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...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $266,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to explore the limitations in molecular and polymer electrochromes. The award period runs from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program supports fundamental and applied scientific research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. This...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $330,000.00 from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2029 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania) to investigate biological strategies for solving challenges related to chemical doping gradients, 3D architecture, and porosity reduction in ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). The research...
This Project Grant award, valued at $431,482.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research to characterize the size and structure of polymeric building blocks used for the preparation of nanostructured materials. This fundamental research aims to advance scientific understanding in areas critical to national defense capabilities, such as quantum computing, materials science, and advanced...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,949 project grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on identifying spacecraft transport pathways in cislunar space. The project, titled "(YIP) DATA-DRIVEN IDENTIFICATION OF SPACECRAFT TRANSPORT PATHWAYS IN CISLUNAR SPACE", is scheduled to run from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027. As a prominent research university, the University of Colorado has a...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $431,807 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, with a performance period from March 15, 2025 to March 14, 2026, will fund the development of a system for monitoring the dynamic functional physical properties of flexible sensory materials for robotic and human interfaces. This research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and...
This Project Grant award, valued at $112,185.00, was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports a research project titled "STUDIES OF DYNAMIC MATERIAL INTERFACES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS - RENEWAL" at the University of Chicago, a renowned private research university. The funding will support fundamental and applied scientific research aimed at maintaining technological superiority for the...
This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $220,000.00 to Purdue University to conduct research on "EMBODIED SENTIENT MECHANOMORPHING FOR AGILE CONTROL IN HIGH-SPEED (E-SMACHS) VEHICLES". The research aims to develop advanced aerospace technologies to maintain the U.S. Air Force's technological superiority. The award, which runs from October 15, 2024 to October 14, 2027, will...
This Project Grant award of $240,000 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Utah. The award will fund research focused on developing an efficient solution method for large-scale progressive fracture simulations of advanced composite materials. The research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by advancing scientific understanding in areas critical to...
The Project Grant award of $200,000.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The award supports research focused on "Peering into Nonequilibrium Pattern Formation in Irregular Eutectic Systems" over a period of 3 years, from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2028. This fundamental scientific research aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air...