Project Grant N000142312324

The Michigan State University was awarded a two-year, $116,678.69 Project Grant from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to conduct research titled "Inhibiting Galvanic Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys Joined with Carbon Fiber Composites." The grant is part of the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program administered by the Office of Naval Research, which provides funding to educational institutions and research organizations to support research...

This two-year, $286,876 National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences project grant funds research into bi mediated corrosion of methane-derived authigenic carbonates in deep ocean environments and its implications for carbon fluxes from methane seeps. The University of California, Los Angeles will investigate the amount of carbon released into seawater through biological processes that dissolve the carbonate rock structures formed at oceanic methane seeps. The research will quantify...

The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc. (AST) a $433,992 Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to redesign anti-fouling and fouling release coatings for optically clear and/or transparent befouling control coatings on underwater surfaces. The two-year award beginning in April 2021 will support AST's R&D efforts to improve naval operations by developing new anti-fouling coating technologies...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $931,544 to Northwestern University and its sub-awardee to develop analytical and numerical models of aqueous passivation of binary alloys through collaborative research. The award period is from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The project aims to further the scientific understanding of oxide formation processes during alloy corrosion using simulations, experiments, and...

This three-year, $245,465 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund collaborative research to develop high-throughput methods for optimizing carbon steel microstructure to enhance corrosion resistance in concrete. The awardee, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, will work with partners to synthesize steel sample libraries with varying microstructures, characterize corrosion performance through high-throughput testing, develop machine learning...

The Corporation of Mercer University was awarded a $338,982.01 Project Grant from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to conduct atomic and molecular investigation of corrosion for prevention and control from May 17, 2021 to August 16, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), which supports research with potential to improve naval operations and train students in fields relevant to the Navy. Under...

Multiscale Systems, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop bimetallic functionally graded materials for high-temperature corrosion resistance. The grant-funded project will support research and development of new material compositions and fabrication techniques to improve corrosion resistance for applications such as advanced energy technologies. The work will be...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research Project Grant, titled "Collaborative Research: Far-From-Equilibrium Surfaces of High Entropy Alloys: Interplay Between Frictional Sliding and Corrosion Damage", was awarded to Arizona State University on July 15, 2023 for $208,127. The goal of the two-year project is to develop a scientific understanding of the structure and formation mechanism of the surface of high entropy alloys (HEAs) after simultaneous wear...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $397,400 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Southern California (USC) to conduct collaborative research on the impact of ocean warming on bioactive trace metal requirements and use efficiencies of marine nitrifying microorganisms. This 3-year project aims to provide a deeper understanding of how major biogeochemical cycles in the ocean will respond to climate change. The research involves laboratory...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $130,000.00 and awarded by the Office of Naval Research (CFDA 12.300 - Basic and Applied Scientific Research), supports the development of computational tools to study cathodic reactions on stainless steel surfaces. The research will be performed by the University of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, a major public research university with extensive federal research capabilities. The award period runs from December 13, 2024...