Project Grant N001782510011

This $200,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), will support research at the University of Florida focused on uniting wave propagation and mechanistic stiffness of ductile, composite interfaces to study the mechanics of yield progression through in situ experiments. The research aims to advance scientific understanding in these areas, which have potential...

This federal Project Grant award of $220,000.00 from the Office of Naval Research (CFDA 12.300 - Basic and Applied Scientific Research) will support the University of Iowa's research on "HYDRO-STRUCTURAL DATA-DRIVEN MF-MDO OF HIGH-SPEED SMALL CRAFTS VIA MULTI-LOOP DIGITAL DESIGN." The research aims to advance naval operations through innovations in high-speed small craft design and development. The award, with a performance period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, will enable the...

The Project Grant award, valued at $3,137,396.00 and awarded by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), supports research at the University of Nebraska on shaping metallic surfaces using femtosecond laser pulses for thermal system management and other applications. The objective is to advance fundamental and applied research with potential to improve naval operations and broader scientific knowledge. A sub-award totaling an...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $362,810.97 was provided by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The award supports low- and high-fidelity simulations of high-speed droplet aerobreakup and impingement with material response modeling at the University of Maryland, College Park. The research aims to advance scientific understanding and develop modeling capabilities related to high-speed fluid dynamics and material...

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the California State University Long Beach Research Foundation on April 1, 2025. The award, funded under the Department of the Navy's Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) program, supports the printing of nanoengineered coatings for underwater marine applications. The Research Foundation, designated as a minority institution, Hispanic-serving institution, and educational institution, will leverage its expertise...

This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $177,956.00, was provided by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The grant supports fundamental and applied research at the Regents of the University of Michigan to characterize the hydrodynamic and material performance of Navy-relevant surfaces. The research aims to advance scientific understanding and develop technologies that could potentially enhance naval...

This $113,500 federal Project Grant award, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), supports computational fluid dynamics (CFD) research at the University of Iowa. Specifically, the research will study transient maneuvering dynamics of naval vessels to inform physics-based modeling and machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML/AI) approaches. The performance period for this grant runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30,...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $105,000.00 was provided by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to the University of Illinois. The award supports research on "SEPARATION FROM AXISYMMETRIC BODIES: ALIGNING EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL EFFORTS FOR FUTURE PREDICTION" with a performance period from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2028. The University of Illinois, a renowned public land-grant research institution,...

This federal Project Grant award of $666,397.00 from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports experiments, data assimilation, and modeling to study the impact of flexible plates on a wavy surface. The University of Maryland, College Park, a prominent research university, is the prime awardee and will conduct this fundamental and applied research over a period of 5 years, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The research...

This $155,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports research at the University of Illinois to characterize the ultrasonic propagation and mechanical stiffness of composite interfaces. The 5-year award, beginning October 1, 2024, will investigate the fundamental wave propagation and mechanical properties of ductile, composite materials, with the goal of developing advanced acoustic...