Project Grant FA95502310335

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $941,186 provides funding from February 15, 2022 through January 31, 2027 to support research and education activities focused on developing predictive computational models for fiber-reinforced silica aerogel composites used in building insulation components. Funded under the Engineering (47.041) program, the award will allow the awardee, the Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the State University of New...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $199,798 Project Grant to Cleanfiber Inc., doing business as Procell Insulation, to develop manufacturing technology for biogenic, cost-effective, super-insulating rigid boards. The funding is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities. Cleanfiber Inc....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $274,855 to Westwood Aerogel CO. to develop a low-cost, scalable manufacturing process for aerogel insulation materials. Aerogels are a class of super-insulating materials known for their light weight and superior insulating properties, but they are currently expensive and scarce due to inefficiencies in the production process. This project...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award in the amount of $274,912 provides funding to Salient Predictions Inc., a for-profit small business, to develop a machine learning model that can forecast extreme heat or cold events up to one month in advance. The goal is to create a predictive model that combines weather forecasting technologies with machine learning to deliver more accurate sub-seasonal temperature forecasts,...

Nonlinear Materials Corporation received a $230,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research on machine-learning based prediction of thermal limits for conjugated organic materials. The award, issued on February 22, 2021 with a completion date of August 19, 2022, will fund the development of machine learning models and algorithms to predict thermal and power limits of organic...

Amsen Technologies LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop a continuous manufacturing process for producing low-cost aerogel insulation through October 27, 2022. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $410,808 CAREER grant to the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology to develop advanced mathematical and computational models for improving the accuracy, speed, and applicability of radiation heat transfer estimations in complex porous media. The 5-year project (1/1/2024 - 12/31/2028) aims to establish a novel analytical framework that combines abstraction models representing macro-scale configurations with regression models based on...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to C-Crete Technologies LLC for the development of "Multifunctional Kraft Paper for Insulating Next Generation Transformers". The project aims to advance carbon-negative insulating materials for large power transformers, building on C-Crete's prior federally-funded research in carbon mineralization, novel concrete...

This $599,974 National Science Foundation project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the creation of a physics-based computational model for predicting structural ignition risks from wildfires at the University of Michigan from January 2023 through December 2025. The model will simulate ignition from firebrands on structures using a probabilistic multiphase Eulerian approach for transport and the discrete element method for firebrand fracture and mass loss. It will be...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded $199,973 to Composite Technology Development, Inc. of Lafayette, Colorado under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to demonstrate high shear strength insulation for fusion applications. The award was issued on June 28, 2021 with a period of performance through March 27, 2022. Under the project grant, Composite Technology Development will develop and test insulation materials with enhanced shear strength needed for...