The University of Virginia received a three-year, $432,487 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). Through this award, the University will conduct fundamental research on the mechanisms of laser-induced modification of nanoparticles in liquid environments. Researchers will develop an advanced computational model to investigate nanoparticle fragmentation and melting...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of California for collaborative research on microscopic mechanisms and kinetics of laser-induced phase explosion. The three-year award runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The research is being conducted under the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which aims to improve...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $431,993 project grant to the University of Virginia under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from July 2021 through June 2025 related to lattice instability and room temperature hyper-diffusion in metastable phase-transforming alloys. The University of Virginia will investigate major problems confronting the Nation by promoting progress in mathematical and physical sciences through increasing...
The University of Virginia received a $243,026 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on August 15, 2021 to complete the project by July 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research titled "Spectral and Radiation Hydrodynamic Models of Photospheric Radius Expansion X-ray Bursts" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program promotes progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to...
The University of Virginia received a $330,922 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "SPECIFIC ION SEPARATIONS BY CONTROLLING THE MOLECULAR ENVIRONMENT OF HYDRATED POLYMERS" from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. The grant aims to advance engineering research and education by funding innovation and excellence in engineering research. Specifically, the funding will enable the University of Virginia to conduct...
This $224,493 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research to understand the physical mechanisms of material removal in a novel manufacturing process called magnetically enhanced laser-induced plasma (M-ELIP) micromachining. The research team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) will characterize material removal and defect formation, develop physics-based models to predict...
The University of Virginia was awarded a $510,498 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research into dynamical and chemical modeling of low-mass star-forming cores from 2022 through 2025. Specifically, the university's researchers will theoretically model the formation of complex organic molecules in the hot, inner regions of low-mass...
The University of Virginia received a three-year $369,984 project grant from the National Science Foundation to study grain boundary orientation impacts on internal resistance in solid state lithium ion conductors. Funded through NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the research aims to improve the quality of life and economic strength of the nation by fostering innovation in engineering. Specifically, the university will examine how grain boundary orientation affects internal resistance...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $410,440 Project Grant to the University of Virginia under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on advanced materials synthesis from September 2021 through August 2024. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise and increase knowledge of major problems, this REU Site will provide research...
The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded a $251,864 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University for collaborative research titled "Extreme Thermal Transport Events in Supersonic and Hypersonic Shock Wave-Turbulence Interactions." The award period runs from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The research is being conducted under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and...