Current Programs (Updated June 2026)
18. Cold Spray Lab Technician Training and Workforce Development. Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) / BlueForge Alliance. Principal Investigator. May 2026 – Apr. 2027. $500,000.
17. Data-Driven Cold Spray: Training and Research Platform Development. Seigel Family Endowment. Principal Investigator. May 2026 – May 2028. $25,000.
16. Training in Advanced Additive Repair Technologies and Cold Spray for Maritime Sustainment. NCMS / NAVSEA. Principal Investigator. Jul. 2026 – Jan. 2027. $500,000.
15. Lightweight EMI-Shielded Polymer CubeSats. NASA EPSCoR and Maine Space Grant Consortium. Principal Investigator. Nov. 2025 – Dec. 2026. $77,000.
14. Cold Spray Metallized Composites for Lightweight Rocket Oxidizer Tanks. NASA EPSCoR. Principal Investigator. Oct. 2025 – Sept. 2028. $1,100,000.
Prior Programs
13. Applying Water Atomization Technology to Convert Industrial Scrap Aluminum into High-Purity Alumina and Energy. MassCEC Catalyst. Consultant. Aug. 2025 – Aug. 2026. $75,000.
12. Skills-Based Training of Cold Spray Repair for Sustainment of Maritime Assets (SBToC). National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining. Co-PI. Mar. 2025 – Jun. 2026. $330,000.
11. SLA-Printed Composites for Aerospace Materials and Workforce Development. NASA EPSCoR and Maine Space Grant Consortium. PI (subcontract). Mar. 2025 – Dec. 2025. $50,000.
10. Plastics Reimagined. Focus Maine. Co-Principal Investigator. Jan. 2025 – Dec. 2025. $25,000.
9. Materials and Interfaces for High and Ultra-High Temperature/Hypersonic Environments. Northeastern University TIER 1. Co-Principal Investigator. Jul. 2024 – Sept. 2025. $50,000.
8. Development of a Low-Cost Diffraction Grating Sensor for In-Space Applications. NASA EPSCoR and Maine Space Grant Consortium. Principal Investigator (subcontract). Jul. 2024 – Jul. 2025. $60,000.
7. Integration of a Digital Ecosystem for Additive Manufacturing. National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining. Co-Principal Investigator. Apr. 2025 – Jun. 2025. $100,000.
6. Low-Carbon-Footprint Recycling of Aerospace Materials into Additive Manufacturing Feedstocks. NASA EPSCoR and Maine Space Grant Consortium. Principal Investigator. Dec. 2023 – Nov. 2024. $77,000.
5. Design for Hybrid Manufacturing of Primary Aerospace Structures. NASA EPSCoR and Maine Space Grant Consortium. Principal Investigator. Dec. 2022 – Oct. 2023. $77,000.
4. Characterization of Montalvo Friction Pads. Montalvo Corporation. Consultant. Aug. 2022 – Dec. 2022. $10,000.
3. AMNOW Metals Challenge. America Makes and National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining. Co-Principal Investigator. Jun. 2022 – Oct. 2022. $50,000.
2. AMNOW Polymers Challenge. America Makes and National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining. Co-Principal Investigator. May 2022 – Aug. 2022. $20,000
1. Optimizing Football Helmet Safety Using Cubic-Octet Metamaterials. NFL HeadHealth Tech Challenge. Jul. 2019 – Jul. 2020. $235,000.
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