The University of Michigan was awarded a $211,870 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024 to develop automated methods for augmented designer performance using user reviews to inform user-centered generative design. Specifically, the University of Michigan will conduct collaborative research to create...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Northeastern University a $500,239 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support research from June 2021 to May 2026 to develop robust matching algorithms for causal inference in large observational studies. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research....
Northeastern University was awarded a $765,688 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The grant is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: RHEOSTRUCTURALLY-INFORMED NEURAL NETWORKS FOR GEOPOLYMER MATERIAL DESIGN. Through this funding, Northeastern University will deliver research from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 to develop rheostructurally-informed neural networks for geopolymer material...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to advance the field of engineering design. The project aims to develop a framework for accurately evaluating the novelty and quality of diverse design artifacts, such as CAD drawings, text, sketches, and prototypes, using a combination of human experts and machine...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Northeastern University a $415,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The grant funds the CMMI-EPSRC: MULTI-DRIVER FURNACE PROCESSING OF MAGNETO-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS project. This project supports Northeastern University's research into multi-driver furnace processing techniques for magneto-functional materials. The Engineering...
Northeastern University was awarded an $822,063 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant funding will support the CAREER: HUMAN-CENTRIC AUTOMATION IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT project. As the NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education, this project is likely focused on developing new...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Northwestern University a $379,022 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research on artificial intelligence-driven multi-scale design of materials under processing constraints. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern University a $339,246 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025. The grant will support research into "Mesoscale Photomechanical Coupling in Photoactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers" at Northeastern University's campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Specifically, the grant funding will enable investigation into the interactions between light, molecular structure, and...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern University a $445,245 project grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program to support the "Collaborative Online Optimization for Efficient Model-Based Learning" effort. This grant aims to improve engineering research and education through fostering innovation in model-based learning approaches. Specifically, Northeastern and sub-awardee Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will collaborate on optimizing online...
The $148,060 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at Carnegie Mellon University investigating machine learning approaches to support engineering designers in digital manufacturing. The university will mine part designs from open online repositories and curated datasets developed through in-class challenges. A machine learning pipeline will extract design...