Cooperative Agreement NNX07AB31A

The National Science Foundation awarded a $329,999 project grant to the University of Missouri System under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to examine inorganic particle formation in plasma-assisted combustion from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. Specifically, the grantee and sub-awardee, University of Miami, will conduct research to: (1) examine inorganic particle formation in plasma-assisted combustion; (2) deconvolute the kinetic, thermal, and hydrodynamic effects of plasma on particle...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $318,990 will fund research at Marquette University from January 2023 through December 2025 to develop a state-of-the-art combustion simulation tool for modeling multicomponent fuel droplets in high-pressure engine environments. The tool aims to capture the impact of realistic fuel composition on soot formation with greater fidelity than existing surrogate approaches. As part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the research seeks to...

This $199,990 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a research study to develop a simple method for quantifying soot production rates of relevant fuels. The study aims to establish opposed jet gaseous diffusion flames doped with common jet and diesel fuel components, measure soot volume fraction through pyrometry, and numerically simulate the flame structure to accurately quantify soot production rates. The goal is to create a...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research on the combustion behavior of new sustainable and environmentally friendly fuels, including ammonia and dimethyl ether (DME) blends. The $345,000 award to Wayne State University aims to investigate the "autoignition-assisted flame regime" of these fuel mixtures, focusing on...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $508,122 to San Diego State University Research Foundation from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2027. The funding supports research into soot formation processes in elevated temperature flames, with the goal of developing new models to accurately capture soot behavior in higher temperature combustion regimes including rocket propulsion and emerging technologies. Specifically, the grantee will...

This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the development of new metallic materials for high-temperature applications critical to improving the efficiency of jet engines and turbines. The grant recipient, The Ohio State University, will work with collaborators at NASA Glenn Research Center, GE Aerospace, and the Air Force Research Laboratory to utilize a novel additive manufacturing approach to create oxide dispersion...

The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) has awarded a $1,731,635 Cooperative Agreement to Advanced Technology International (ATI) for the "COMPONENT OPTIMIZATION FOR MTR INSPECTION AND CONTROL (COMIC)" project. The objective of this grant is to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific and engineering capabilities in materials science, aerospace systems, and advanced manufacturing. The project involves a...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $123,159 Project Grant to the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability (CCDES) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this grant is to conduct and promote research, investigations, and studies related to air pollution control. Specifically, CCDES will use the funding to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under CFDA 47.041 - Engineering, provides $100,000 in funding to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to collect, archive, and characterize particulate matter and toxic chemicals released from the destructive Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025. The goal is to quantify the concentrations and speciation of toxic elements in the airborne particulate matter collected during and after the fires. This data will help public health...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, funds the Maricopa County Air Quality Department's expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities. The $662,488 award supports establishing a speciation study at two air monitoring sites with traditionally high PM2.5 levels in areas with...