Project Grant 2526634
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $400,002 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on October 1, 2021 to support research activities under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, MIT will conduct collaborative research to develop damage resistant materials for hydrogen storage and large-scale transport through September 30, 2025. The NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance...
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $1.2 million Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct collaborative research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The four-year award, made on October 1, 2021 and running through September 30, 2025, will support MIT's "Designer 3D Mesoscale Materials Synthesized in the Self-Assembly Foundry" project. This project aims to advance the design and synthesis of...
- 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 National Science Foundation awarded a $699,038 project grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds the acquisition of a next generation nanofabrication dual-beam platform to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences. The dual-beam platform will allow MIT researchers to increase the store of scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $465,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a research project titled "Discovery of Self-Assembled Network Phases and Metallic Nanostructures Driven by Confinement." The goal of the 3-year project is to investigate a novel class of Janus multiblock bottlebrush copolymers that can self-assemble into unusual nanoscale...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the University of Maryland, College Park. The 2-year grant, awarded on August 1, 2025, supports research to explore advanced manufacturing techniques for producing bulk "nanotwinned" metal alloys that exhibit both high strength and ductility. This new class of materials has potential applications in aerospace, energy systems, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $753,918 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on September 1, 2025. The grant will fund research to investigate new states of quantum matter using ultracold atoms, with the goal of enhancing understanding of collective phenomena and states of matter. Key activities include studying the thermodynamics of quantum gases composed of bosons (sodium) and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $482,041 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on elucidating high-temperature deformation mechanisms in refractory multi-principal-element alloys. The research aims to develop a fundamental scientific understanding of the ultrahigh temperature deformation behavior of this new class of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $432,714 project grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund a three-year collaborative research project titled "New Challenges in the Derivation and Dynamics of Quantum Systems" from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The project aims to promote progress in mathematical and physical sciences by increasing scientific knowledge and enhancing...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $560,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from June 2021 through May 2026 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to develop integrated design and digital fabrication methods using topology optimization and material extrusion 3D printing. Specifically, the award supports work to advance the use of topology optimization techniques to design lightweight structures that can be readily fabricated...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $659,445 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a collaborative research project with the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). The project aims to establish and test a universal principle for designing damage-resistant metallic materials, with potential applications in aerospace, defense, medical devices, and nuclear power. The researchers will use a combination of detailed calculations, high-temperature formation energy measurements, and ultra-rapid, laser-based ultrasound measurements to screen for the most damage-resistant alloy compositions. The project is expected to run from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $659.4k | 7/24/25 |