Project Grant 2522460
- This is a Project Grant award for $180,000.00 provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the agency's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The goal of this 4-year project is to transform the fracture resistance of ceramics by introducing heterogeneous metallic features across multiple length scales. Key objectives are to (1) computationally design heterogeneous ceramics using machine learning, and (2) manufacture...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant aims to transform the fracture resistance of ceramics by introducing heterogeneous metallic features across multiple length scales. The $486,667 award to Rutgers, The State University, runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029. The project seeks to overcome two key challenges: (1) computationally designing heterogeneous ceramics given the massive design space, and (2) manufacturing such engineered ceramics. By...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $322,809 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct collaborative research on designing and manufacturing ultrahigh temperature ceramics. The overarching goal is to develop ceramics with improved toughness and deformation resistance at both low and high temperatures, enabling their use in extreme environment applications like hypersonic flight,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $335,000 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York to conduct collaborative research on developing tough and 3D-printable ceramic nanocomposites. The research aims to overcome the intrinsic fragility of ceramic materials by introducing small quantities of boron nitride nanotubes into polymer-derived ceramics. This work will enable the development of...
- 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...
- This $200,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop a computational framework for simulating failure in advanced metal-ceramic composite materials. The objective is to establish a scalable, multi-fidelity approach that applies high-resolution modeling in damaged regions while using coarse-grained models elsewhere, enabling accurate failure predictions at engineering scales without prohibitive computational...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to revolutionize the design and manufacturing of advanced nanocomposite materials using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The $400,000 award, with a performance period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, focuses on understanding and controlling the amorphous-crystalline interfaces within these materials to enhance their strength, durability, and reliability. The research tasks involve...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $299,431 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to develop characterization techniques for determining the rate and temperature-dependent properties of polymer matrix composite (PMC) materials. The goal is to enable accurate simulations of PMC behavior under dynamic loading conditions, such as vehicle crashes and aircraft impacts, to support the widespread...
- This $616,537 award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a project led by Lehigh University to investigate the solid-state synthesis of novel entropy-stabilized ceramic materials. The key objectives are to: 1) elucidate the reaction mechanisms and material transport processes governing the formation of these advanced ceramics; 2) understand the role of induced elastic deformation in the reaction kinetics; and 3) characterize the...
- This $314,721 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop durable, 3D-printable ceramic nanocomposite materials. The University of Illinois, as the prime awardee, will explore using small quantities of boron nitride nanotubes to enhance the fracture toughness and reliability of polymer-derived ceramic materials, which are compatible with 3D printing but prone to fracture. Through complementary multiscale...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Alabama to conduct collaborative research on designing and manufacturing tough, hierarchically heterogeneous ceramic composites. The overarching goal is to transform the fracture resistance of ceramics by introducing heterogeneous metallic features across multiple length scales. The project aims to overcome the key challenges of computationally designing these engineered ceramics and developing advanced low-temperature ceramic processing techniques, leveraging machine learning and materials modeling. The innovative ceramic materials developed through this research can be directly implemented in commercial applications such as satellite structures, medical devices, armor, and hypersonic vehicles. The award period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $190.0k | 9/4/25 |