Project Grant FA23862214065

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $298,474 to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop a software infrastructure for multi-scale simulations of materials. The key deliverables include: (1) Enumeration tools to generate a database of crystallographic and non-crystallographic models for training machine-learned interatomic potentials...

Summary: Computational Design of Solvated-Electron-Based Materials Auburn University received a $672,903 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. Led by Professors Evangelos Miliordos, Marcelo Kuroda, and Konstantin Klyukin, the project delivers computational research and modeling services focused on solvated electron precursor electrides...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Multiscale Systems, Inc. for the development of "HYDROGEN TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE COMPONENTS MADE WITH METAL HYBRID ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING." The grant provides funding from Jul 10, 2023 through Apr 9, 2024 to advance the design, fabrication, and manufacture of mechanical metamaterials for applications in transportation,...

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...

This federal Project Grant award for $199,624.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on July 22, 2024. The award supports the development of "MICROCRACK-RESISTANT RESIN SYSTEMS FOR CRYO-COMPRESSED HYDROGEN STORAGE" by Composite Technology Development, Inc. (CTD), a for-profit small business specializing in materials research and engineering. The project aims to advance materials solutions for high-performance...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports Professor Stefan Bernhard of Carnegie Mellon University in developing data-driven, automated methodologies to study and control light-driven catalytic processes. The $575,000 award, spanning September 2024 to August 2027, aims to advance sustainable chemistry through new approaches to photocatalytic hydrogen generation from bio-based feedstocks like...

This $1,481,906 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to discover and develop new multi-principal-element hexagonal-close-packed structural alloys using advanced computational materials science and additive manufacturing methods. The University of California, Berkeley is the awardee, with the State of California Controllers Office serving as the parent organization. The project aims to rapidly...

This $402,712 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is funding a research project at the University of Missouri System to enhance the efficiency and reliability of calcium-based thermochemical energy storage systems. The goal is to improve the understanding of particle behavior and system dynamics in these energy storage technologies, which are critical for advancing renewable energy integration and ensuring a stable energy supply. The...

Cerium Laboratories LLC was awarded a $206,400 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop silicon nitride protective coatings for accident tolerant fuels through April 28, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Cerium Laboratories will leverage its...