Project Grant 2304621
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,000 Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant to Graphenetx Inc. on May 15, 2025. The grant supports the development of a novel manufacturing process to extrude a patented polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based quad polymer into precursor fibers, which are then carbonized to produce high-strength carbon fibers. The broader commercial impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Stanford University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop recyclable, high-performance composite materials through January 2023. Specifically, the award supports an I-Corps project to accelerate manufacturing of composites using dicyclopentadiene-based thermosetting resins modified with additives that impart recyclability and compatibility with polar fiber surfaces....
- This Project Grant award of $274,919 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of high-performance composite materials made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The key focus is on improving the interface between the metal and carbon fiber phases to create a low-defect, high-strength material with enhanced mechanical properties. The research aims to elucidate the microstructural evolution and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to advance the manufacture of high-performance thermoplastic composite structures through faster and more energy-efficient processes. The $328,133 award to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will fund an international research effort to develop physics-based, multiscale modeling that links processing conditions to the interlaminar strength and fracture toughness...
- This $1,249,998 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop an innovative mixer technology for cost-efficiently processing off-specification and recycled carbon fiber into high-value nonwoven fabric materials. The awardee, Endeavor Composites, Inc., plans to use this novel technique to produce a sustainable and cost-effective carbon fiber-based composite product suitable for automotive...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to develop bamboo-based composite filaments for structural purposes. The award period runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. Under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), which seeks to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research and education, this grant will support the recipient in Jupiter, Florida to produce and test bamboo-based composite filaments for...
- This $578,437 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Texas A&M University to develop fast manufacturing techniques for high-performance thermoplastic polymer composites. The research aims to engineer the crystallinity of these composites during fast processing to achieve high stiffness, strength and toughness concurrently. Nanomaterials consisting of cellulose nanocrystals and graphene nanoplatelets will be used to control crystallinity without hazardous solvents...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $275,000 to Novineer, Inc. to develop novel approaches for optimizing the layout, fiber paths, and plastic infill distribution in 3D printed composite materials. The project aims to advance the state-of-the-art in additive manufacturing for end-use parts by creating automated design software that can tailor the material distribution to...
- This $600,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Southern California to develop new manufacturing methods for recycling post-consumer carbon fiber composite materials. The research aims to preserve the value of continuous carbon fibers and recover the polymer matrix from aircraft and other composites currently buried in landfills or subjected to pyrolysis. The project will study techniques to remanufacture recycled carbon fibers and polymer matrix...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of sustainable nonwoven fabrics from off-specification and recycled carbon fiber. Endeavor Composites, Inc. will receive $256,000 to establish processes for fabricating mats using off-spec materials, including trims and recycled fibers. They will optimize operations for mats made from different blended combinations of carbon fiber grades and develop models to predict dispersion conditions for optimal nonwoven...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $265,072 Project Grant to Perseus Materials, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to establish the thermal and mechanical limits of novel, fiber-reinforced, plastic composite materials (FRPs) and pioneer a fast-manufacturing process for these FRPs. The project objectives are to enable widespread adoption of lightweight FRPs in price-sensitive industries like automotive and infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as develop cheaper FRP molds with shorter lead times for the $21.6 billion domestic mold-making market. Key planned activities include evaluating resin chemistries, developing a prototype fast fabrication system, and testing different fiber filler forms. This award reflects NSF's mission to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national and societal challenges.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $265.1k | 7/25/23 |