Advanced manufacturing technologies and advanced materials characterization

This Project Grant award in the amount of $4,500,000.00 was issued by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research federal grant program (CFDA 12.300). The award is for the project "ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION" with a performance period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027. The grant was awarded to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a prominent research university that has a long-standing partnership with the Department of Defense and serves as a critical federal research partner, providing specialized research and technical services across a range of scientific domains. The grant funding will support fundamental and applied research efforts at the University of Hawaii focused on advancing scientific understanding and developing innovative technologies that have the potential to enhance naval capabilities, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, materials science, and advanced engineering.