Project Grant FA23861714079

This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), was awarded to Auburn University on October 1, 2025, with a total obligation of $155,215.00 and a completion date of September 30, 2029. The project delivers foundational research and development of a transformative framework for metastability engineering in refractory multi-principal element alloys (RMPEAs), aimed at producing structural alloys...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $250,000 to Purdue University to develop an energy-efficient manufacturing process for producing lightweight titanium alloy sheet, foil and wire. Specifically, the award will support optimizing hybrid machining process parameters to influence material structure and properties for these thin gauge formats. The project will also characterize the new...

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Illinois a $150,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on nanoscale structural and compositional instability-driven ductility in refractory high-entropy alloys. The research will develop an atomic-level understanding of how the manufacturing of refractory high-entropy alloys relates to their ductility and tensile strength properties. It will also seek to...

This $289,939 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports collaborative research to advance the understanding of solute cluster strengthening in magnesium (Mg) alloys. The research aims to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms by which nanoscale groupings of solute atoms can dramatically improve the strength of metal alloys, compared to more conventional strengthening methods like precipitate hardening....

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 University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) received a $582,358 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the NSF Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support fundamental research at UTA from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2028 related to developing a new hybrid layerwise rolling and sealing technique for laser powder-bed fusion manufacturing of tungsten parts. The research aims to generate...

This three-year National Science Foundation project grant of $536,195 supports research into abnormal grain growth in ultrafine grained metals under high cycle loading at room temperature. The principal investigators will conduct high-throughput characterization of cyclic-load-induced grain growth in ultrafine grained metal films using scanning electron microscopy with electron backscatter diffraction. Six different metallic films with varying degrees of elastic anisotropy and face-centered...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $231,568 Project Grant to the University of North Texas to support the "Development of Combinatorial Processing Techniques for Accelerated Discovery of Complex Concentrated Alloys (or Multi-Principal Element Alloys) for Structural Applications" from May 15, 2022 to May 14, 2024. This award, provided under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA #12.800), will allow the University of North Texas...

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 $122,531 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research into 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-based superalloy turbine blades, a key component in jet engines that currently cost over $15,000 each. The project will...