This grant supports a university-led Center focused on fundamental research in high-speed aerothermoelasticity, combining fluid mechanics, thermal transport, and structural sciences. It funds integrated computational, theoretical, and experimental work addressing critical Air Force challenges. The Center fosters collaboration with Air Force research labs and encourages partnerships with HBCUs to translate academic discoveries into aerospace capabilities and workforce development.
Eligible applicants are U.S. public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education with principal investigators employed full-time in regular positions. Researchers at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers and DoW Laboratories are ineligible.
