Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032145

This Project Grant award of $599,342 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research to understand the processing mechanisms of a novel additive manufacturing (AM) approach for high-performance tungsten alloy fabrications. The research aims to advance innovations in next-generation, scalable AM processes for refractory alloy manufacturing through compression-enabled filament-extrusion AM, binder removal, and hybrid-phase sintering. Key...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research investigating the reuse and recycling of feedstock in the laser directed energy deposition metal additive manufacturing process. The total funding amount is $659,153 over a 5-year period, with the award starting on May 1, 2025 and ending on April 30, 2030. The research aims to reveal how characteristics of reused and recycled feedstock influence melting and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Clemson University to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in developing radiation-tolerant single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS). The research aims to generate new knowledge on SP-CSAS' radiation tolerance and their intrinsic compositions, structures, and defects through experimental and computational...

This $199,522 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Houston Clear Lake to develop additive manufacturing techniques for composite tooling. Specifically, the university will conduct fundamental research to understand fused filament fabrication of thermoplastic composite molds embedded with heating wires. This will enable energy-efficient production of thermoset composites without costly autoclave ovens. The research aims to establish a dual-extrusion...

General Electric Company's GE Additive division was awarded a $1,466,390 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop a novel additive manufacturing process for fabricating silicon carbide matrix composite heat exchangers. The objective is to utilize an advanced additive manufacturing machine and method to fabricate complex silicon carbide components and incorporate chopped fibers to enable composite properties for applications...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research by Arizona State University (ASU) to enable additive manufacturing of high-quality fiber-reinforced polymer composites through in-situ thermal polymerization of the matrix resin. The total award amount is $647,188 with a project period from November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2028. The research aims to develop a new composite manufacturing platform that uses a remote stimulus...

This $128,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to advance the understanding of material-process-structure-property relationships for additively manufactured high-temperature ceramic reinforced metal matrix composites of refractory medium entropy alloys. The key research tasks involve performing alloying with laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing using refractory medium entropy alloy powders and ceramic particles,...

The National Science Foundation awarded Tcpoly, Inc. a $982,483 cooperative agreement under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The award will support Tcpoly's development of high thermal conductivity continuous fiber reinforced 3D printing materials. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award advances those goals by funding research...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to investigate an innovative power field control strategy for achieving prescribed thermal histories throughout parts produced by powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. The $649,345 award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030, aims to understand the effects of power field control on porosity, microstructure,...

This $2,600,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) supports Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation (CCS), a non-profit organization, in developing large-scale 3D printed steel tools for molding lightweight automotive composite components. The 1-year project aims to advance additive manufacturing and composite materials innovations to enable low-cost, high-rate production of durable and...