REDUCED COST COMPOSITE CONSTITUENTS
Project Title : Design and Engineering of Modified Soy Proteins for Plastic Films and Products (New)
 | Principal Investigator : Ramani
Narayan Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $11,850 |
Project Title : Composite Sheets for Prestressed and Reinforced Concrete Beam Repair: Long-Term Performance in Michigan Bridges (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Parviz
Soroushian Department : Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $20,000 |
Project Title : Durability Characteristics of Cellulose Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites (New)
| Principal Investigator : Parviz
Soroushian Department : Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $27,000 |
Project Title : Shear Reinforcement of Wood Beams with Polymer Composite Materials (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Ronald
S. Harichandran Department : Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Co-Investigator: Frank J.
Hatfield Department : Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $22,000 |
NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Project Title : Characterization of Critical Fundamental Aging Mechanisms of High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: Roger
J. Morgan, Lawrence T. Drzal & Andre Y. Lee Department : AMEES/CMSC/MSM |
| Amount Funded: $41,154 |
Project Title : Laser Cladding Cu-Ti-Fe-Si-B-TiC Metal Matrix Composites on 6061 Aluminum Alloys for Automobile Engine Valve-seat Application (New)
| Principal Investigator : Kalinath
Mukherjee Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Principal Investigators : C.W. Chen & Y.P. Hu Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $27,727 |
Project Title : Precision-Performance, Controllable-Fluid, Laminated Composites Utilizing Active Optical Feedback (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: John
R. Lloyd & Clark J. Radcliffe Department : Mechanical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $39,768 |
Project Title : Thermotractive Titanium-Nickel/Polymide Thin Film Elements for Smart Structural Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: David
S. Grummon & Thomas J. Pence Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $43,000 |
Project Title : In-Situ Study of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propogation in Metal Matrix Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Martin
A. Crimp Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $22,000 |
Project Title : Porous Ceramics - Preparation of Alumina Fiber Reinforced Alumina Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Melissa
J. Crimp Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $20,000 |
Project Title : Effect of Physical Aging on the Viscoelastic Response of Multi-Phase Polymers (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Andre Y.
Lee Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $12,750 |
Project Title : Correlations Between Damage Mechanisms and the Microstructure Morphology in Model Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Iwona
M. Jasiuk Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Co-Investigator: Ahmed Al-Ostaz Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $24,000 |
Project Title : Shape and Geometry Effects in Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Iwona
M. Jasiuk Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Co-Investigator: Michael F.
Thorpe Department : Physics & Astronomy |
| Amount Funded: $20,000 |
Project Title : Design and Processing of Functionally Gradient Materials Without Structural-Level Residual Stress (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: Patrick Y. Kwon & Melissa J. Crimp Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $25,000 |
Project Title : Development of Multiperformance Smart Composites Based on Dendrimer Technology (New)
| Investigator: Roger J. Morgan
Department : Advanced Materials Engineering Experiment Station |
| Co-Investigator: Qing Zheng
Department : Advanced Materials Engineering Experiment Station |
| Co-Investigator: Lawrence T.
Drzal Department : Composite Materials & Structures Center |
| Co-Investigator: Peter Dvornic & Donald A. Tomalia Department : Michigan Molecular Institute |
| Amount Funded: $25,400 |
Project Title : Polymer - Clay Nanocomposites (Renewal)
| Investigator: T.J. Pinnavaia Department : Chemistry |
| Co-Investigator: Phillip M.
Duxbury Department : Physics |
| Co-Investigator: Jack R.
Giacin Department : Packaging |
| Co-Investigator: Ruben J.
Hernandez Department : Packaging |
| Amount Funded: $10,000 |
NEW COMPOSITE PROCESSING AND FABRICATION METHODS
Project Title : High Performance Photopolymerizable Composite Encapsulants for Improved Semiconductor Packaging (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Alec
B. Scranton Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $29,000 |
Project Title : Development of the Part-shaped Cavity Process and Automated Variable Frequency Microwave Processing Technique(Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Martin
C. Hawley Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Co-Investigator: Jes
Asmussen, Jr. Department : Electrical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $21,000 |
Project Title : Formation of In-Situ Polymer/Polymer Composites Using Directional Solidification (New)
| Principal Investigator : A. Benard Department : Mechanical Engineering |
| Co-Investigator: John J.
McGrath Department : Mechanical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $24,000 |
Project Title : UV-Induced Photopolymerization Reactions of Unsaturated Molecules on Single-Crystal Surfaces (New)
| Principal Investigator : Simon J. Garrett Department : Chemistry |
| Amount Funded: $24,968 |
Project Title : High Precision Deposition Processes for Thermotractive Thin Film Elements in Adaptive Composite Materials (New)
| Principal Investigator : David
S. Grummon Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $22,428 |
PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN MODELLING
Project Title : Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Shape Memory Alloys in Elastic Composite Materials (New)
| Principal Investigator : Hungyu Tsai Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $14,336 |
Project Title : Conceptual Process Design for Re-Engineering Metal Assemblies to Composite Materials (New)
| Principal Investigator : Jon
Sticklen Department : Computer Science |
| Co-Investigator: James K. McDowell Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Co-Investigator: Martin C.
Hawley Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $40,000 |
Project Title : Virtual Prototyping for Polymer Composite Assemblies Modelling (New)
| Principal Investigator : Jon
Sticklen Department : Computer Science |
| Co-Investigator: James K. McDowell Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Co-Investigator: Martin C.
Hawley Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $15,000 |
Project Title : Computational Methods for Highly Deformable Directionally Reinforced Elastic Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Thomas
J. Pence Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $16,031 |
Project Title : Characterization and Simulation of Crashworthiness of Composite Structures (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Dahsin
Liu Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $24,728 |
Project Title : Thermo-Viscoelastic Laminate Theory for Adhesive Bonding and Electronic Packaging (New)
| Principal Investigator : Dahsin
Liu Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $25,000 |
Project Title : Optimal Design of Laminated Structures Using Genetic Algorithms (Renewal)
| Co-Investigator: Ronald C.
Averill Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Co-Investigator: William F.
Punch Department : Computer Science |
| Co-Investigator: Erik D.
Goodman Department : Case Center for Computer Aided Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Amount Funded: $23, 672 |
Project Title : Mechanical Fastening of Composites: Scaling Effect of Composite Thickness (Renewal)
| Co-Investigator: Gary L. Cloud
Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Co-Investigator: Dahsin Liu Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $28,918 |
ADVANCED DETECTION AND CONTROL METHODS FOR COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING
Project Title : Injection Molding of Chopped Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Krishnamurthy
Jayaraman Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $20,428 |
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE
Project Title : Moisture in Polymer Matrix Composites: Effects on Microfracture Mechanisms and Fatigue Behavior (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : James
P. Lucas Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $22,770 |
Project Title : Multidimensional Measurement of Thermal Properties of CVD Carbon-Carbon and Protective Films (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: James
V. Beck & John J. McGrath Department : Mechanical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $22,580 |
Project Title : Environmental Effects on the Static Fatigue Behavior of Ceramic Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigator : Eldon
D. Case Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $20,136 |
Project Title : Effects on Service Environmental Performance of Polymeric Matrix Composites (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: Andre Y.
Lee & Roger J. Morgan Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $8,592 |
Project Title : Lead-Free Composite Solders (Renewal)
| Principal Investigators: K.N.
Subramanian, Thomas R. Bieler, James P. Lucas Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $25,000 |
FUNDING FOR NSF IUCRC OR OTHER CENTER START-UP GRANTS
Project Title : Center for Environmentally Sensitive Melt-Joining (New)
| Principal Investigator : K.N.
Subramanian Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Co-Investigators : Thomas R.
Bieler, James P. Lucas, P. Kwon, Dahsin Liu, Kalinath Mukherjee Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $10,000 |
Project Title : Center for Environmentally Sensitive Melt-Joining (New)
| Principal Investigator : K.N.
Subramanian Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Co-Investigators: Thomas R.
Bieler, James P. Lucas, P. Kwon, Dahsin Liu, Kalinath Mukherjee Department : Materials Science & Mechanics |
| Amount Funded: $10,000 |
Project Title : Center for Photopolymerizations and their Application in Composites Processing (New)
| Principal Investigators: Alec
B. Scranton & Gary Joh Blanchard
Department : Chemical Engineering/Chemistry |
| Amount Funded: $15,000 |
Project Title : Fundamentals of Microwave-Induced Reactions Involving Non-Ionic Species (New)
| Principal Investigator : Martin
C. Hawley Department : Chemical Engineering |
| Co-Investigator: Kun-Mu Chen
Department : Electrical Engineering |
| Amount Funded: $20,428 |
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