Project Grant 2617543
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion expected July 31, 2029. The grant supports development of nanoparticle materials designed to function as chemical and biological tools for selective protein and peptide modification. The project creates water-compatible...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $554,231 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The research project will investigate combined severe plastic deformations and phase transformations in germanium and silicon semiconductors under high pressure conditions. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $442,298 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. The award funds computational and experimental research on grain boundary formation and migration in hexagonal close-packed metals, specifically lightweight engineering metals...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $319,867 Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2026. The award supports the establishment of an open-source ecosystem for the DAFOAM (Distributed Aircraft Multidisciplinary Optimization) design automation tool, transitioning it from a specialized...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $450,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded June 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for May 31, 2028. The award funds development of In Vitro Biomanufacturing on a Chip (IBOC), an advanced microfluidic platform designed to accelerate bioproduct development and commercialization. The IBOC system integrates nanophotonic sensors—specifically a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University received a $879,911 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. This collaborative research award, conducted in partnership with Canadian institutions through the NSF-National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $281,836 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project develops machine learning techniques to advance computational wave imaging applications across materials science, medicine, and geoscience. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology has been awarded $160,465 under the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a collaborative research project beginning October 1, 2025 and concluding September 30, 2028. This project addresses the critical challenge of stragglers (slow or failed computational workers) in distributed matrix computations, which are fundamental to modern technologies including deep learning models,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University (ASU) received a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The project delivers fundamental research and analytical tools addressing powder dynamics and spatter formation in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), an advanced metal additive manufacturing process. Key...
- 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...
Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $420,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2029. The award funds research on powder-decorated laser powder bed fusion (PD-LPBF) technology designed to mitigate spattering-induced defects in laser-based metal additive manufacturing. The primary deliverable is the development and validation of a PD-LPBF framework that uses nano-scale, two-dimensional nanomaterial coatings applied to metal powders to stabilize the molten metal pool and reduce harmful spatter ejection during the laser melting process. This innovation aims to enable reliable printing of previously difficult-to-process high-performance metallic alloys, thereby reducing manufacturing defects such as pores, cracks, and surface roughness that currently limit part quality and increase production costs. In addition to the core research deliverables, the award includes workforce development products such as new college courses, hands-on research opportunities, and community outreach programs designed to train a next-generation advanced manufacturing workforce. These educational components bridge fundamental scientific research with practical applications relevant to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, national defense, and energy systems. The research is being performed at Iowa State University's facilities in Ames, Iowa.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $420.0k | 7/8/26 |