Project Grant FA95501917049

This $616,537 award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a project led by Lehigh University to investigate the solid-state synthesis of novel entropy-stabilized ceramic materials. The key objectives are to: 1) elucidate the reaction mechanisms and material transport processes governing the formation of these advanced ceramics; 2) understand the role of induced elastic deformation in the reaction kinetics; and 3) characterize the...

This $309,563 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of California Irvine to develop new methodologies for isolating the effects of electric fields on sintering ceramic materials. The grant period runs from February 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025. Under the award, the University of California Irvine will conduct experiments using in situ laser heating and transmission electron microscopy-based nanomechanical testing methods. This work aims to quantify...

This $5,186,797 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will support research on multifunctional multiferroic 2D sensors. The research will focus on the development of 2D ferroelectric materials and devices, with work conducted by the University of Arkansas and Georgia TECH Research Corp. Key activities include materials synthesis, characterization of ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties, and device...

<p>This $149,838 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research at Clemson University to develop highly efficient large-mode-area Tm-doped fibers with low nonlinearity core glass compositions and metal coatings. The goal is to enable robust operation of kW-class eye-safe 2-micron laser systems. The research is expected to be completed by July 14, 2028.</p>

This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research to develop &quot;Compositionally Complex Ceramics for Hypersonics via Knowledge-Guided Ceramization&quot;. The research, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is being conducted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in partnership with several sub-awardees including Northwestern University, Arizona State...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $299,431 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to develop characterization techniques for determining the rate and temperature-dependent properties of polymer matrix composite (PMC) materials. The goal is to enable accurate simulations of PMC behavior under dynamic loading conditions, such as vehicle crashes and aircraft impacts, to support the widespread...

This three-year, $566,530 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Clemson University focused on synthesizing new materials displaying unusual optical and magnetic properties. Researchers will use high-temperature hydrothermal methods to grow high-quality single crystals of low-dimensional transition metal oxyanions for characterization of their magnetic...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will support research on ferrimagnetic materials for fast nanoscale information processing. The primary awardee, the University of Central Florida, will conduct fundamental and applied research on the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel ferrimagnetic thin film samples. This includes growth, structural analysis, and measurement of the magnetic...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $704,482 to Auburn University to acquire an X-ray diffraction contrast tomography (DCT) instrument. This advanced instrument will enable new research, education, and workforce development activities at Auburn University, in the state of Alabama, and the Southeast region. The DCT instrument will allow researchers to non-destructively map the orientations of crystalline...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research provides $320,000 to support collaborative research on combinatorial solution processing of optical phase change materials at the University of Central Florida and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through August 2026. The award aims to develop a high-throughput synthesis and characterization approach for discovering and optimizing new multi-component phase change alloy compositions tailored for...