The University of Illinois was awarded a $482,686 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support research and development in the area of physics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The two-year award, made on April 1, 2021 and set to be completed by March 31, 2023, will fund R&D projects in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs such as maintaining U.S. technological superiority and preventing...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $257,368 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct research related to Experiment, Modeling, and Simulation of Advanced Materials - Plasma Interactions in the Space Environment. The grant was awarded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) and will support research from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $482,741 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will support the development of a burst-mode wavelength-agile laser system for hypersonic research from August 15, 2021 to August 14, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,966 Project Grant to North Carolina State University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "ACTIVE DEPLOYMENT CONTROL OF ULTRA-THIN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES". The goal of this 3-year project, which runs from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027, is to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing research in materials science and aerospace systems....
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $199,600 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Illinois Institute of Technology for the period of July 15, 2021 to July 14, 2022. The grant funding will support research to understand the role of intragranular strain during deformation and processing of high-temperature structural metals. Specifically, the DURIP funding will be used to purchase an integrated Oxford...
The University of Illinois received a $176,303 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The 12-month award, issued on May 6, 2021 and concluding on May 5, 2022, will support the development of a high-voltage characterization system for research on next generation power electronics. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force technological...
This $150,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 15, 2025 by the U.S. Air Force under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the University of Illinois' research on "COMPACT SOLID STATE PULSED POWER CONVERSION", with a final completion date of July 14, 2028. As a major research university, the University of Illinois has extensive experience conducting advanced scientific and technological research for federal agencies across disciplines such as...
The University of Illinois, through a USD 315,227 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), will conduct near-wall, three-dimensional fluid measurements to advance the characterization of fluid-structure interactions. The research aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The grant award commenced on September 15, 2023 and is...
This $330,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) will fund a 4-year research project at the University of Pennsylvania investigating biological strategies to address challenges in chemical materials and composites (CMCs). The key objectives are to explore gradient chemical doping, 3D architecture, and porosity reduction in CMCs. The research aims to leverage advances in areas such as materials science,...
This $112,185 federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research on "Studies of Dynamic Material Interfaces in Extreme Environments" at the University of Chicago. The 3-year award, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the university's fundamental and applied scientific investigations related to materials science and aerospace systems critical to national defense capabilities....