Project Grant FA86552317002

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 $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the development of new metallic materials for high-temperature applications critical to improving the efficiency of jet engines and turbines. The grant recipient, The Ohio State University, will work with collaborators at NASA Glenn Research Center, GE Aerospace, and the Air Force Research Laboratory to utilize a novel additive manufacturing approach to create oxide dispersion...

The Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded Powdermet Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, a $199,985 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research and development on rapid net shape fabrication of complex shapes. The project will run from July 10, 2023 to July 9, 2024. Powdermet Inc. is a company that specializes in agile materials development and has previously received federal contract awards and grants from agencies like the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Clemson University to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in developing radiation-tolerant single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS). The research aims to generate new knowledge on SP-CSAS' radiation tolerance and their intrinsic compositions, structures, and defects through experimental and computational...

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...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $659,153 Project Grant to The Ohio State University to conduct research on the reuse and recycling of feedstock in the laser directed energy deposition metal additive manufacturing process. The research aims to reveal how characteristics of reused and recycled feedstock influence melting and solidification, addressing challenges in the qualification and certification of large components, such as hydropower...

The Center for Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys (CANFSA) at Iowa State University received a $154,103 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. CANFSA conducts pre-competitive research on non-ferrous metal alloys from lightweight magnesium to high-temperature refractory alloys. The Center investigates processing-microstructure-property-performance relationships using experimental and...

This Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under CFDA 47.041, provides $128,000 in funding to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for research conducted from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The project delivers advanced manufacturing research focused on developing and characterizing refractory medium-entropy alloys (RMEA) and ceramic-reinforced metal matrix composites...

Matsys Incorporated received a $199,934 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop an innovative powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing process for enhanced high temperature performance. The project aims to deliver this process under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049) through completion by October 20, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to advance scientific discoveries and tools through its...

The University of Utah received a $222,109 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of metallurgy and materials science from June 2021 through June 2023. The award is part of the Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs through prevent technological surprise and creating it for...