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CAREER: Bayesian Symmetry-Respecting Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Electronic Structures in Materials Design
Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program 25-26
Design and Optimization of Cuttlebone-Inspired Cellular Materials Using Turing Systems
NSF R2I2: Maximizing resilience to winter weather in future electric power systems
M2M X-Hab 2026 Academic Innovation Challenge - Medical Eyewash Redesign
NSF-DFG/Collaborative Research: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering of Thermoplastic Composites
"Strategies and Technologies for Operationally Resilient and Maximally-available Solar" (STORMS)
A Machine-to-X Data Standards Playbook for Manufacturers
The Detroit Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Shuttle Program
Standards Development Center for Automated Driving Systems in Inclement Winter Weather
Collaborative Research: ISS: Marangoni-Driven Propulsion, Assembly, and Disassembly along Curved Interfaces and Membranes
08 Anti-Mine Ground Penetrator
Energy Storage System Design Based on Ship Electro-Mechanical-Thermo Operational Specifications
Support test bed operation, industry taskforces, and engagement on EV interoperability
A Novel Phase-field Approach for Fatigue Damage Prediction in Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites
Computationally-Driven Next Generation Carbon-Carbon Composite Material Development
Improving climate resiliency and economic return of Michigan's labor-intensive produce using low-cost, modular robotic fleets
Colloidal Transport, Self-Assembly, and Deposition in Evaporating Droplets
Ultra-Low GHG Emissions for Off-Road Equipment through Low-Carbon Bio-Naphtha and Increased CI-Engine Efficiency
Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Modeling
Collaborative Research: Very High Heat-flux Cooling through Stable Energy-Efficient Macro-scale Partial Flow-boiling Using Microstructured Surfaces and Ultrasonics
REU Supplement For Collaborative Research: Very High Heat-flux Cooling through Stable Energy-Efficient Macro-scale Partial Flow-boiling Using Microstructured Surfaces and Ultrasonics
PFI-RP: A Novel Plastic Waste Recovery, Based on Environmentally Friendly (Green) Solvents
PREP Gaithersburg: Establishment of a NIST Gaithersburg PREP Program at Michigan Technological University
Electrification and climate resilience in the rural north: challenges and opprtunities
CAREER: Collective Hydrodynamics of Robotic Swimmers and Surfers at High Reynolds Numbers
Automatic Shut-Off Study on Vehicles Equipped with Keyless Start
