Materials Science & Engineering Grants

Jan. 1, 2019

$1.35M | DOE | | ""

This project will determine the relative value of two different kinds of module construction for encapsulating photovoltaic cells: one of double-glass construction and the other known as glass/backsheet, where the backsheet is instead a multilayer polymer laminate.

Sep. 1, 2018

$110K | American Chemical Society | Mark De Guire | "Chemical Expansivity in Ceramic Oxygen Transport Materials"

Developing modular, portable, reliable methane reformers to convert natural gas syngas at wellheads, with the potential for subsequent conversion to (for example) higher- value hydrocarbons or hydrogen for carbon-free electricity.

Jul. 1, 2018

$426.54K | DOD Office of Naval Research | John Lewandowski | "Process-Structure-Property Study of CP-Ti Produced via High Deposition AM Laser-Hot Wire"

This project seeks to improve the understanding of high-deposition LHW processing of Grade 2 CP-Ti and the variables that affect structure/chemistry/properties; and determine the effects of processing conditions and build/volume thickness on the strength, ductility and fracture toughness of LHW-processed Grade 2 CP-Ti for different thickness and orientations.

Jul. 1, 2018

$500K | NSF | Alp Sehirlioglu | "CAREER Award: Controlled Processing of Self-Assembly in Single Crystal Oxide Films"

This work seeks to build self-assembled, higher-dimensional superstructures and to form those structures for the first time as single-crystal thin film.

Jul. 1, 2018

$450K | DOD Office of Naval Research | John Lewandowski | "Investigating the Mechanical Behavior of 5XXX Aluminum Alloy Structures on HMCS Iroquois/Athabaskan"

This work will investigate the microstructure-property relationships in 5XXX Aluminum Alloy(s) samples from the decommissioned HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Athabaskan to evaluate the effects of more than 40 years of service-related exposures to environmental/thermal excursions on the current microstructure and current mechanical properties of pedigree material.

Jun. 1, 2018

$375K | DOD Office of Naval Research | Arthur Heuer | "Fundamental Studies on the Formation of Protective Oxide Scales on Structural Metals and Alloys"

This project seeks to understand the reactive element effect that is so effective in enhancing the oxidation resistance of Fe-based and Ni-based high temperature structural alloys.

Dec. 1, 2017

$1.2M | US Air Force Office of Scientific Research | Alp Sehirlioglu | "Controlled nanostructures of atomically thin 2D oxides for next generation functional materials"

Aims to clarify and establish processing requirements for 2-D metal oxides to access these materials down to the smallest level—mono- and nano-layers—and control their lateral size, crystallographic structure and electrical properties.

Oct. 1, 2017

$1.64M | U.S. Department of Energy | | ""

Explores the reliability and power degradation rates of PERC modules using differentiated packaging strategies and characterization tools

Oct. 1, 2017

$300K | U.S. Department of Energy | Mark De Guire | "Operating Stresses and their Effects on Degradation of LSM-Based SOFC Cathodes"

Seeks to understand the impact of operating conditions and stages of performance loss on specific microstructural changes in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes based on lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM).