Project Grant 2607539
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Iowa State University of Science and Technology $238,738 on August 1, 2026, to establish diffusion-engineered embedded printing (DEEP), an additive manufacturing method for producing high-performance biothermoplastics for biomedical applications including patient-specific implants, prosthetics, surgical tools, and biomechanical devices. The project addresses mechanical and biological performance...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (University of Nevada, Reno) an Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) project grant of $150,000 on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2027. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this project will develop an embedded section-by-section bioprinting (ESB) process...
- This $404,595 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program grant, awarded to the University of Delaware on March 1, 2024, supports research to enhance multi-material additive manufacturing (3D printing) through the use of advective assembly techniques. The project aims to develop modular 3D printing nozzles capable of rapidly structuring and depositing multi-material composites at higher resolution and volumetric throughput than conventional methods. This could enable new applications...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $231,806 provides funding from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025 to the University of Nevada, Reno under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The award will support research exploring microstructure evolution in stimuli-responsive yield-stress fluids for assisted 3D printing applications. Specifically, the university will characterize static microstructure models in a Pluronic F127-nanoclay nanocomposite and explore...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $199,998 on September 1, 2026, to develop and validate a framework for collaborative sequential experimentation in bio-additive manufacturing systems. The research addresses the challenge of designing biologically relevant products—including resorbable tissue scaffolds for nerve repair—by developing methods that enable multiple printers, laboratories,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $408,853 Project Grant to the Regents Of The University Of Michigan - Office Of Research And Sponsored Projects Division (doing business as University Of Michigan) to support research that contributes new knowledge related to fluid deposition manufacturing processes. The award supports efforts to develop computationally efficient high-viscosity flow modeling, a closed-loop optimal...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $300,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop methods for collaborative sequential experimentation in bio-additive manufacturing systems. The research establishes and validates a framework enabling multiple printers, laboratories, and organizations to learn from one another during experimentation while...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $348,579 supports research at Montana State University from June 2022 to May 2027 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award will fund development of additive manufacturing techniques for sustainable thermoplastic composites incorporating biologically derived enzymes and electrically conductive fillers. Specifically, the university researcher will work to encapsulate heat-sensitive enzymes within 3D printing filaments to substantially...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) totaling $344,918 will establish a collaborative research program at Florida International University (FIU) to develop advanced data-driven approaches for additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing of materials with locally tunable electrical and mechanical properties. The research aims to create new polymer resin formulations for digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing that can...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of North Florida $200,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Engineering Research Initiation program to develop a vision-simulation-driven in-situ quality-control system for laser powder bed fusion manufacturing. The project addresses defect-driven scrap and rework in metal additive manufacturing by creating a within-layer detect-predict-decide-act loop that couples real-time perception,...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education (operating as University of Nevada, Reno) $420,441 on August 1, 2026, to advance an innovative additive manufacturing method termed diffusion-engineered embedded printing (DEEP) for producing high-performance biothermoplastics suitable for biomedical applications including patient-specific implants, prosthetics, surgical tools, and biomechanical devices. The research addresses mechanical and biological performance limitations in existing additive manufacturing approaches by printing molten biothermoplastics inside a high-temperature liquid support bath to improve interlayer fusion and polymer crystallization. The project integrates multiscale computational modeling—including deep-neural-network-based molecular dynamics simulation and phase-field modeling—with advanced experimental characterization to elucidate polymer diffusion mechanisms and their effects on printed material properties. The work is performed in Reno, Nevada. The award also funds development of a multi-level educational platform delivering research-integrated additive manufacturing training to students across Nevada and Iowa. The period of performance runs through July 31, 2029. This funding is issued under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $420.4k | 7/29/26 |