Auburn University was awarded a $499,940 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Under this award, Auburn University will develop multi-material manufacturing techniques for eco-friendly and biodegradable paper-based flexible hybrid electronics. The university will leverage its...
Auburn University was awarded a $391,099 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds an REU Site project titled "RESEARCH EXPERIENCE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE TEAMS IN BIOPROCESSING FOR CONVERSION OF WASTE INTO PRODUCTS OF VALUE." The project provides undergraduate students research experiences working collaboratively on teams conducting bioprocessing research aimed at...
Auburn University received a $271,389 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The award will fund the development of mathematical models to investigate the drying-induced assembly of nanoparticles with interaction or shape anisotropy into colloidal supraparticles from September 15, 2022 through August 31, 2025. Specifically, complementary...
Auburn University was awarded a $320,552 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will fund collaborative research on adverse multiphase flow interactions in urban stormwater systems from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The research is intended to improve understanding of flow behavior in stormwater infrastructure and inform design and management practices...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Auburn University a $216,634 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award, running from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024, will support collaborative research titled "In Vitro Epithelial Lubrication: Collective Motion, Mechanics, and Fluid Transport." The research funded under this award will examine collective motion, mechanics, and fluid...
Auburn University received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support fundamental research over five years from April 2023 to March 2028 to understand the effects of laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing processing on defects and subsequent fatigue behavior of complex metal parts subjected to multiaxial loading. The research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $475,399 to Auburn University to conduct fundamental research on laser nanoparticle powder-bed fusion, an additive nanomanufacturing process. The research aims to develop layer-by-layer fabrication of micro- and nano-scale functional structures and devices with tunable chemical compositions, interface interactions, and physical architectures. This work has potential...
Auburn University was awarded a $924,660 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will fund a collaborative research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RECODE: DIRECTING AND CONTROLLING CARDIAC DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH CELLULAR AND MICROENVIRONMENTAL MANIPULATION AND APPLICATION OF MACHINE-LEARNING" from September 2021 through August...
Auburn University was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 15, 2021 to complete the project by July 31, 2024. The grant is funded through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise. Under this award, Auburn University will conduct research titled "Janus Liposomes in Motion" to advance understanding...
The National Science Foundation awarded Auburn University a $498,762 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop federated deep learning techniques for distributed additive manufacturing. The two-year award beginning September 1, 2021 will support Auburn University's work to create a federated deep learning framework that enables ubiquitous distributed additive manufacturing across networked nodes. Auburn University will collaborate with sub-awardees the University of...