This is a $320,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Pittsburgh, a major public research university in Pennsylvania. The grant is for a research project focused on developing computational modeling techniques to design high-performance alloys using additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. The goal is to enable the tailoring of material properties across a single 3D printed component, which could enhance performance...
This $750,000.00 cooperative agreement was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Pittsburgh, a major research university in Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to develop a multi-scale process-microstructure simulation tool that can predict defects and phase transformations in complex laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) parts, leveraging graphical processing unit (GPU) acceleration. The University of Pittsburgh will serve as the prime...
This is a $500,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Ohio State University to develop a physics-based, predictive modeling approach for certifying additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing processes and systems for critical, high-value metallic components. The goal is to establish a functional relationship between material composition, AM processing parameters, and the resulting microstructure to improve the relevance of process-microstructure...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $500,000.00 grant to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a private university and non-profit organization located in Troy, New York. The grant is for a research program focused on laser processing simulation and modeling of powder melting, solidification, and microstructure development in additive manufacturing processes. The objectives include predicting thermal transients, deformations, solute distribution, phase formation,...
This federal contract award, NNX17AD03G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop predictive modeling capabilities for microstructure evolution and defect formation in additive manufacturing of Inconel 718 (IN718) parts. The $499,982.76 grant supports research to model porosity arising from keyholing, lack of fusion, and powder particle defects during the printing process, with the goal of optimizing print parameters...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $304,800.00 grant to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct research on "Topology Optimization for Additively Manufactured Structures Accounting for Material Variability and Flaws." This research seeks to address uncertainties in designing components produced through additive manufacturing (AM) by leveraging topology optimization with gradient-based algorithms. The goal is to develop methods that directly relate the...
This is a grant awarded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on in-space manufacturing capabilities. The $97,933.50 grant aims to determine the parameters for profitable space-based manufacturing operations within the new space economy, with a focus on additive manufacturing technologies. The research will develop validated system models accounting for technology development, customer demand, supplier...
Purdue University, a leading research institution, was awarded a $212,555.88 contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a new additive manufacturing (AM) technology capable of printing heterogeneous materials with high solids loadings. This is a revolutionary advancement, as it will enable the printing of propellants previously considered unprintable, allowing for the creation of unique geometries that can improve propellant burning rates. The contract...
This is a $975,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northeastern University, a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The grant is for the development of multiscale and multiphysics computational models to relate solidification processing conditions with alloy microstructures and properties. This work aims to accelerate the development of advanced aerospace materials, including those produced through additive manufacturing,...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K1169, was granted by the Shared Services Center (part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the University of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, a major public research university. The $318,643.48 grant is for research on additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, which can produce complex metal components not feasible with traditional methods. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The...