Project Grant 17DG11420004158

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $380,186 to the University of Florida from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The objective is to integrate low-energy mechanisms into structural component designs, enabling them to adapt their shapes and configurations with minimal energy input. The research will establish an analytical foundation to: (a) integrate multi-stable systems in engineering designs; (b) develop...

This EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $300,000 to New York University (NYU) to develop a novel plasma-electrochemical approach for decarbonizing steel manufacturing. The project aims to eliminate the need for carbon-based reducing agents and fuels in steel production, which currently accounts for 20% of industrial CO2 emissions. Key activities include: 1) Establishing design principles for a...

This three-year National Science Foundation project grant of $338,074 will support research at Texas Tech University to develop efficient analysis frameworks for assessing the inelastic wind response of tall buildings. Funded through NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this research directly addresses critical knowledge gaps to enable performance-based wind design of tall structures. Key products will include high-fidelity modeling of different building heights and systems to characterize...

This $337,054 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to establish a theoretical, computational, and experimentally validated framework to enable next-generation carbon-negative civil structures with minimized life-cycle environmental impact and maximized structural performance. Through physics-based optimization, tailored fabrication, and industrial collaboration, the award will produce innovative structural solutions that...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $899,995 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan to establish a comprehensive framework for system integration, structural mechanics, and financing for nimble, adaptive, and reusable structures (NARS). The objective is to develop simulation tools, design methods, experimental mechanics principles, smart financing models, and educational materials to accelerate and scale the adoption...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,000 EAGER/Collaborative Research grant to New York University (NYU) under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041). The project will support research at the intersection of structural mechanics and network theory, exploring "switching structures" - load-bearing systems with dynamically switchable components. The objective is to establish a network-theoretic framework to study the stability and response of these structures, with...

This $127,940 National Science Foundation project grant supports research to develop an innovative seismic resilient structural system at Stanford University from October 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The system aims to protect buildings and their occupants from earthquakes through a new steel frame-spine design with force-limiting connections. Researchers will collaborate with counterparts in Japan to test the system using a full-scale earthquake facility. They also plan to offer an online course...

This $449,984 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will develop a data-driven framework that integrates generative AI, life cycle assessment, and circular economy principles to optimize material selection and waste reduction in the built environment. The key products and services to be delivered include an AI-driven system that generates technical specifications for materials and assemblies based on early-stage design...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA 47.041 - Engineering, totaling $237,007, will be used by the Cal Poly Corporation at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA to create a process that combines human creativity and computational intelligence to design more effective, adaptive building technologies. The key goals are to: 1) establish a strategy for integrating architectural design with physics-guided machine learning and optimization to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award supports research at Temple University to develop novel multi-functional hybrid materials and internal carbon dioxide (CO2) curing processes for carbon-sink concrete materials. The $579,448 award, effective from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029, aims to address limitations of carbonated concrete systems and advance technologies for long-term sequestration of anthropogenic CO2. The research will focus on...