Project Grant 2130586
Award Date
2/15/22
Completion Date
1/31/25
Dollars Obligated
$442K
Federal Agency
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Similar Awards
This $302,403 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Drexel University. The grant supports a collaborative research project to investigate the solute cluster strengthening mechanism in magnesium (Mg) alloys. The goal is to develop a quantitative model to predict how nanoscale solute atom clustering can enhance the strength of metal alloys, which could lead to the development of...
This $606,413 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Central Florida to develop a new liquid metal processing strategy called Severe Ultrasonic Melt Shearing (SUMS) for manufacturing magnesium composite implants. The goal is to refine microstructures and improve corrosion resistance to enable use of magnesium in larger orthopedic and other medical implants. The research aims to understand microstructural...
This $289,939 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports collaborative research to advance the understanding of solute cluster strengthening in magnesium (Mg) alloys. The research aims to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms by which nanoscale groupings of solute atoms can dramatically improve the strength of metal alloys, compared to more conventional strengthening methods like precipitate hardening....
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, titled "Establish Predictive Crystal Plasticity Models with Complete Deformation Twinning Mechanisms -The Density of Magnesium (Mg) Is Only About One-Fourth That of Steels and Two-Thirds That of Aluminum," provides $263,915 in funding to the University of Nevada, Reno from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024. The award supports research to develop high-fidelity multiscale deformation...
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...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $533,432 awarded on March 1, 2023 will fund research, education, and outreach activities at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station through February 28, 2028. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award will support the development of an all-scale continuum modeling framework to predict plastic deformation and failure across material scales. The awardee will conduct research on magnesium-aluminum micropillars, nanoporous...
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...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $425,943 to Arizona State University to develop an AI-enabled automated workflow for designing ultrastrong and ultraelastic metallic alloys. The research team aims to leverage artificial intelligence, computational modeling, and experimental tools to rapidly design, synthesize, and test these complex concentrated alloys. The innovative strategies developed through...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) is supporting research to establish compositional limits for aluminum alloys with high levels of scrap-related impurities. The $108,067 award to the University of Arizona aims to elucidate how impurities impact the microstructure and mechanical behavior of these recycled aluminum alloys across length scales. The 5-year project is integrating experiments, crystal...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research on "digital alloying" - a manufacturing process that uses metal precursor inks and additive manufacturing to fabricate metal alloy parts with controlled composition and microstructure. The $200,000 award to New Mexico State University (NMSU) aims to develop an understanding of how the digital printing of multi-metal precursor inks affects the...