Project Grant 2519512
- This $256,929 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research project to gain a fundamental understanding of the deformation behavior of metallic glasses. The research team at the University of Michigan is employing advanced techniques like time-resolved 4-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy and machine learning to map...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $249,682 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to experimentally inform modeling of structural heterogeneity and deformation in metallic glasses. Researchers will conduct experiments to characterize the microstructure and mechanical behavior of metallic glasses. Results will be used to develop new computational...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $959,801 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research into probing the evolution of granular microstructures during dynamic annealing via integrated three-dimensional experiments and simulations. The University of Michigan will conduct laboratory experiments and computer modeling to advance understanding of how...
- This $719,755 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Michigan to advance understanding of mechanical hysteresis and functional fatigue in martensitic phase transforming materials. The grant is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to foster innovation in engineering research and education. Specifically, the university will conduct multiscale, multimodal in-situ experimentation using dark-field x-ray microscopy, x-ray topotomography, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Michigan a $367,499 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. This 3-year grant from August 2024 to July 2027 will fund research to understand the fundamental mechanisms controlling the development of strength and formability in aluminum alloys, which are critical for reducing global CO2 emissions. The research will focus on model Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloys used extensively in the transportation...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041), awarded a $369,424 project grant to Michigan State University (MSU) for collaborative research on end-linked polymer networks. This 3-year project, starting on February 1, 2025, aims to investigate the fundamental role of topological defects in regulating the strain-induced crystallization of these macromolecular materials. The research will combine experimental and modeling approaches to develop a better...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $242,478 Project Grant to Michigan State University for collaborative research titled "Engineering Gradient Nanostructured Metals by Multi-Pass Plastic Wave Deformation." The three-year award runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 and supports research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research aims to improve the quality of life and economic strength of the...
- This $488,463 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the Regents of the University of Michigan to transform the field of adaptive structures and materials through the embodiment of intelligence in mechanical metamaterials. The research aims to harness topologically-protected wave networks and physical computing in architected materials to create intelligent structural systems with capabilities like...
- This $625,090.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund research at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study the mechanical properties and behavior of disordered, amorphous solids like glass, sand, soil, and emulsions. The 3-year project from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028 will conduct experiments to understand how the microscopic structure and particle rearrangements in these materials encode and recall...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program awarded a $508,560 Project Grant to the University of Michigan to develop self-propelling robots with sensing capabilities that can continuously survey large granular systems, such as grains and pellets processed in industrial operations. The 3-year project aims to improve monitoring and predictive modeling of the mechanical behavior of these granular materials, which is highly unpredictable due to external and internal...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $783,729 Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant, running from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, aims to advance the fundamental understanding of deformation behavior in amorphous solids, such as metallic glasses and granular systems, which exhibit complex, non-crystalline structures and mechanisms not captured by conventional models. Through a combination of atomistic simulations, machine learning analyses, and experimental validation using granular systems, the research project seeks to quantify how many-body particle interactions influence the energy landscape and dissipation in amorphous materials. The outcomes are expected to impact the development of adaptive metamaterials, two-dimensional materials, and damage-tolerant structural materials. The grant also includes educational activities to foster future scientists and engineers.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $783.7k | 8/21/25 |