Project Grant 2541744
- Syracuse University received a $450,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop computational and theoretical tools for designing intelligent, active materials. The award, initiated September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2028, supports research focused on predicting how disordered active materials deform and rearrange under self-generated force patterns. The project will...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $392,000 in funding to Syracuse University from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to conduct theoretical and computational research on rigidity and shape transitions in living and non-living materials. The key objectives of the research are to: 1) study rigidity and convexity in disordered fiber networks, 2) develop a continuum theory to...
- Syracuse University was awarded a $547,315 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The five-year award will support research investigating tunable dry adhesion of soft hollow pillars through constrained buckling for applications in compliant manipulation. The university will examine effects of geometry, material stiffness, and buckling on adhesion mechanics, and study...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded Syracuse University a $288,241 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, to develop shape-memory polymers capable of real-time force sensing and propagation measurement across multiscale applications. This collaborative research project, executed in partnership with Clarkson University and Texas A&M University,...
- Syracuse University was awarded a $358,653 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on October 1, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2025. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Under this award, Syracuse University will conduct collaborative research on "Living Biotic-Abiotic Materials with Temporally Programmable Actuation." The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Syracuse University received a $223,640 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This award supports fundamental mathematical research focused on Sobolev mappings and hyperelastic deformations, with the deliverables consisting of advanced mathematical theory and methods addressing longstanding...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Syracuse University received a $335,475 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) awarded September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project delivers fundamental research and analytical outputs addressing the mechanics of adhesion failure in thin-film blister systems on soft substrates. Primary deliverables include precision experimental data identifying...
- Syracuse University was awarded a $225,845 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research investigating the geometry and analysis of energy-minimizing deformations with applications to the study of nonlinear elasticity. The project aims to develop new analytic and geometric tools to model nonlinear elasticity while complying with the physical principle of...
- Syracuse University was awarded a $579,303 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on June 15, 2021 to complete work by May 31, 2024. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and enhance understanding of major problems. Specifically, the funding supports an integrated computational and experimental approach to reveal design principles for responsive nanomaterials derived from disordered proteins modified...
- This $269,703 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems supports research and education on dense suspensions under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Specifically, the awardee Brandeis University will conduct collaborative research from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2026 to develop understanding of microscopic correlations and macroscopic behavior in dense, shear-thickening suspensions. Using...
CAREER: Adaptability of Soft Deformable Granular Materials – Project Grant Summary Syracuse University received a $358,377 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. The project develops an experimental research platform using custom-built, inflatable particles with individually and precisely controlled size, shape, stiffness, and interactive properties to investigate the mechanical behavior and collective responses of soft, frictional, deformable granular packings. The research addresses gaps in existing jamming and constraint-counting frameworks by examining how particle-level deformability and friction produce nonlinear, history-dependent mechanical responses. The deliverables are intended to advance applications in biotechnology, adaptive or responsive metamaterials, and programmable soft robotics. The award includes a significant educational component designed to engage multiple levels of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) pipeline. Syracuse University will develop a new physics curriculum for non-science college majors that uses everyday scenarios to make physics concepts accessible, while undergraduate researchers will gain hands-on laboratory training and develop science demonstrations for K-12 students and the general public, thereby creating broad scientific engagement across communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $358.4k | 6/24/26 |