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 U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,031,522.00 project grant to the University of Illinois under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop an additive manufacturing system for advanced continuous fiber composite structures. The award, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, will enable the University to conduct research and deliver prototypes related to this technology. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program supports basic...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $183,846.00 to the University of Texas at Arlington to develop a "SYSTEM TO CHARACTERIZE DAMAGE TOLERANCE OF COMPOSITES WITH DATA-RICH IN-SITU NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION AND DIGITAL TWINNING". The project, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, aims to create advanced capabilities for characterizing the damage...
This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding of $400,000.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports fundamental and applied research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The research efforts span diverse domains, including quantum computing, materials science, aerospace...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Rhode Island. The grant, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2027, will support research on a "Cumulant Generating Function Classifier for Radar" to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The university's expertise in areas such as engineering, oceanography, and...
The federal Project Grant award for "STUDIES OF DYNAMIC MATERIAL INTERFACES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS - RENEWAL" is provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The $112,185 award to the University of Chicago will support fundamental and applied scientific research across disciplines critical to national defense capabilities, including quantum computing, materials science, and aerospace systems. The research aims to...
This 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) provides $125,000.00 in funding to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) in Australia. The award supports research on data-driven reduced order modeling and preliminary experimentation to investigate the combined effects of transonic buffet and freeplay-induced limit cycle oscillations. This research aims to...
This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) is supporting the "The U.S.-Africa Frontiers Program: Catalyzing Collaborations in Science, Engineering and Medicine" from December 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The National Academy of Sciences, a non-profit research organization, will leverage its extensive network of subject matter experts to conduct collaborative research, expert...
The University of Dayton Research Institute was awarded a $1,178,511 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 X-ray crystallographic computed tomography for nondestructive characterization of aerospace materials from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $431,807 to Georgia TECH Research Corp for the development of a system to monitor the dynamic functional physical properties of flexible sensory materials for robotic and human interfaces. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by preventing technological surprise and creating strategic advantages in...