Cooperative Agreement DEEE0005359

This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development and integration of a tire blowout modeling and control system for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The key products to be delivered include a high-fidelity, real-time tire blowout prediction model to evaluate the impact on vehicle dynamics and motions. Based on this model, the project will create a shared...

This $16,284,879 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective is to conduct pilot-scale demonstration and commercial deployment of advanced catalysts and recycling processes to decarbonize the 260 MMT CO2/year steam cracking industry that produces ethylene and butadiene, a key precursor for tires. The...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of California, San Diego to explore the use of lightweight backfill materials, such as tire-derived aggregate (TDA) and lightweight cellular concrete (LCC), combined with geosynthetic reinforcements or separators to create new "geo-composite" materials for geotechnical infrastructure. The research aims to understand how these contrasting...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Tyfast Energy Corp, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of a "NOVEL HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND HIGH-ENERGY ANODE FOR FUTURE MOBILITY" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This one-year project, beginning on July 22, 2024, aims to advance battery technologies by designing and demonstrating a high-performance lithium-ion anode material that can...

This $437,610 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research to explore the mechanisms for release of nanoparticles during automotive tire wear. The project aims to understand the interfacial charging processes that drive nanoparticle emissions, with a goal of developing new approaches to control environmental exposure from this unregulated source of microplastic pollution. The work involves a collaboration between the...

This $2,823,199 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Tyfast Energy Corp's 3-year project to develop "HIGH SYMMETRIC POWER (HYPER) BATTERY" technology for electric vehicles. The project aims to advance high-power lithium-ion battery capabilities, including fast charging, extended cycle life, and improved performance in extreme conditions. This work is intended to accelerate the...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $250,000 to Purdue University to develop an energy-efficient manufacturing process for producing lightweight titanium alloy sheet, foil and wire. Specifically, the award will support optimizing hybrid machining process parameters to influence material structure and properties for these thin gauge formats. The project will also characterize the new...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,739 to Gencores Inc., a small business based in Somerville, Massachusetts, to demonstrate the scalable production of high-performance 3-dimensional foam cores for structural composites. The project aims to develop a proprietary synthetic route and material structuration process to enable cost-efficient production of...

This Project Grant award, granted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $550,000 in funding to Carnegie Mellon University for the development of high-performance, nanostructured thermal pads to enhance heat dissipation in electronics. The key products or services to be delivered under this award include scalable and cost-effective manufacturing strategies to mass produce the nanostructured thermal pads,...

TDA Research, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research titled "Sustainable Automotive Composites Using Surface-Modified Cellulose Fibers." The grant is being used to develop sustainable automotive composites through modifying the surface of cellulose fibers as part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA No. 81.049). The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific...