Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$316,822.00

Award Date

8/05/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

This NSF award by the Biosensing /CBET program supports work by PI at University of Maryland College Park to develop a label-free biosensor that uses optical waveguides and resonant cavities comprised of nanoporous silicon. Nanoporous silicon is a unique