Project Grant 2554825
- Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Texas A&M University $274,870 under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) for a collaborative research project commencing October 1, 2025, and concluding December 31, 2027. This Project Grant supports fundamental research investigating the mechanical properties of the nuclear envelope (NE), a double-membrane cellular structure that maintains critical separation between the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded a three-year Project Grant totaling $193,165 to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This collaborative research initiative, involving Syracuse University, Clarkson University, and Texas A&M University, develops shape-memory polymers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $297,599 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded April 15, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific research and numerical simulations investigating the hydrodynamic instability and breakup...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $296,890 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project will develop a sub-millimeter scale soft robotic microdevice inspired by amoeba biology, termed "Gel-Bot" (chemotaxis-driven neuromorphic...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $533,432 awarded on March 1, 2023 will fund research, education, and outreach activities at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station through February 28, 2028. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award will support the development of an all-scale continuum modeling framework to predict plastic deformation and failure across material scales. The awardee will conduct research on magnesium-aluminum micropillars, nanoporous...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $192,286 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops an adaptive human-robot collaboration framework designed to enhance worker-robot synergy in dynamic industrial environments such as construction and manufacturing. The project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The award supports experimental research investigating the phase behavior of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) and polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs)—charged polymer materials with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $453,738 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research to develop an integrated experimental and computational framework for analyzing soft material fracture behavior. The research will produce high-resolution...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station a $400,000 Project Grant on December 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for November 30, 2028. This research initiative, titled "Examining the Role of Fellowships Funding on Engineering Students and Their Professional Development—Track 2," seeks to redefine graduate fellowships as transformative tools beyond their traditional...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $393,371 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to conduct research on the mechanics of the nuclear envelope (NE) - the physical barrier between the cytoplasm and the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. The overarching goals are to: 1) discover the link between NE structure and its mechanical properties, and 2) identify principles for designing new biologically-inspired...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $297,685 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2027. The award supports collaborative research investigating the mechanics of biomimetic torene plates and shells—innovative structural designs inspired by the nuclear envelope's geometry comprising concentric hollow spherical shells fused with torus-shaped holes. The research employs finite element analyses to characterize force-deformation response, stability, and failure mechanisms of these ultra-high genus structures under in-plane and out-of-plane loadings, with findings used to perform topology optimization of multilayer plates and shells to maximize performance characteristics. The project deliverables include technical research outputs advancing fundamental understanding of optimal biomimetic shell structures with applications to aircraft, submarines, rockets, and protective equipment design. Beyond peer-reviewed journal publications, the award supports broad dissemination through pedagogical demonstrations, science-based cartoons (scientoons), virtual mechanics laboratories, and guest lectures targeting high school students. This integrated research and education approach positions the work at the intersection of mechanics, geometry, and optimization to translate biological structural principles into engineered solutions for lightweight, high-resilience designs across aerospace, marine, and defense applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $297.7k | 12/4/25 |