Project Grant 2339068
- Federal Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $725,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) to support research on the mechanics of beadwork metamaterials. The five-year project, awarded on August 1, 2025 and extending through July 31, 2030, will investigate the emergent mechanical properties of beadwork—a programmable...
- Carnegie Mellon University received a $191,554 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant supports computational and experimental studies to further understanding of formation and removal mechanisms of micron-sized non-metallic inclusions in steel refining. The NSF Engineering program aims to foster innovation in engineering research and education to strengthen the economy and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $232,159 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. The award supports foundational research and development of a comprehensive framework for optimizing environments to enhance large-scale...
- This $735,670 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program supports fundamental research to create strong, tough, and sustainable materials through new knowledge of small-scale fracture in architected materials. The research will involve developing bio-derived and/or biodegradable materials with precise microstructures using advanced manufacturing, testing their mechanical properties, and modeling crack growth and propagation in...
- Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $298,155 project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering under the Office of International Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.079). The grant will support Carnegie Mellon University's "IRES TRACK 1: SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT" project from February 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The project aims to enable U.S. leadership in global science by strengthening international...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering has awarded a $682,463 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant to Georgia TECH Research Corporation's Office of Sponsored Programs to conduct research on understanding the deformation and failure mechanisms of recycled polymers. The project aims to enable the substitution of virgin plastics with high-performance recycled materials, addressing the challenge of plastic pollution. Through an integrated experimental and...
- This $149,994 National Science Foundation project grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) funds the "Convergent Innovations in Regional Circular Economies (CIRCULAR)" project being conducted by the University of Illinois from December 2021 through November 2022. The grant aims to improve regional circular economies through convergent innovations in engineering research. As the NSF Engineering directorate seeks to foster innovation and excellence in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2030. This CAREER award supports fundamental research on safety, human alignment, and interaction-awareness in autonomous control systems operating across multiple domains including transportation,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $348,956 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) effective June 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports foundational research to develop perception systems capable of understanding actionable 3D environments from 2D visual input. The project will produce computational approaches and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $628,142 Project Grant to Carnegie Mellon University on April 1, 2021 for work under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant supports research titled "CAREER: ELECTRO-OPTIC MULTIPLEXING FOR MASSIVE SCALING OF NEURAL RECORDING" through March 31, 2026. The grant funding will enable development of electro-optic multiplexing techniques to scale neural recording across large areas of neural tissue. This aligns with the NSF Engineering...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $424,332 CAREER grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop modeling, optimization, and equilibrium formulations for analyzing and designing circular economy networks. The 5-year project aims to advance the state-of-the-art in circular economy strategies by creating mathematical tools to engineer circularity indicators and evaluate the effectiveness of circular economy initiatives. The research will be incorporated into CMU's undergraduate and graduate-level process design courses to promote sustainability thinking. Outreach activities are also planned to engage K-12 students on circularity and computer-aided process design concepts. No subawards are planned for this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $424.3k | 12/5/23 |