Wavelogix awarded $1M in federal funding
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A manufacturer of concrete strength sensors invented by a Purdue University engineering professor has received a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant to move toward scaling up production of the technology.
Wavelogix received the $999,910 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant for a two-year project set to end Aug. 31, 2026, Purdue said in a news release.
Luna Lu, a Purdue engineering professor who founded Wavelogix, said the grant will help the company develop “a complete solution for scaling up production.”
“A systematic hardware production and quality control procedure will be established, and key parameters for a reproducible production line will be determined,” Lu said in the news release.
The REBEL Concrete Strength Sensing System uses sensors embedded into a fresh pour to monitor the strength of concrete over time in real-time. The data collected provides insights into concrete readiness and durability.
Lu said the concrete sensing system has the potential to transform the construction industry.
“Short term, this technology will allow accelerated project timelines and eliminate costly quality control errors,” she said in the news release. “Long term, it will leverage the power of big data to enable data-driven decision-making and optimization of concrete mix design, which will drastically reduce carbon footprint, eliminate wastes and lead to more durable concrete infrastructures.”
The grant follows an earlier National Science Foundation grant of more than $255,000 WaveLogix received to develop the award-winning technology. In May the company also secured $3 million in Series A funding from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm Rhapsody Venture Partners, Inside INdiana Business reported.