Project Grant 31310021M0047

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Clemson University to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in developing radiation-tolerant single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS). The research aims to generate new knowledge on SP-CSAS' radiation tolerance and their intrinsic compositions, structures, and defects through experimental and computational...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) will support research at Iowa State University on the development, characterization, and performance evaluation of surface engineered additively manufactured parts for nuclear reactor applications. Specifically, the university will utilize a laser-based directed energy deposition process to fabricate metallic parts from Nitronic 60 stainless steel, a material used in nuclear reactor...

This five-year, $641,328 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research at the Colorado School of Mines to advance additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys for clean energy applications. Funded through NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the award will develop a mechanistic understanding of how wire arc additive manufacturing processing conditions influence the microstructure and high-temperature mechanical properties of Haynes 282 superalloy. The research combines...

This $6 million project grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, will expand the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance qualifications framework for additive manufacturing materials and processes. Funded under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program, Wichita State University will purchase, install, and receive training for an RPMI Standard 557XR 4kW fiber laser to extend lab capabilities. A steering committee of subject matter...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research project focused on developing intelligent scan sequence generation to reduce local overheating, distortion, and residual stress in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing. The $250,000 award, spanning January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will enable researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to mathematically, numerically, and experimentally...

The National Science Foundation awarded North Carolina State University a two-year $400,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to develop process monitoring methods for improving product quality in electron beam powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. The university will research an in-situ quality control framework using real-time sensing data to monitor product quality during manufacturing and adaptively adjust process...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,591 Project Grant to Amaero Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Inc. on July 22, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of metal additive manufacturing techniques for refractory metal nuclear reactor components. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in materials...

This $118,700 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the acquisition of an ultrasonic atomization and alloying platform for additive manufacturing research and education at the University of Louisville. The platform will enable production of custom metal powders for additive manufacturing technologies using an ultrasonic method to fabricate powders from traditional raw materials, including those with extremely high melting points. This...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $538,225 to Dartmouth College to conduct research on fabricating columnar-grained microstructures and single crystals of nickel-based superalloys through directional recrystallization of additively manufactured materials. The goal is to develop a cost-effective method for producing nickel alloy turbine blades, a critical component in jet engines. The research will investigate the...

This $247,667 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041), will fund collaborative research on laser powder-fed directed energy deposition (LP-DED) additive manufacturing. The University of Michigan will investigate fundamental interactions between high-speed metal particles and molten pools in LP-DED using synchrotron X-ray imaging and computational process modeling....