Dec. 11, 2025

Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Tuomas Sandholm, has received the prestigious Alfred Kordelin Prize for AI for Societal Good!

This honor recognizes his groundbreaking work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, economics, and operations research, which is delivering real-world benefits to society.

Dec. 9, 2025

Dr. John Lyons, LUCI Fellow (Class of 2024), elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society!

This prestigious honor recognizes Dr. Lyons' exceptional contributions to understanding and designing wide-band-gap semiconductors using first-principles methods. As a physical scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory , his groundbreaking work on semiconductor doping and exciton fine structure is advancing the next generation of radar and high-power electronic systems.

Sept. 3, 2025

Prof. Rein Ulijn and His Team Has Designed a Protein Preservation Method Could Transform Global Health!

Imagine a world where life-saving vaccines and therapeutics can be easily transported and stored, even in the most remote corners of the globe, without the need for costly refrigeration.

Aug. 15, 2025

2025 Defense Basic Research Conference Highlights

Over four days, leading Department of Defense scientists, researchers, and innovators came together to explore groundbreaking ideas, share knowledge, and build collaborations that will shape the future of science and technology.

June 10, 2025

Registration Now Open - 2025 DOD Basic Research Conference

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 DOD Basic Research Conference, taking place on August 5-9, 2025, at the University of Maryland.

March 10, 2025

Call for Abstracts - 2025 DoD Basic Research Conference

The 2025 DoD Basic Research Conference aims to showcase groundbreaking research, facilitate collaboration, and inform researchers about opportunities in basic research. The conference is a multi-day event featuring breakout sessions on over 15 topics. The abstract submission deadline is April 23, 2025.

Nov. 12, 2024

New Breakthrough in Quantum Engineering!

Exciting new research by Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows Profs. Supratik Guha and David Awschalom, along with their collaborators, on "Controlled Spalling of 4H Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies," has recently been published in ACS Nano.

Oct. 2, 2024

DOD Awards $43 Million to U.S. Universities to Purchase Equipment for Defense-Related Research

The Department of Defense today announced awards totaling $43 million to 112 university researchers under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

July 26, 2024

Register Now for the 2025 VBFF Competition Webinar!

The Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) Program Team is hosting the 2025 Vannevar Bush Faculty competition webinar at 3:00 EST on Friday, August 2nd.

July 2, 2024

DOD Announces 2024 Vannevar Bush Fellows to Pursue Breakthrough Research

The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research.