Award Data

The variety, volume and velocity of data available from the internet, sensors and other sources has grown dramatically providing the opportunity to gain novel insights in many fields.  In order to derive actionable insights from these data sources many challenges must be overcome including the need to summarize or distill large amounts of data that preserve salient features/relationships and meth ...

Health surveillance is the first line in detecting an epidemic and understanding its causes and progression and preventing a pandemic. It generally consists of systematic collection and reporting of population-based data for the purposes of detecting, characterizing, and countering health threats. While this seems sound in theory, by the time patients present with symptoms, laboratory specimens ar ...

Department of Defense (DoD) operations critically rely upon efficient, robust, resilient and secure wireless network communications. Recently, machine learning (ML) has emerged as a key technology to support wireless communications systems in their adaptation to spectrum dynamics including novel adversarial threats. While ML is getting traction in wireless security applications such as detecting c ...

Melanin-based biomaterials present novel solutions to radiation shielding/countermeasures, camouflage, and insulation, among others. A scalable and sustainable production process for natural melanins is needed to support the R&D and commercialization of melanin-based technologies. MelaTech proposes to develop a fermentation system that involves a novel, rapid melanin isolation process to yield gra ...

Melanins are natural pigments that are found in a wide range of living organisms, including bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Melanin pigments play diverse and important roles, including protecting microorganisms against UV radiation, thermoregulation in lower vertebrates, and photoprotection of the skin in higher mammals. The most remarkable function of melanin is its capacity in radiation pro ...

An innovative, integrated analog and digital mitigation solution which will enable HF radio receivers to fully operate while in the presence of interference. The solution is centered on a nonlinear AJ technology patented by GIRD Systems’ staff that is directly applicable to the interference/jamming problem of interest, with an initial-design prototype available for a Phase I demonstration with H ...

Freeform GRIN optics will be developed for fire-control systems. In the Phase I effort, 1) a 36-mm F/4 freeform GRIN objective optic with a half field of view no less than 4 degrees, and 2) a 20-diopter freeform GRIN Alvarez optical pair will be designed, fabricated, and optimized for achromatic performance over the 390-nm to 700-nm spectral range. The lens performance will be assessed by measurin ...

Next Generation Combat Vehicles are demanding increase power and energy density to advance current offensive and defensive weaponry (Direct Energy Weapons and Active Protection Systems. While lithium ion batteries are improving energy capacity and power supplies, there is an increase safety risk due to thermal runaway which can cause electrolyte combustion or even explosion. Energy Storage Systems ...

Mid-wave infrared Antimonide-based Type II superlattice (T2SL) nBn detectors are a promising technology for compact, high-efficiency, uncooled focal plane arrays (FPA). However, reduction in dark current is desired to improve the temperature performance amongst other factors. This may be accomplished by reducing the absorption layer thickness, but it comes at the expense of diminished external qua ...

Recent incidents on Li-ion batteries (LIBs) have raised safety concerns for electric vehicles, cell phones, and many other battery-powered devices. The root cause arises from the flammable organic liquid electrolytes. However, a commercially viable non-flammable electrolyte (NFE) for high-rate LIBs has yet to be developed. The solution to these commercial mishaps lies in the development of an NFE ...