Project Grant 2430717

Award Date 6/1/25
Completion Date 5/31/28
Dollars Obligated $381K
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Austin, TX 78712, USA
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  1. High-throughput production and characterization of bio-based monomers derived from microbial triglycerides, with the goal of developing thermosets with crosslink densities over 77.7 x 10^-4 mol/cm3, glass transition temperatures above 85°C, and storage moduli in the rubbery plateau exceeding 2.2 GPa.

  2. Integration of machine learning algorithms with materials science data to model the relationship between monomer structure and polymer properties, enabling prediction of ideal starting molecules for desired material performance.

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