Project Grant 2323456

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant award of $400,000, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: TOPOLOGICALLY DESIGNED AND RESILIENT ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS," aims to develop a new method to simultaneously improve both the low temperature and high temperature properties of ultra-high temperature ceramic materials. The project will utilize a combination of computational tools, including first principles and machine learning, integrated with experimental methods to directly synthesize customized powder morphologies and characterize their structure and property performance. Through this iterative process, the goal is to identify and design specific metal and nonmetal species that promote desired phases with interlocking morphologies, enabling the advancement of technologies for use in extreme environments. The project, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027, is funded under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA #47.084).