Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011017

This $274,158 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is funding the development of a novel high-brightness rotating envelope micro-focus transmission X-ray source by Reva X-Ray Systems Corporation. The goal is to significantly enhance the throughput, resolution, and sensitivity of X-ray metrology systems, with applications in semiconductor manufacturing, battery production, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project awarded to 3Fates-Xray, Inc. aims to develop a deep learning approach to enable "single-shot" X-ray phase-contrast imaging. This technology has the potential to significantly enhance the capabilities of next-generation X-ray imaging systems for applications such as aviation security, food inspection, and additive manufacturing quality control. The $274,996 award, which runs from Sep 1, 2023...

This $6 million project grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, will expand the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance qualifications framework for additive manufacturing materials and processes. Funded under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program, Wichita State University will purchase, install, and receive training for an RPMI Standard 557XR 4kW fiber laser to extend lab capabilities. A steering committee of subject matter...

This $500,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The grant is funding research to establish fracture toughness criteria for qualifying laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing in nuclear applications. Key products and services include: Fabrication of compact tension (CT) fracture toughness specimens using the EOS M290 laser powder bed fusion...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112) is developing a new class of operando X-ray microscopes to directly map critical science required for reliable metal additive manufacturing (AM), with a focus on laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The objective is to use these novel nano- and microscale microscopes to quantify the initial driving forces for alloy mixing dynamics...

This Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135) to the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The objective is to address challenges in developing manufacturing processes for ultra-high temperature refractory metal alloys (RMAs) to enable increased energy efficiency through higher operating temperatures in turbine applications. The $2,633,573 award supports research to develop an environmental...

Rochester Scientific LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop advanced metrology for integration into the manufacture of high-resolution x-ray gratings. The award is being used to provide products and services that support the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,864 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to support work completing November 13, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and major scientific tools. Specifically, the funding will support Radiabeam Technologies' work on...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $704,482 to Auburn University to acquire an X-ray diffraction contrast tomography (DCT) instrument. This advanced instrument will enable new research, education, and workforce development activities at Auburn University, in the state of Alabama, and the Southeast region. The DCT instrument will allow researchers to non-destructively map the orientations of crystalline...

This three-year, $298,980 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program, supports research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte related to advanced manufacturing processes for complex optical elements. The research aims to test the hypothesis that material removal mechanisms change at increased cutting velocities when single point diamond machining brittle single...