Professor Fatima Toor's team is a phase 3 recipient of the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) Large Grant Development Opportunity funds, which support researchers in preparing and submitting major federal grant proposals. Within Toor's ASPIRE Center initiative, Physics and Astronomy faculty play a central role in advancing the project's semiconductor and photonic research goals. Assistant Professor Ravi Uppu, Assistant Professor Tom Folland, and Professor John Prineas will contribute their expertise to this effort.