Project Grant 1416205

This SBIR Phase I project awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to advance the development of oxide dispersion-strengthened superalloys for use in hydrogen-fueled gas turbines. The $275,000 award to Top Grain Technologies, Inc. will fund the fabrication and testing of additively manufactured alloy specimens to assess their suitability for high-temperature, hydrogen-rich environments. The key objectives...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Limelight Steel Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The project aims to develop a laser furnace system that can thermally decompose low-grade iron ore to produce molten iron metal and steel in a more sustainable, energy-efficient, and cost-effective manner compared to existing green steel production technologies. The key...

This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies to develop single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAs) with superior radiation tolerance. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to: (i) synthesize SP-CSAs with varying compositions, structures, and defects using laser-directed energy deposition AM; (ii) investigate...

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 Project Grant award of $274,919 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of high-performance composite materials made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The key focus is on improving the interface between the metal and carbon fiber phases to create a low-defect, high-strength material with enhanced mechanical properties. The research aims to elucidate the microstructural evolution and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to develop engineered recycled steel fibers as a cheaper, faster, and safer concrete reinforcement alternative to conventional steel rebar. The $304,856 award to Circle Concrete Tech, Inc. will fund research to eliminate technical barriers inhibiting commercialization of this recycled steel fiber technology. Key objectives include...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $425,943 to Arizona State University to develop an AI-enabled automated workflow for designing ultrastrong and ultraelastic metallic alloys. The research team aims to leverage artificial intelligence, computational modeling, and experimental tools to rapidly design, synthesize, and test these complex concentrated alloys. The innovative strategies developed through...

The National Science Foundation awarded Hysa Fillers LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop multi-principal element alloy fillers for enhancing toughness in repairing nickel-base superalloy components. Hysa Fillers will design and test novel alloys using thermodynamics-based calculations to identify compositions that suppress detrimental phases and improve mechanical performance. The alloys aim to fill cracks in gas...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to revolutionize the creation of novel engineering alloys by focusing on the relationship between the production process and the resulting material microstructure. The $459,000 award, granted on April 15, 2025, will enable a research team at The Johns Hopkins University to develop a data-driven platform called DRAGONS (Data-Driven Recursive...

This $1,481,906 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to discover and develop new multi-principal-element hexagonal-close-packed structural alloys using advanced computational materials science and additive manufacturing methods. The University of California, Berkeley is the awardee, with the State of California Controllers Office serving as the parent organization. The project aims to rapidly...