Project Grant FA86552317039

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a transformative framework for metastability engineering in refractory multi-principal element alloys (RMPEAs). The $230,000 award to the University of Alabama will fund research to simultaneously achieve high-temperature strength and enhanced room-temperature ductility in these alloys. The 4-year project will integrate combinatorial synthesis, advanced experiments,...

This $299,985 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research to investigate the fundamental deformation mechanisms responsible for the exceptional strength and ductility in heterogeneous lamella-structured (HL) metals. The 2-year project, starting on January 1, 2026, is led by the University of South Carolina and conducted in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory. The research aims to develop an...

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...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) to develop a computational framework for simulating failure in advanced materials like metal-ceramic composites. The research aims to produce open-source simulation tools to guide the design of safer, more resilient materials and structural components across industries like transportation, energy, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) project grant award of $458,070 to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) will fund a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program in metallurgical and materials engineering. The program will provide 10-week summer research opportunities for undergraduate students, enhancing the nation's global competitiveness in areas such as mineral beneficiation, resource recovery, critical...

This CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $310,170 to the University of Southern California (USC) to conduct fundamental research on the microstructure evolution and deformation mechanisms of strong yet ductile nanolamellar high-entropy alloys produced through additive manufacturing. The project aims to establish the knowledge necessary to develop advanced metal alloys with enhanced strength and ductility...

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 University of Missouri System, doing business as Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T), received a $638,977 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on "Harnessing Recycled Aluminum for Enhanced Alloy Performance: Primary Intermetallic Phase Control through Rapid Solidification." The project aims to advance the scientific understanding and technological...