Project Grant 2543792
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Colorado School of Mines received a $552,469 CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. The award funds research to develop advanced synthesis and characterization techniques for controlling and measuring atomic-scale order and disorder in functional and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded Colorado School of Mines $944,728 on October 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on incorporating disorder and defects in the design of ferroelectric nitrides. The project, scheduled for completion on September 30, 2029, aims to advance computational and experimental understanding of how point defects and extended...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Colorado School of Mines received a $538,427 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. This REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site award funds an undergraduate research program designed to train the next generation of scientists and engineers in materials science and data analytics. The program...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $133,000 to the Colorado School of Mines under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific understanding of ultrasonically assisted laser additive manufacturing (UA-AM) through advanced in situ synchrotron imaging and diffraction analysis. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded a $379,796 CAREER grant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (under CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to conduct fundamental research on irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) mechanisms in stainless steel. Beginning July 15, 2026 and extending through June 30, 2031, the project will employ advanced in situ and operando X-ray imaging analysis to resolve...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education awarded $1,002,679 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on March 15, 2026, to support a collaborative research initiative titled "Ceramic Engineering Readiness Through Access to Mentorship, Internships, and Careers." Colorado School of Mines serves as the prime awardee, partnering with Alfred University and Missouri University of Science and Technology. The project will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a CAREER grant to San Diego State University Research Foundation on April 1, 2025, in the amount of $637,665 to support faculty early-career research through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award funds a five-year research initiative (completion date: March 31, 2030) focused on developing an innovative layered cooling crystallization additive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $388,868 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded July 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2031. The award funds fundamental research into dislocation ensemble evolution in polycrystalline metallic alloys during plastic deformation. Primary research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $457,770 Project Grant award effective August 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The three-year project, scheduled for completion by July 31, 2028, will develop a unified mechanics-based framework for understanding and controlling entanglement in innovative structural materials composed of mechanically...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded Colorado School of Mines a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant of $591,656 effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2031. This award funds an integrated research, education, and outreach program advancing selective electrochemical leaching technology for critical metal recovery from complex waste feedstocks, with lithium-ion batteries as the primary model system....
The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded $435,983 to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund a CAREER award titled "Unraveling Secondary Phase-Dislocation Interactions to Overcome Embrittlement in Ultrahigh-Strength Martensitic Steels Under Dynamic Loading." The five-year project, scheduled for completion by July 31, 2031, will deliver fundamental research and experimental insights into why ultrahigh-strength steels experience brittleness during high-rate impact conditions. Through integrated computational modeling, accelerated experimentation, characterization, and high-rate mechanical testing, the research team will investigate how microscale features within these steels influence crack formation and fracture behavior during dynamic loading. The project's key deliverables include the development of economic and energy-efficient pathways for designing high-strength, high-toughness steel materials and accelerated discovery mechanisms for deploying next-generation ultrahigh-strength steels. Research outcomes will directly support U.S. infrastructure, transportation safety, and national defense applications by reducing reliance on energy-intensive processing methods, lowering manufacturing costs, and enhancing durability and safety of engineered systems. The award includes an integrated educational component complementing the research activities at the research institution in Golden, Colorado.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $436.0k | 7/1/26 |