Project Grant 2332275
- This $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award through the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports fundamental research to discover a new class of polymers called Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs) and their composites for sustainable manufacturing and recycling of wind turbine blades. The project aims to establish a systematic framework to design, synthesize, and test these reversible CAN materials that combine the stability of thermosets and malleability of thermoplastics. This...
- This $457,770 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is for a 3-year effort by the University of Colorado to develop a fundamental understanding of entangled materials and enable their rational design as next-generation structural materials. The project integrates computational modeling, analytical theory, and experimental validation to capture how particle entanglement forms, evolves, and breaks under load. This research aims to...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Northwestern University a $455,075 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop recyclable thermoset polymers for high-performance composites. Over a three-year period ending May 2026, the university will synthesize model epoxy networks incorporating aromatic disulfide bonds at various points and use mechanical testing, Raman scattering, and thin film experiments to characterize the materials and...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund a collaborative research effort at the University of Colorado to study the fundamental relationships that control the assembly of solid materials from small, shape-changing ribbon-like particles. The $397,494 award, spanning from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will investigate the use of reversible physical entanglement of these shape-changing particles to create porous solid...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $996,596 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a framework for modeling the mechanical behavior of living building materials for structural applications from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. Specifically, the award will support research to develop a new multiscale cellular and granular material poroelastic formulation for a microbial precipitation-based living...
- 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 $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 $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...
- 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 from the National Science Foundation, under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041), provides $516,621 to the University of Colorado Boulder from September 1, 2022 to May 31, 2027. The funding supports research to understand the degradation mechanisms of macroplastics into microplastics under coupled effects of weathering and mechanical stresses. The principal investigator will discover the mechanics of degradation through multi-physics modeling of macroplastic...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $632,838 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division. This 3-year grant supports fundamental research to accelerate the discovery of a new family of polymers called Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs) and their composites. The goal is to develop mechanically strong yet reversible materials that enable cost-effective manufacturing and recycling of wind turbine blades, thereby improving the competitiveness and sustainability of wind energy. The research features an interdisciplinary collaboration across mechanics, materials, and manufacturing disciplines, including molecular design, organic material synthesis, and mechanics testing and modeling of the new CAN polymers. The project also includes outreach activities to engage researchers, educate K-12 students, and recruit underrepresented undergraduate students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $632.8k | 3/18/24 |