Project Grant DESC0013992

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of a level-set-based, multi-physics and multi-material topology optimization software for electric machine design. The $550,000 award, made under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, will support work at Stony Brook University from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The software aims to improve electric generator and motor designs through parametric topology optimization of magnets. This will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $153,988 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to conduct research on the thermophysical properties of ferromagnetic materials. The key objectives are to study how magnetism influences the thermal expansion of metals such as Fe-Pd, La1Fe11.5Si1.5, and EuO. The research leverages experimental measurements of heat capacity,...

This $244,955 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports theoretical and computational research to develop advanced computational tools and use them for describing the dynamical behavior of magnetic molecules connected to external electrodes and manipulated by magnetic fields. The research aims to provide a balance between computational efficiency and physical accuracy in simulating such open...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program awarded The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration a $338,926 Project Grant to conduct fundamental research on modeling and designing complex power magnetic components for electrical power converters. The goals are to develop systematic methods for modeling and designing multi-winding power magnetics, create software tools for optimal power magnetic design, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Fluxmagic, Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company based in Portland, Oregon, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant funding will support Fluxmagic's research and development of "MAGNETIC GEARS FOR OCEAN GENERATORS", focused on advancing magnetic gear and drivetrain technologies for offshore renewable energy applications, particularly in the ocean and wind...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award to New York University (NYU) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop an advanced software tool that automates the design and optimization of electromagnetic (EM) systems, with a focus on improving the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices. The $1,164,641 award, effective from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026, will create a software pipeline that combines geometry...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $1,452,420 to Prairie View A&M University to investigate the unique thermo-physical behaviors of ferro-nanofluids and how external magnetic fields influence their properties like thermal conductivity, viscosity, and heat transfer. The research aims to uncover the underlying mechanisms that cause the anomalous transport behaviors observed in these fluids, which have...

This two-year, $297,189 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research aims to develop new approaches for ultra-low temperature refrigeration without reliance on rare helium isotopes. Specifically, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will investigate using electrically-tunable spin-orbit interactions in Rashba materials to achieve refrigeration through adiabatic electrification, with a goal of reaching temperatures as low as 0.01 K. If successful,...

This three-year, $395,000 National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research Project Grant supports theoretical and computational research aimed at rationally designing novel hydrogen-rich superconductors. The principal investigator will use quantum mechanical calculations and first-principles modeling techniques to computationally predict crystal structures of hydrides that could be synthesized under pressure and study their electronic properties and superconducting potential. A focus...

Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (ACT) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop HYBRID ACCELERATOR MAGNETS BASED ON DOG BONE SHAPED CORC; WIRE INSERTS FOR OPERATION BEYOND 20 T. The period of performance for this award is from June 28, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). This program supports basic research to deliver scientific...