This $256,929 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research project to gain a fundamental understanding of the deformation behavior of metallic glasses. The research team at the University of Michigan is employing advanced techniques like time-resolved 4-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy and machine learning to map...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $959,801 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research into probing the evolution of granular microstructures during dynamic annealing via integrated three-dimensional experiments and simulations. The University of Michigan will conduct laboratory experiments and computer modeling to advance understanding of how...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Michigan a $367,499 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. This 3-year grant from August 2024 to July 2027 will fund research to understand the fundamental mechanisms controlling the development of strength and formability in aluminum alloys, which are critical for reducing global CO2 emissions. The research will focus on model Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloys used extensively in the transportation...
The Ohio State University received a three-year Project Grant award of $499,318 from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to experimentally inform modeling of structural heterogeneity and deformation in metallic glasses. Researchers will conduct experiments to characterize the microstructure and mechanical behavior of metallic glasses at different length scales. Modeling efforts will...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year $650,000 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 support research exploring in situ nanoparticle synthesis and redistribution during solidification of metal matrix nanocomposites. Specifically, the University of Michigan will conduct experiments and analysis to better understand how nanoparticles...
The University of Michigan will receive $480,000 over three years through a Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funding will support research into electrochemical liquid-liquid-solid growth of intermetallic nanocrystals from liquid metal alloys. Specifically, the University of Michigan will conduct experiments and analysis to develop new techniques for synthesizing intermetallic...
This $719,755 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Michigan to advance understanding of mechanical hysteresis and functional fatigue in martensitic phase transforming materials. The grant is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to foster innovation in engineering research and education. Specifically, the university will conduct multiscale, multimodal in-situ experimentation using dark-field x-ray microscopy, x-ray topotomography, and...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $540,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on semiconducting behavior in silsesquioxane macromonomers and polymers from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences and strengthen the nation's...
This $523,521 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will fund collaborative research by The Ohio State University to gain a fundamental understanding of the deformation behavior of metallic glasses (MGs). The research team will employ advanced techniques like 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy, machine learning, and computer simulations to map and monitor the atomic structures in...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $289,997 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 on the topic "Dynamics, Integratability, and Control of Mechanical and Physical Systems." As part of this work, the University of Michigan will investigate major problems in dynamics, integratability, and control of...