Project Grant 2618754
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of Illinois $328,679 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate grain boundary dynamics in irradiated compositionally complex carbides. The research integrates material synthesis, irradiation experiments, advanced microscopy, machine learning, and multiscale modeling to examine how radiation alters the chemistry and structure of grain boundaries in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $780,000 on September 1, 2026, for research exploring the functional behavior of domain walls in wurtzite ferroelectric materials under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research investigates the atomic structure, field-induced switching dynamics, and electronic transport behavior of domain walls in wurtzite-structured ferroelectric thin films....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska Board of Regents received a $587,083 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award funds fundamental research on tunable ferroelectricity in Group IV monochalcogenide van der Waals semiconductors—a class of layered materials with potential applications in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $299,873 on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop mathematical frameworks for nonlocal boundary interactions in complex systems. The project will establish analytical and computational foundations for boundary-driven nonlocal dynamics, developing nonlocal trace, flux, and boundary transmission operators; proving...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $50,000 on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research on coupling between interfacial electrostatics and surface structures at transition-metal oxide/liquid interfaces. The project, conducted under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) with support from both the Solid State and Materials Chemistry Program and the Electrochemical Systems...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $333,267 Project Grant to the University of Nebraska under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A METAMODELING MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR MULTISCALE BEHAVIOR OF NANO-ARCHITECTURED CRYSTALLINE-AMORPHOUS COMPOSITES." The period of performance for this research is January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research at the University of Nebraska to develop...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Iowa State University of Science and Technology $442,298 on February 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund lattice correspondence analyses of grain boundary formation and migration in hexagonal close-packed metals such as magnesium and titanium. The project combines computational studies at the atomic scale with advanced materials characterization to reveal the underlying...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska Board of Regents received a $449,399 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030. The project, "Short-Range Order as Design Parameter for Topological Magnetism," delivers fundamental research on amorphous quantum materials to advance understanding of how atomic disorder and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $322,809 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct collaborative research on designing and manufacturing ultrahigh temperature ceramics. The overarching goal is to develop ceramics with improved toughness and deformation resistance at both low and high temperatures, enabling their use in extreme environment applications like hypersonic flight,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $379,796 on July 15, 2026, to investigate irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking in stainless steel using in situ and operando X-ray imaging analysis, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research addresses fundamental mechanisms of material failure in extreme environments by determining whether irradiation accelerates or slows stress corrosion...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $249,999 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate grain boundary behavior in radiation-resistant composite carbide ceramics through material synthesis, irradiation experiments, advanced microscopy, machine learning, and multiscale modeling. The research integrates experimental characterization and computational methods to decode how radiation alters the chemistry and structure of internal grain interfaces in compositionally complex carbides, with findings anticipated to support the design of more reliable ceramics for small modular reactors, fusion energy systems, spacecraft, and high-power electronics operating in radiation-rich environments. Work is performed in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The project establishes a collaborative training pipeline across two universities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 7/28/26 |