The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $600,000 Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to procure industrial metal additive manufacturing (AM) machines. The grant funds will be used to purchase an Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) system and a Wire-Laser Direct Energy Deposition (DED) system, which will be installed at Virginia Tech's Blacksburg, VA campus. The...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research. The purpose of this grant is to develop an intelligent, automated, closed-loop manufacturing system to enhance capabilities in the advanced manufacturing industry, particularly benefiting the aerospace and defense sectors. The key activities funded under this grant...
This $299,999.20 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will be used by Columbia Gorge Community College to acquire CNC milling and additive manufacturing equipment. The equipment will be installed at the Columbia Gorge Regional Skills Center and used by students enrolled in the college's advanced manufacturing technology program, as well as by small businesses in the region and high...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Arkansas State University (ASU) to establish an advanced steel research center. The primary activities include purchasing experimental and computational equipment to conduct state-of-the-art research on steel alloy design, fabrication, heat treatment, and property analysis. The research center will provide support to the local...
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...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Louisiana Tech University. The purpose of this 2-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to update and enhance the capabilities of Louisiana Tech's Institute for Micromanufacturing (IFM) to provide relevant experiential training for students in semiconductor technology. Key activities...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) program to Northeastern University. The purpose of this grant is to create the Seattle Advanced Manufacturing & Community Experiential Learning Lab (SEAMCELL) and supporting programs in Seattle, WA. Key activities include modifying facility space, procuring equipment and supplies, developing a high school robotics competition program,...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to Seton Hall University to enhance the research capabilities of the Advanced Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (AMSCL). The purpose is to enable research on low-temperature plasmas used in advanced manufacturing. The enhanced facilities will provide independent control, variation, and optimization of neutral, ion, electron, and photon...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) Federal Grant Program to the University of Utah. The funding will support a project to refactor an existing Material Point Methods (MPM) code as an asynchronous dataflow graph that can effectively leverage high-end compute nodes with high core-count CPUs and multiple GPUs, and scale across a compute cluster. The goal is to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Norwich University Applied Research Institutes LTD (Nuari) to develop an advanced cybersecurity architecture tailored for additive manufacturing operational technology. Nuari will collaborate with academic and commercial partners to devise this architecture, which aims to preemptively detect vulnerabilities and potential cyber threats...