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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN FACTOR TRAINING MODULES | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $290,021 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | — | 611430Professional and Management Development Training | U008EDUCATION/TRAINING- TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | Sep 24, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| VALIDATION OF THE LS-DYNA MAT213 MODEL FOR SIMULATION OF BALLISTIC IMPACT TESTING OF WOVEN IM7/8552 COMPOSITE MATERIAL | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $20,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | AC91 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- BAA AWARD | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $448,872 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| 21-PSTAR21_2-0013 THE BIOMASS ENUMERATOR AND GEOCHEMICAL/LIMNOLOGICAL EXPLORER (BEAGLE) IN AN EUROPA-ANALOG ENVIRONMENT. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $556,165 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Jan 19, 2023 | Nov 29, 2022 | Dec 4, 2024 | ||
| THIS PURCHASE ORDER IS FOR BIRD (BIO-INSPIRED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) PHD FELLOW, 1-(216)-433-3511..PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 08/23/2021 - 8/21/2022. NO INVOICING PRIOR TO PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $27,802 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 7A20IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) | Aug 23, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Aug 21, 2022 | ||
| THIS PURCHASE ORDER IS FOR A SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER HANDBOOK AS PER ATTACHED QUOTE 06152021. ..PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 07/20/2021 - 07/19/2022 | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $45,090 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | AF11EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; EDUCATION SVCS R&D; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 6, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| OT. THIS IS A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE FABRICATION OF GRAPHENE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $19,318 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | AJ91 | Mar 16, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Mar 17, 2023 | ||
| FORCASTING A CONTINUUM OF ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS (FACETS) SUPPORT SERVICES | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $99,993 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | AJ31 | Sep 11, 2019 | Sep 11, 2019 | Oct 31, 2021 | ||
| OT COLLECT, EXTRACT, TABULATE AND PLOT SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER DATA FROM PUBLIC LITERATURE | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $45,647 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | AJ91 | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 9, 2019 | Apr 30, 2021 | ||
| WEATHER FORECAST RESEARCH MODEL SUPPORT SERVICES | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $99,990 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL | Sep 18, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 | May 15, 2020 | ||
| EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND EFFECTIVE COMPUTING TECHNIQUES ARE CRUCIAL TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF EACH NASA MISSION. CONSIDERING THE DISRUPTED AND WIRELESS NATURE, EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS REQUIRE THE IMPROVED AUTOMATION, ENVIRONMENTAWARENESS, AND INTELLIGENCE. TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, WE WILL DEVELOP A DATA-DRIVEN RESILIENT AND COGNITIVE NETWORKING MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE BY EMPLOYING THE SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN), CONSENSUS ALGORITHMS, AND DEEP LEARNING. FURTHERMORE, BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA, EFFECTIVE COMPUTING SYSTEMS DEMAND DECENTRALIZED AND SECURE MECHANISMS TO REDUCE THE COMPUTATION COST, PRESERVE THE PRIVACY, AND HEAVY RELIANCE ON THE CLOUD VENDOR. TO ADDRESS THIS DEMAND, IN THIS PROJECT WE WILL EXPLOIT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES AND DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO DESIGN A SECURE AND DECENTRALIZED COMPUTING AND DATA ANALYSIS INFRASTRUCTURE. MAJOR OBJECTIVES: 1.DESIGN A SECURE AND DECENTRALIZED COMPUTING AND DATA ANALYSIS INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WILL EMPLOY THE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNIQUE TO DESIGN A SECURE AND DECENTRALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PROCESSING THE MASSIVE DATA FOR SPACE EXPLORATION AND RELATED SCIENCE. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE DEEP LEARNING BASED DATA ANALYSIS. FURTHERMORE, TO ACHIEVE HIGH SCALABILITY FOR THE BLOCKCHAIN-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WILL EXPLOIT THE SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN) TECHNIQUE AND PROPOSE AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. 2.DEVELOP A DATA-DRIVEN RESILIENT AND COGNITIVE NETWORKING MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE. WE WILL DEVELOP A NETWORKING MANAGEMENT SCHEME THAT CONSISTS OF AN INTELLIGENT PREDICTIVE SCHEME AND A COGNITIVE CONTROL SCHEME. THE INTELLIGENT PREDICTIVE SCHEME WILL EXPLOIT THE DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND FUZZY LOGIC METHODS TO LEVERAGE THE OPERATION DATA AND DETECT THE UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS. THE DECISION ACHIEVED BY THE INTELLIGENT PREDICTIVE SCHEME WILL BE USED AS ONE CRITICAL INPUT FOR THE COGNITIVE CONTROL SCHEME. FURTHERMORE, WE WILL PROPOSE A SDN BASED CONTROL SCHEME THAT LEVERAGES THE OUTPUT OF OUR PREDICTIVE SCHEME TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROACTIVE AND ACTIVE CONTROL PLANE. 3.SIMULATE, TEST, AND VALIDATE THE RESILIENT NETWORKING AND COMPUTING PARADIGM RNCP. WE WILL EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF RNCP IN VARIOUS SPACE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH AS THE LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) AND DEEP SPACE. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE WILL USE TENSORFLOW, MATLAB/SIMULINK, ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN, AND MININET TO IMPLEMENT OUR SECURE AND DECENTRALIZED COMPUTING AND DATA ANALYSIS INFRASTRUCTURE. MOREOVER, WE WILL LEVERAGE TENSORFLOW, MININET AND NETWORK SIMULATOR 3 (NS3) TO SIMULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF OUR DATA-DRIVEN RESILIENT AND COGNITIVE NETWORKING MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE. EXPECTED SIGNIFICANCE THE OVERALL OUTCOME OF THIS PROPOSAL IS A GLOBAL, OPEN SOURCED, AND DECENTRALIZED COMPUTING PARADIGM THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEXTGENERATION COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS CRITICALLY NEEDED BY NASA SPACE EXPLORATION TO UNDERSTAND THE LARGE AMOUNT OF HIGHDIMENSIONAL COMPLEX DATA THAT ARE BEING RECEIVED FROM SPACE UNITS. FURTHERMORE, WE ALSO EXPLORE THE APPLICATION OF RNCP IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT-AWARENESS OF THE SPACE NETWORKING SYSTEM WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE SPACE TASKS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $333,020 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Sep 5, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 | Oct 15, 2020 | ||
| THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL DEALS WITH THE SYNTHESIS FLEXIBLE, LIGHTWEIGHT AEROGELS WHICH ARE COMPLIANT ENOUGH TO CONFORM TO CURVED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES. THE FLEXIBLE AEROGELS WILL ACT AS A LIGHTWEIGHT ANTENNA SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS. THIS RESEARCH IS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES DIVISION S EFFORTS, FUNDED UNDER THE CONVERGENT AERONAUTICS SOLUTIONS (CAS) PROGRAM TO DEVELOP FLEXIBLE LIGHTWEIGHT ANTENNA ARRAYS FOR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS. THE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES DIVISION AT GRC IS WORKING TO DEVELOP LIGHTWEIGHT ANTENNAS WHICH ENABLE BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT (BLOS) COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR UAVS. THE WEIGHT SAVINGS MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO LARGER COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT. THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE US WITH NOVEL FORMULATIONS DEMONSTRATING A HIGHER DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY THAN ANY PRIOR AEROGEL COMPOSITION. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $34,211 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Dec 8, 2016 | Jan 1, 2017 | Aug 21, 2018 | ||
| LODGING (DORM) ROOMS IGF::OT::IGF | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $41,060 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 721310Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps | V231TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRAVEL/LODGING/RECRUITMENT: LODGING, HOTEL/MOTEL | Jun 29, 2016 | May 10, 2016 | Jul 23, 2016 | ||
| ''IGF::OT::IGF'' SUPPORT SERVICES FACETS RESEARCH | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $332,428 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | AJ92 | May 12, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | May 16, 2019 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES TO SIMULATE THE FABRICATION OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS IS THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL. VARIATIONS IN THE FIBER ARCHITECTURE THAT ARISE DURING FABRICATION MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND IMPACT PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPOSITE. TO UNDERSTAND THESE VARIATIONS, A SUSTAINED MODELING EFFORT IS REQUIRED. AMONG THE PROMINENT MODELING ISSUES ARE THE COMPLEX GEOMETRY OF THE COMPOSITE AND THE NEED TO CONCURRENTLY SIMULATE MULTIPLE COUPLED PHENOMENA DURING CURING. MODELING OF FABRICATION USING EXISTING SOFTWARE TOOLS MAY BE COMPUTATIONALLY EXPENSIVE. THE WORK WILL BEGIN WITH EITHER DISCRETE OR CONTINUUM SIMULATIONS OF THE FORMING PROCESS IN ORDER TO SUPPLY CORRECT FIBER ARCHITECTURE TO THE PROCESSING STAGE OF THE MODEL. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FIBER ARCHITECTURE WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY BE PASSED TO AN APPROPRIATE CURING MODEL. BY VARYING MODELING ASSUMPTIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXPERIMENTS, WE WILL UNCOVER THE FEATURES OF THE FABRICATION PROCESS THAT CORRELATE TO CHANGES IN PROPERTIES OF THE COMPOSITES TO FIBER ARCHITECTURE. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL LEAD TO BETTER MODELS FOR PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS UNDER IMPACT, THUS HELPING TO REDUCE THE DESIGN CYCLE TIME OF COMPOSITE COMPONENTS FOR AERONAUTICS APPLICATIONS SUCH AS ENGINE CASINGS, FAN BLADES, AND ROTORCRAFT COMPONENTS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $157,111 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Nov 24, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | Apr 23, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF CHARACTERIZATION OF PLATINUM NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $15,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR21 | Apr 22, 2015 | Apr 22, 2015 | Nov 30, 2016 | ||
| PROCUREMENT FOR FLEXIBLE AEROGEL FILM MANUFACTURING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED QUOTE. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $60,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | 9390MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED NONMETALLIC MATERIALS | Aug 12, 2014 | Aug 12, 2014 | Jan 14, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF POLYMER PROCESSING SERVICES | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $6,831 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jul 24, 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | ||
| LONG-TERM HEALTH OF ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE RELIES ON EFFECTIVE IN-SITU DIAGNOSES, MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTIONS. HOWEVER, CLINICIANS ARE NOT ALWAYS PRESENT DURING SPACE EXPLORATION. FURTHERMORE, THE CONSTRAINTS OF SPACE TRAVEL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BRING LARGE SCANNERS SUCH AS MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) AND X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) TO SPACE. ULTRASOUND IS SMALL AND COMPATIBLE WITH SPACE EXPLORATION. HOWEVER, ULTRASOUND SUFFERS FROM A SMALL FIELD OF VIEW, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGES ARE NOT EASILY CORRELATED WITH ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO USE FOR ASTRONAUTS. RECENTLY, SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TOWARDS OPTICAL MODALITIES, SUCH AS FLUORESCENCE IMAGING, DUE TO THEIR HIGH SENSITIVITY AND SMALL SIZE. MINIATURE IMAGING SYSTEMS THAT CAN COMBINE THE ADVANTAGES OF SEVERAL MODALITIES WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR CLINICAL USE IN SPACE. FOR EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT IN SPACE, AN IMAGING SYSTEM MUST BE ACCURATE, SMALL, SAFE AND EASY TO USE, PROVIDING FOR IN-SITU DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ASSISTANCE. TO FACILITATE LONG-TERM HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN SPACE, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE MINIATURE MULTIMODAL IMAGING GOGGLE DEVICE FOR GUIDING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS DURING SPACE EXPLORATION. WE WILL ADAPT THE IMAGING GOGGLE CONCEPT FOR AEROSPACE USE AND EXPAND THE PRESENT GOGGLE SYSTEM BY INTEGRATING MULTIPLE IMAGING MODALITIES, INCLUDING PREFLIGHT MRI AND REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND, WITH THE GOGGLE. THE 3D MULTIMODAL IMAGES WILL BE PROCESSED, CO-REGISTERED AND DISPLAYED IN THE GOGGLE EYEPIECES IN REAL-TIME. THE PROJECT WILL BE GUIDED BY THREE SPECIFIC AIMS: (1) DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE GOGGLE DEVICE THAT CAN OFFER FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CAPACITY, (2) INTEGRATE MRI AND ULTRASOUND WITH FLUORESCENCE IMAGING, AND (3) USE MULTIMODAL IMAGING GOGGLE TO GUIDE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS BY FIRST RESPONDERS. WITH THE VERSATILE MULTIMODAL IMAGING GOGGLE AT ASTRONAUTS DISPOSAL, WIDE ARRAYS OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES IN SPACE CAN BE ENABLED. LOCAL AND SPACE-EARTH COLLABORATIONS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO GUIDE VARIOUS PROCEDURES. MINIMAL MEDICAL TRAINING WILL BE NEEDED FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM OWING TO ITS USER-FRIENDLINESS. THE PROPOSED MULTIMODAL GOGGLE WILL REVOLUTIONIZE LONG-DURATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT BY ENABLING ASTRONAUTS TO PERFORM COMPLEX IMAGE-GUIDED EXAMINATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS IN SPACE. THE PROPOSED ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL OFFER ME COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN AEROSPACE-RELATED BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH, WHICH BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN MEDICINE AND SPACE. I WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING IN A NEW RESEARCH SETTING THAT INVOLVES MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING MEDICAL IMAGING, AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION, EMERGENCY CLINICAL CARE AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. SUCH EXPERIENCE WILL NOT ONLY AUGMENT MY EXPERTISE IN BIOMEDICAL AND AEROSPACE INSTRUMENTATION BUT ALSO WILL ENHANCE MY VISION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. UTILIZING CLOSE COLLABORATIONS WITH TOP AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS, I WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE MY CAPACITY IN BIOENGINEERING WITH MY KNOWLEDGE IN AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN SPACE. THE VISITING TECHNOLOGIST EXPERIENCE WILL FURTHER SHARPEN MY PERCEPTION IN LONG-DURATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT FROM AN AEROSPACE PERSPECTIVE. FURTHERMORE, THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE PROPOSED TRAINING WILL INSPIRE ME TO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WHICH WILL GREATLY BENEFIT MY FUTURE CAREER AS A RESEARCHER WHO LEADS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM SOLVING AEROSPACE-RELATED BIOENGINEERING PROBLEMS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $277,357 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Jul 9, 2014 | Aug 1, 2014 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF INSALLATION OF ACTUATORS IN TEST LABORATORY | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $14,920 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 238390Other Building Finishing Contractors | N066INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | Mar 20, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | Aug 15, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF STUDY&MODEL | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $15,000 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | AJ17 | Oct 24, 2013 | Oct 24, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $97,574 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 19, 2013 | Sep 19, 2013 | Sep 19, 2014 | ||
| CUSTOM POLYMER SYNTH | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | 6810CHEMICALS | Nov 2, 2012 | Nov 15, 2012 | Mar 31, 2013 | ||
| IN-SITU PRODUCTION OF HIGH ENERGY NANO-FUELS BY LASER ABLATION. USA OBTAINS 84% OF ITS TOTAL ENERGY FROM FOSSIL FUELS; HALF OF THE TOTAL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION IS BASED ON PETROLEUM. ESCALATION IN FUEL PRICES, DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN RESOURCES, LIMITED GLOBAL PETROLEUM SUPPLY AND INCREASING DEMAND CAUSES GEOPOLITICAL PROBLEMS FOR THE USA WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS THE ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY. IN ADDITION, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. NON-PETROLEUM BASE FUELS, E.G. BIOFUELS, FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES HAVE RECEIVED RENEWED INTEREST BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OVER FOSSIL FUELS. THE LOW ENERGY DENSITY (<43 MJ/KG) OF NON-PETROLEUM BASED FUELS CONTRIBUTES TO A BARRIER TO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. ADDITION OF HIGH ENERGY NANO-PARTICLES IN FUELS PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO INCREASE THE COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY, ENHANCE POWER OUTPUT AND POTENTIALLY REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS. IN ADDITION, NANO-PARTICLE LADEN FUELS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY FASTER IGNITION TIME SCALES, HIGH RATE OF ENERGY RELEASE AND RELIABLE IGNITION UNDER EXTREMELY LEAN CONDITIONS. THESE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH ENERGY DENSITY AND REACTION RATES ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE FOR ADVANCED HIGH-SPEED PROPULSION SYSTEMS THAT COULD EXPLOIT NANO-FUELS. NUMEROUS TECHNIQUES, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL METHODS, HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO PREPARE METALLIC NANO-PARTICLES. THESE PROCESSES REQUIRE COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF NANO-POWDERS, WHERE AGGLOMERATION IS PROBLEMATIC AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS ARE REQUIRED. ADDITIONALLY, HANDLING OF NANO-MATERIALS POSES ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY (EHS) HAZARDS. WE PROPOSE A SAFE AND ECONOMICAL METHOD BY IN-SITU FABRICATION OF NANO-PARTICLES IN THE LIQUID FUEL BY LASER ABLATION. PROJECT GOAL IS TO AUGMENT THE ENERGY CONTENT OF NON-PETROLEUM BASE FUELS AS WELL AS IMPROVE COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS TO REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS FOR AVIATION AND HIGH-SPEED PROPULSION. | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $35,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Sep 11, 2012 | Sep 5, 2012 | Mar 18, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES OTHER FUNCTIONS | THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | $84,719 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | 541712 | R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER | Aug 18, 2012 | Aug 18, 2012 | Sep 30, 2013 |