Project Grant FA9550261B116
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $150,000 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct an investigation on the interactions between high-enthalpy flows and compliant surfaces. The three-year project, which began on June 15, 2026, and concludes on June 14, 2029, represents fundamental and applied scientific research designed to advance aerospace capabilities and maintain...
- Purdue University received a $575,273 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on September 30, 2021 to support work under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) through September 29, 2022. The grant funding will support Purdue University's development of a mechanical Raman spectroscopy based setup to enable simultaneous dual length and time scale shock wave propagation measurements. This setup will allow for...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory has awarded a $373,010.00 Project Grant to Purdue University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, titled "FAST SUPER-RESOLUTION OPTICAL SENSING", supports research and development of advanced optical sensing technologies relevant to Air Force needs. Purdue University, as the prime awardee, will provide research, prototyping, and testing services to deliver new capabilities in...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Purdue University a $220,090 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to acquire a hybrid rheometer-dynamic mechanical analyzer for multipurpose characterization of energetic materials. The award began on July 15, 2023 and is scheduled for completion on July 14, 2024. The acquired equipment will enable Purdue University to provide advanced materials characterization...
- Purdue University was awarded a $235,777 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 12-month grant funds research on multi-MHz imaging and spectroscopy of energetic reactions and detonating flows. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority through scientific research relevant to Air Force needs, prevent technological...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $456,581 project grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on uncertainty quantification and control in regularized astrodynamics for safe space autonomy. The award, which commenced September 15, 2025 and extends through September 14, 2028, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to enhance the Department of the Air Force's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $425,000 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The award supports research on embedded flow control technologies for high work/low Reynolds number turbines, with the research conducted at the university's West Lafayette, Indiana campus. The technical proposal submitted on March...
- This federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory provides $520,800.00 to Purdue University for the "COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES FOR MULTISCALE SHOCK SIMULATIONS" project. The award period runs from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2024. This project is funded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs....
- The Purdue University was awarded a $201,175 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop a Simultaneous and In-Situ Measurement System for the Thermal Decomposition of Energetics under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant period runs from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $230,008 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct fundamental and applied research on multiphase ignition processes with hypergolic propellants. The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028, supports a three-year research initiative designed to advance scientific understanding of propellant ignition mechanisms critical to...
Purdue University received a $230,356 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) for the project "Understanding Multi-Physical Coupling in Self-Sensing Materials." The award, effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029, supports fundamental and applied scientific research designed to advance the Department of the Air Force's technological capabilities in materials science. This three-year initiative will be conducted at Purdue University's facilities in Indiana and contributes to the broader program objectives of maintaining technological superiority, preventing technological surprise, and sustaining a strong research infrastructure through strategic government-academic partnerships. The research will focus on investigating multi-physical coupling phenomena in self-sensing materials, a critical area relevant to aerospace systems and advanced materials development. Purdue University, as a premier research institution with extensive expertise in materials science and defense-related research domains, will leverage its specialized research infrastructure and interdisciplinary capabilities to deliver research findings and technical insights that enhance Department of the Air Force mission capabilities within the competitive peer-reviewed selection framework characteristic of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $230.4k | 5/28/26 |