STAR) PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS EQUITY GAPS CREATED BY HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS' LACK OF ACCESS TO INTERNET BROADBAND AND TECHNOLOGY. THE MAIN GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE PERSISTENCE OF STUDENTS RECEIVING TECHNOLOGY (E.G., LAPTOPS/HOTSPOTS) AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN LBCC'S NON-CREDIT COURSES OFFERED AT TWO PARTNER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH (CENTRO CHA AND THE NORTH LONG BEACH CENTER FO
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE AIM OF THIS ONE-YEAR FEASIBILITY STUDY IS TO SHOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP AND RUN AN MPM (MATERIAL POINT METHOD) MODEL OF THE UINTAH SOFTWARE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY PROVIDES A START TOWARDS THE GOAL OF USING THE NIST HEDGEHOG SOFTWARE AS THE COMPUTE ENGINE FOR VERY RAPID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SIMULATIONS ON MULTIPLE GPUS OF DIFFERENT TYPES, WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING A COMPARISON BOTH AT PARTICLE FINE SCALE AND OBJECT-SHAPE COARSE SCALE.ACTIVITIES
2022–2023 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR THE ULTRACLEAN TRANSFER OF LOW DEFECT GRAPHENE, A SINGLE LAYER OF CARBON ATOMS, GROWN ON SIC SUBSTRATES USING A NOVEL POLYMER STAMP-BASED TECHNIQUE. SUCH RESEARCH IS CRITICAL TO ENABLING GRAPHENE AS A COMPONENT IN FUTURE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:RESEARCHERS WILL FOCUS ON THREE AREAS TO DISLODGE THE GRAPHENE FROM SIC WHEN GROWN ON EITHER THE SI OR C FACE; HIGH FREQUENCY ASSISTED, POLYMER (PV
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP IN-SITU ELECTRON MICROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS ON NOVEL LOW-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDES, FOR ADVANCED MICROELECTRONICS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL DEVELOP NEW METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING MICROSTRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IN TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDE THIN LAYERS UNDER THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL IN-SITU BIASING IN TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM).E
2022–2024 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND DEPLOY ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS FOR THE MONITORING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND ASSESSMENT OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCT QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE RESEARCH FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING ADVANCED DATA-DRIVEN, MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MELT POOLS AND X-RAY SCAN DATA ASSOCIATED WITH POWDER BED FUSION PROCESS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A NOVEL DEEP LEARNING BASED FRAMEWORK
2022–2024 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CLOSING THE DIGITAL EQUITY GAP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PLAN DEVELOPMENT: STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND BASELINING MONTANA'S EQUITY DIVIDE, COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS / ADVANCED MAPPING EFFORTS, AND REPORT DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN THAT WILL
2022 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO LOWER THE BARRIERS IMPEDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY METROLOGY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: A WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE BRINGING TOGETHER MANY OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN "OPEN METROLOGY" WILL BE CONDUCTED, WITH AROUND 20 SPEAKERS DISCUSSING MANY OF THE ASPECTS OF THIS NOVEL FIELD. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS WORKSHOP WILL BEGIN LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS THAT ARE SEEKING OUT BEST PRACTICES IN OPEN METROLOGY AND DEVELOPING SITUATIO
2022–2027 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT CLOSING THE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY GAP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN.THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND PRE-DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNSERVED LOCATIONS AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCESSES COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS IN BROADBAND DATA MAPS; PUBLICATIONS, OUTREACH, AND COMMUN
2022–2024 · grant · STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING AND CAPACITY GRANT
THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CLOSING THE DIGITAL EQUITY GAP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT PLAN DEVELOPMENT: 1) AUGMENTING DIGITAL EQUITY STAFF IN THE ADMINISTERING ENTITY; 2) DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING COMPREHENSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; 3) CONDUCTING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO SET MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES; 4) CREATING AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE PROPOSED PROJECT W
2022–2025 · grant · MEASUREMENT AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT AN IMPROVED MEASUREMENT OF THE LIFETIME OF THE NEUTRON, WHICH IS A FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANT LIMITING SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES IN ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY, SUCH AS THE AMOUNT OF PRIMORDIAL HELIUM ARISING FROM BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSED WORK WILL MEASURE THE NEUTRON LIFETIME BY OBSERVING THE NEUTRON DECAY INTO A PROTON WHILE IN FLIGHT THROUGH A PENNING ION TRAP. THIS NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHOD CAPTURES THE PROTON FROM
2022–2023 · grant · SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS AND/OR EDUCATION OUTREACH
PURPOSE: STRATIO PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A LOW-COST PORTABLE SPECTROMETER THAT INCLUDES LIGHT SOURCE(S) AND A DETECTOR UNIT THAT CAN MEASURE THE SPECTRAL RESPONSES OF THE SHORT WAVELENGTH INFRARED (SWIR) RANGE. THE PROPOSED DEVICE WOULD ADVANCE MATERIAL MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES AS IT CAN SEE THE SPECTRAL DIFFERENCES IN DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT MAY BE INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED HUMAN EYE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PHASE I ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:1. OPTIMIZE THE OPTICAL COMPONENTS TO CREAT
2022–2032 · grant · BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM