Project Grant 18885155522

This collaborative project grant, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides comprehensive support services and scholarships to retain and graduate high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing degrees in ceramic engineering and glass engineering. Awarded to the Colorado School of Mines on March 15, 2026, with a total obligation of $1,002,679 through February 28, 2031, the project...

This $987,613 Project Grant, awarded March 15, 2026, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative initiative across three institutions—Alfred University, Colorado School of Mines, and Missouri University of Science and Technology—to increase completion rates and career readiness for low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students in ceramic and glass engineering. The project will provide...

The College of Southern Nevada received a $223,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on October 1, 2022 to support the development of an Advanced Manufacturing Lab and eLearning Library. Funded through the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, this three-year grant will allow the College of Southern Nevada to establish new educational resources in advanced manufacturing....

This $616,537 award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a project led by Lehigh University to investigate the solid-state synthesis of novel entropy-stabilized ceramic materials. The key objectives are to: 1) elucidate the reaction mechanisms and material transport processes governing the formation of these advanced ceramics; 2) understand the role of induced elastic deformation in the reaction kinetics; and 3) characterize the...

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 $603,512 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of novel additive manufacturing techniques for complex structural ceramics. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the five-year award to the University of Iowa aims to mature a powder bed ceramic additive manufacturing process assisted by water-based inks, layerwise uniaxial compression, and temperate heating for selective particle fusion. By employing selectively deposited water-based inks followed by...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $335,000 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York to conduct collaborative research on developing tough and 3D-printable ceramic nanocomposites. The research aims to overcome the intrinsic fragility of ceramic materials by introducing small quantities of boron nitride nanotubes into polymer-derived ceramics. This work will enable the development of...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program awarded a $175,935 Project Grant to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to establish the "Black Hills Applied Ceramic Engineering (BACE)" Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The grant will support a 3-year program focused on ceramics research from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing archaeological, cultural, and technical aspects. Key objectives include increasing local...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $453,682 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant to Arizona State University (ASU) to conduct fundamental research on ceramic binder jet additive manufacturing. The project, titled "CAREER: Powder Preparation and Compaction for Ceramic Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing," aims to generate new knowledge about how powder granule characteristics and compaction affect the density of ceramic parts produced through this advanced...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program aims to establish an open-source ecosystem for educational computer-aided design (CAD) models. The University of Virginia will develop a clearinghouse and peer-reviewed journal to curate and validate CAD models for use in K-12 maker spaces. Over the one-year period, the International Technology and Engineering Education Association will integrate curated CAD models into its...