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AFOSR: HIGH TEMPERATURE AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences Directorate
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High Temperature
and Aerospace Materials
Dr. Joan Fuller, Program Manager
The objective of basic research in High Temperature Aerospace Materials is to provide the fundamental knowledge required to enable revolutionary advances in future Air Force technologies through the discovery and characterization of high temperature materials (nominally temperatures above 1000ºC) including: ceramics, metals, hybrid systems including composites. Applications of these materials include air-breathing and rocket propulsion systems, airframe and spacecraft structures and hypersonic vehicle systems.
Specifically, the program seeks proposals that advance the field of high temperature materials research through the discovery and characterization of new materials that exhibit superior structural and/or functional performance at temperatures above 1000ºC. Representative scientific topics include the development and experimental verification of theoretical and computational models of materials discovery, characterization methods for probing microstructural evolution at elevated temperatures and mechanics of materials at elevated temperatures. There is special interest in fundamental research of high temperature materials focused on understanding combined mechanical behaviors; e.g. strength and toughness as a function of thermal and acoustic loads. This focus area will require the development of new experimental and computational tools to address the complexity of thermal, acoustic, chemistry, shear or pressure loads as they relate back to the performance of the material.
Contact:
Dr. Joan Fuller
AFOSR/NA
Tele: (703) 696-7236
DSN: 426-7236
FAX: (703) 696-8451
Email: joan.fuller@afosr.af.mil
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