Project Grant DESC0021869

This $600,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Southern California to develop new manufacturing methods for recycling post-consumer carbon fiber composite materials. The research aims to preserve the value of continuous carbon fibers and recover the polymer matrix from aircraft and other composites currently buried in landfills or subjected to pyrolysis. The project will study techniques to remanufacture recycled carbon fibers and polymer matrix...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Washington State University. The objective of the project is to research and develop a pilot-scale upcycling protocol for transforming carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) waste into recyclable structural automotive components. The project aims to establish an eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Composites Automation LLC, a for-profit limited liability company focused on composites manufacturing and materials research. The grant, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports Composites Automation's work to develop techniques to recycle carbon fiber and plastic composites from end-of-life vehicles into construction materials. This project aims to contribute to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to advance the manufacture of high-performance thermoplastic composite structures through faster and more energy-efficient processes. The $328,133 award to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will fund an international research effort to develop physics-based, multiscale modeling that links processing conditions to the interlaminar strength and fracture toughness...

This NSF-DFG/COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS ENGINEERING OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES project grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $267,524 in funding from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. The project aims to advance the fundamental science required to predict and optimize the manufacturing of high-performance thermoplastic composite structures, which can enable lighter and more recyclable products that consume less fuel across...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a new class of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) based on vitrimers. Vitrimers are polymers that can reverse fatigue-induced damage when exposed to heat, improving the durability, safety, and lifecycle performance of FRPs in high-performance applications such as aerospace, automotive, and medical devices. The $150,027 award to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will systematically...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $265,072 Project Grant to Perseus Materials, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to establish the thermal and mechanical limits of novel, fiber-reinforced, plastic composite materials (FRPs) and pioneer a fast-manufacturing process for these FRPs. The project objectives are to enable widespread adoption of lightweight FRPs in...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded the University of Delaware a $3,060,498 cooperative agreement under the ARPA-E program (CFDA #81.135) on September 13, 2022 to develop efficient manufacturing of lightweight composite architected structures for transportation vehicles through September 12, 2025. Under the award, the University of Delaware will lead a consortium to develop and commercialize Composite Architected Materials Processing (CAMP), a...

This Project Grant award of $274,919 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of high-performance composite materials made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The key focus is on improving the interface between the metal and carbon fiber phases to create a low-defect, high-strength material with enhanced mechanical properties. The research aims to elucidate the microstructural evolution and...

Free Form Fibers LLC received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop homogeneous joining of silicon carbide fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites. The work will be performed in Saratoga Springs, New York through June 27, 2022. This award is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform...