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DARPA is funding innovative basic or applied research concepts to develop novel metrology for understanding wave propagation in compressible fluids, awarded as an Other Transaction prototype project.
⚑ DARPA Disruptioneering Disruption Opportunity under DARPA-PA-25-07 · Awards are Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project · Federal contract-style applicant restrictions noted in the notice; no broader class limitation stated in the description
This is a technical fluid-dynamics/metrology call in compressible-fluid wave propagation, squarely in engineering/physical science rather than IPPRA’s social-behavioral public opinion, risk, or policy lines. DARPA/national security is the only thematic overlap, but there is no plausible PI-level fit for this team.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-15
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds basic research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds basic research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of developing novel metrology for understanding wave propagation in compressible fluids. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-25-07. All awards will be made in the form of an Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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