A. G. U. Perera - Research Grants

ACTIVE RESEARCH CONTRACTS & GRANT SUPPORT

U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) “Uncooled Split Off Quantum Infrared Detectors for 3-5 micron Imaging Applications”, 11/1/2008-10/31/2011, $330,000 (PI).
National Science Foundation (NSF ) "INVESTIGATION OF A NOVEL QUANTUM DOT TUNNEL DETECTOR FOR THE TERAHERTZ RANGE ," 9/1/06-8/31/09, $270,000 (PI: Pallab Bhattacharya (Univ Michigan), with A.G.U. Perera as Co- PI).
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant ECS -0553051, "Nanostructure based Terahertz Detector Development", 04/01/06 - 04/30/09, $240,000 +$45,000 (PI).
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant, OISE - 0543257, "QWIP 2006: International Conference on Quantum Well Infrared Phtodetectors- 2006", 10/1/05 - 9/30/09, $54,000 + $3,000 (PI).

PREVIOUS RESEARCH CONTRACTS & GRANT SUPPORT

Georgia Research Allicance (GRA) GRA. IC07.C, "UV-IR Dual Band Detector Development" , 1/07/06 - 06/30/08, $100,000, Innovation Fund
U.S. Airforce (through NDP Optronics LLC) "UV-IRDual Band Detectors" 4/01/06-3/31/08, $167302 (GSU PI: A.G.U Perera, Co PI: Nikolaus Dietz)
National Science Foundation (NSF ) "International Co-operative Research On Dye-Sensitized Structures", 9/1/03-8/31/07, $39,900+$2,775(PI: A.G.U Perera)
National Science Foundation ( NSF ) "Development of Far-Infrared Difference Spectroscopy For Studies of Biological Pigment-Protein Complexes," 7/1/04-6/30/07, $231,438 (PI: Gary Hastings, with A.G.U. Perera as Co- PI.)
Georgia State University Chancellor's Initiative Fund, "Research inInteractions of Radiation with Matter", 7/1/02 - 6/30/03, $75,000 (PI: A. G. U. Perera, with X. He, S. Manson, W.H. Nelson and N. Dietz as Co-PIs)
NSF "Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement, 04/01/99- 9/31/2002, $20,000 (PI)
National Science Foundation (NSF )Grant, ECS 98 - 09746, "Infrared and Device Physics of Quantum Well Structures", 10/1/98 - 9/30/2002, $180,000 + $48,665 (PI)
Georgia State University Chancellor's Initiative Fund, "Research inInteractions of Radiation with Matter", 7/1/99 - 6/30/02, $225,000 (PI: A. G. U. Perera , with X. He , S. Manson , W.H. Nelson and M. Ershov as Co-PIs)
National Science Foundation (NSF )Grant, ECS 94 - 12248, "Intraband Processes and New Device Concepts inSemiconductor Homo and Hetero Junctions", 8/1/94 - 7/31/98, $332,876 (PI)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) Grant "Wavelength Tunable NovelSemiconductor FIR Detectors for ISR Astronomy Research", 6/15/97 -12/31/2001 , $360,000 (PI)
NSF "Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement, 04/01/99- 04/01/2000, $10,000 (PI)
Georgia State University Chancellor's Initiative Fund, "Research in Interactions of Radiation with Matter", 7/1/95 - 6/30/98, $199,000 (Co-PIs G. Petitt, A. G. U. Perera, S. Manson, W.H. Nelson , and F . Hsu).
NSF "Student Participation Enhancement In Novel Interdisciplinary Technologies", 5/1/95 - 4/31/96, $5,000 (PI)
Georgia State University Chancellor's Initiative Fund, "Research in Interactions of Radiation with Matter", 7/1/94 - 6/30/95, $60,000 (Co-PIs G. Petitt, A. G. U. Perera, S. Manson, W.H. Nelson , and F. Hsu).
NSF "High School Summer Teacher Supplement", 6/1/94 - 12/31/94, $8,012 (PI)
NSF grant ECS - 9296238, "Intraband Processes and New Device Concepts", 8/15/92 - 12/31/94, $156,000 (PI)
NSF "Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement", 1/1/91 - 12/31/94, $6,000 (PI)
Georgia State University Quality Improvement Program, "Enhancement of Low Temperature Data Acquisition for Optoelectronics Research", $20,910 (PI), Received March 1994
Georgia State University Quality Improvement Program, "Enhancement of the Data Acquisition and Processing System for Semiconductor Optoelectronic Research", $18,640 (PI), Received February 1993
Georgia State University Chancellor's Initiative Fund, "Research in Interactions of Radiation with Matter", 7/1/93 - 6/30/94, $60,000 (Co-PIs G. Petitt, A. G. U. Perera, S. Manson, W.H. Nelson , and F. Hsu).
U.S. DOE for "Search for Fractional Charge Impurities in Semiconductors", 6/1/92 - 5/31/93, $30,000 (Additional Investigator)
U.S. Army CECOM for "Quantum Well IR Sources" 3/31/89 - 9/30/91, $432,000 (Co-PI with M.H. Francombe)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for "Heterostructure Infrared Devices for Use at Wavelengths Longer than 14 Microns" 7/27/90 - 7/26/92, $500,000 (Co-PI with M.H. Francombe)
U.S. DOE for "A Search for Fractional Charge Impurities at the IR4 Beamline at NSLS", 6/1/91 - 5/31/92, $30,000 (PI)
U.S. Air Force (5 Million dollar grant for 5 years) through the Pittsburgh Materials Research Center, Investigator: $68,000 grant for "Optoelectronics Device Development" 10/1/91 - 9/30/92. Left University of Pittsburgh after the first year to take a position at GSU

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