This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research effort led by the University of Pittsburgh. The objective is to mathematically, numerically, and experimentally uncover the relationships between optimal scan sequences, temperature distribution, distortion, and residual stress in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. The research aims to develop models and methods to enable 3D printing of...
This $122,531 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research into fabricating columnar-grained microstructures and single crystals of nickel-based superalloys through directional recrystallization of additively manufactured materials. The goal is to develop a cost-effective method for producing nickel-based superalloy turbine blades, a key component in jet engines that currently cost over $15,000 each. The project will...
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...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $400,728 Project Grant to the University of Texas at El Paso through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to acquire an open-source electron beam powder bed fusion platform. This platform will expand the university's advanced manufacturing research and education capabilities by allowing the production of metal parts using 3D printing technology. Funded activities are expected to be completed by July 31, 2023, as the platform's acquisition on August...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $526,334 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "CAREER: UNRAVELING FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS GOVERNING GRAIN REFINEMENT IN COMPLEX CONCENTRATED ALLOYS MADE BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TOWARDS STRONG AND DUCTILE STRUCTURES." The five-year award, effective April 15, 2021 through March 31, 2026, will fund research investigating fundamental mechanisms governing...
This $247,667 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041), will fund collaborative research on laser powder-fed directed energy deposition (LP-DED) additive manufacturing. The University of Michigan will investigate fundamental interactions between high-speed metal particles and molten pools in LP-DED using synchrotron X-ray imaging and computational process modeling....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $1,100,000 to Southern University and A&M College (SUBR) to acquire an advanced laser powder bed fusion 3D printer for multi-material additive manufacturing research and education. The project aims to enhance engineering research and workforce development, particularly among underrepresented groups, through hands-on experience with this cutting-edge additive...
This Project Grant award of $197,874 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the acquisition of a metal additive manufacturing (AM) system at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. The goal is to enrich undergraduate learning and experiences in mechanical engineering, engineering physics, and aerospace engineering by providing critical hands-on metal AM experiential learning. The project will integrate the AM system into core engineering courses to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $463,417 CAREER grant to the University of Nebraska (UNL) under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a scalable manufacturing approach for incorporating diverse solid particle additives into room temperature liquid metals. This work will lead to the creation of a novel class of multiphase conductive pastes with customizable physical, rheological, and chemical properties. The enhanced properties will increase the...
This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support The Johns Hopkins University's research on amorphous metal additive manufacturing. The project aims to develop simulation-informed models and computational tools to enable design of additively manufactured amorphous metals with desired strength and toughness properties. This will involve using machine learning to quantify structural order parameters...