Project Grant 2527199
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $370,974 in funding to the University of Houston System for research aimed at advancing the understanding of quantum materials. The research will develop new models and methods for designing quantum materials by linking continuum mechanics with quantum field, electric field, and magnetic field interactions. This work will provide fresh perspectives on improving properties like...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin to support fundamental research on understanding the mechanics of strongly correlated materials using quantum computing. The grant, titled "BRITE PIVOT: Nanomechanics of Strongly Correlated Materials", aims to develop algorithms to characterize the mechanical properties, stress-strain behavior, surface mechanics, and dynamical response of this...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $200,000 project grant to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) to develop a computational framework for simulating failure in advanced materials such as metal-ceramic composites. The objective is to establish a scalable multi-fidelity approach that accurately models elastic deformation and fracture in materials with complex mesoscale structures, enabling failure predictions at...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation provides $227,999 to the University of Utah from September 2021 through August 2024 for collaborative research titled "A Multiscale Thermo-Hygro-Mechanical Investigation of Fibrous Porous Materials." The research aims to improve understanding of the behavior of fibrous porous materials through a multiscale experimental and modeling approach. This award supports the NSF...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $996,596 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a framework for modeling the mechanical behavior of living building materials for structural applications from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. Specifically, the award will support research to develop a new multiscale cellular and granular material poroelastic formulation for a microbial precipitation-based living...
- This $457,384 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new computational framework for stochastic analysis of quasibrittle damage and fracture through 2025. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), key products include a mechanism-based model for mapping random fields of material properties onto finite elements to resolve mesh dependence issues in stochastic finite element simulations of quasibrittle structures. Validation will utilize experimental...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a $337,663 research project at the University of Oklahoma from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The project aims to develop a revolutionary approach to synthesizing materials and chemicals under high-pressure conditions using porous materials. It proposes leveraging the high pressures observed within adsorbed fluid or solid films on solid substrates as an alternative to traditional,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $453,738 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Texas at Austin to develop an integrated experimental and computational framework for analyzing the fracture behavior of soft materials, including hydrogels, elastomers, and biological tissues. The objective is to understand and model soft material fracture mechanics from full-field deformation measurements by resolving inaccuracies near crack tips. The research...
- This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to investigate the elastic properties of fluids confined in nanoporous materials and their impact on wave propagation. The project aims to develop a molecular theory to quantify the effects of fluid confinement on elastic properties like compressibility, and apply this to improve models of wave propagation in...
- This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to advance the understanding of coupled fluid-structure interactions within porous media, such as biological tissues connected to larger fluid networks. The project aims to improve prediction and control of these complex multiscale systems, which are essential for applications including organ perfusion modeling, bioartificial organ design, and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to advance the modeling and design of porous materials, such as foams and energy-absorbing materials, that play a critical role in various industries. The $593,965 project, awarded to the University of Utah, will develop a hybrid quantum-classical finite element method (FEM) framework to model fracture in heterogeneous porous materials. The research will integrate quantum solvers for partial differential equations with topological data analysis to extract key structural features from porous microstructures, which will then be used to inform the homogenized FEM model. The project will also conduct high-resolution in-situ mechanical and fracture tests on porous structures to provide ground-truth data for model validation. The final deliverable is a reproducible and extensible computational platform that unifies data-driven microstructural analysis with scalable, accurate simulation of deformation and fracture in porous solids. This research advances the state-of-the-art in multiscale modeling and enables broader application of quantum computing in engineering mechanics.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $594.0k | 8/25/25 |