2025 Research topics- Published

Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (RX)

Topic #Topic TitleContact
RX25-1Analysis of Ultra Wide Band Gap (UWBG) Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications in Extreme EnvironmentsDr. Thaddeus Asel
RX25-2Self-Healing Elastomers for Extreme EnvironmentsDr. Anesia Auguste
RX25-3Multiscale Simulation Methods for the Design of Performance-Optimized Composite Material ArchitecturesDr. Michael Keith Ballard
RX25-4Ab Initio Modeling of Point Defects for Quantum Information ScienceDr. Luke Bissell
RX25-5Synthesis and Integration of Quantum Light Sources and Quantum SensorsDr. Luke Bissell
RX25-6Design of Adaptive Material Networks for Sensing, Actuation and Physical ComputingDr. Philip Buskohl
RX25-7Synthetic Biology of Biomaterials ProductionDr. Michael S. Carter
RX25-8Characterization of Microstructure and Damage of High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites for Aerospace ApplicationsDr. Katie Detwiler
RX25-9Machine Learning for Polymer Solution Processing and DesignDr. Jeffrey G. Ethier
RX25-10Robotic Nondestructive Inspection for Confined SpacesDr. LoriAnne Groo
RX25-11Machine-learning Driven Inverse Design of Opitcal MetasurfacesDr. Eric S. Harper
RX25-12Quantum Photonics Hybrid IntegrationDr. Yunjo Kim
RX25-13High-throughput Experimental Techniques for Protein EngineeringDr. Rhett Martineau
RX25-14Electron Transport in Semiconductor and Quantum MaterialsDr. Adam T. Neal
RX25-15Wide and Ultra-Wide Bandgap Materials for Extreme Environment ApplicationsDr. Adam T. Neal
RX25-16Nanomaterials Synthesis and Processing for Chemical SensingDr. Rahul Rao
RX25-17Advanced Processing of Ceramic and Ceramic Matrix Composite StructuresDr. Lisa M. Reuschhoff
RX25-18Synthesis of Germanium-Containing PolymersDr. Ryan Selhorst
RX25-19Advancing Metals Performance Through Synchrotron Beamline DataDr. Paul Shade
RX25-20Human-Robot Collaboration for Manufacturing Through Natural InteractionsDr. Nathan Hertlein

Aerospace Systems (RQ)

Topic #Topic TitleContact
RQ25-1Extending the Tractability of Large-Eddy Simulation for High Reynolds-Number FlowsDr. Daniel Garmann
RQ25-2Meta-materials for Structural ApplicationsDr. Alex Pankonien
RQ25-3Aerothermoelastic Analysis Methodologies for Aircraft DesignDr. Philip Beran
RQ25-4Multi-Fidelity Analysis Methods for Multidisciplinary Design OptimizationDr. Philip Beran
RQ25-5Numerical Simulation of High Mach Number Viscous FlowDr. Nick Bisek
RQ25-6Advanced Flight ControlDr. Michael Bolender
RQ25-7Leveraging Both Experimental and Computational Data to Study Hypersonic FlightDr. Matthew Borg
Dr. Matthew Tufts
RQ25-8Supersonic Combustion Ramjet ResearchDr. Campbell Carter
RQ25-9Compact and Novel Combustion ConceptsDr. Andrew Caswell
RQ25-10High-Altitude Combustion Ignition and Relight ResearchDr. Andrew Caswell
RQ25-11Enabling Robust and Durable Aerospace Structures for Combined, Extreme EnvironmentsDr. Thomas Eason
RQ25-12Unsteady Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer in TurbinesDr. John Clark
RQ25-13Intelligent Power Systems for Next Generation Aircraft

Dr. Joe Fellner
Dr. James Scofield

RQ25-14Efficient Small Scale Propulsion and Power SystemsDr. Mark Fernelius
RQ25-15Enhanced Optical Flow Diagnostics/Minimization of Particle SeedingBenjamin Hagen
RQ25-16Active Thrust Balance of Engine Mainshaft BearingsMr. Brian Nicholson
RQ25-17Wall-Modeled LES of Shock-boundary Layer Interaction (SBLI)Dr. Ez Hassan
RQ25-18Advanced Structural Concepts for Lighter and Low Cost AircraftsDr. Richard Beblo
RQ25-19Low-Speed, Unsteady Aerodynamics: Physics, Modeling, and ControlDr. Albert Medina
RQ25-20Advanced Analytical Tools for Turbine Engine Bearing CompartmentsMr. Brian Nicholson
RQ25-21Combustion Stability in High-Speed FlowsMr. Timothy Ombrello
RQ25-22Correcting Structural Calibration Data to Enable High Frequency Force MeasurementsMr. Ian Maatz
RQ25-23Chimera Hole Cutting for High-Order Discontinuous Galerkin Fluid SolverMr. Christopher Schrock
RQ25-24Structural Dynamics & Mechanics of Turbomachinery ComponentsDr. Dino Celli
RQ25-25Magnetocaloric Effect of Ni-Mn based Heusler AlloysDr. Zafer Turgut
RQ25-26Design Approaches for Hypersonic Inlet and Isolator OperabilityMr. Tyler Gardner
RQ25-27Reusable Thermally Complaint Air Vehicle Structure Design and AnalysisDr. Justin Clough
RQ25-28Control Techniques for Aircraft Energy ManagementDr. Adam Parry
RQ25-29Trajectory Planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle SystemsDr. Dave Grymin
RQ25-30Computational Design, Analysis and Integration of Aircraft Power and Thermal Management SubsystemsDr. Soumya Patnaik
RQ25-31Digital Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for Aircraft Power and Thermal SubsystemsDr. Soumya Patnaik
RQ25-32Modeling and Simulation Study of Aircraft Environmental Control System for UAS Military AircraftDr. Abdeel Roman
RQ25-33Study of DEW thermal performance under aircraft mission profile conditionsDr. Abdeel Roman
RQ25-34Two-phase flow thermal systems study for UAS aircraft applicationsDr. Abdeel Roman
RQ25-35Analysis and Development of Inlet Systems for Airbreathing PropulsionDr. Stuart Benton
RQ25-36Analytic Sensitivities and Machine Learning applied to Uncertainty Quantification for Multidisciplinary Systems Analysis & Design OptimizationDr. Edwin Forster
RQ25-37Machine Learning Approaches in Computational Fluid MechanicsMr. Christopher Schrock
RQ25-38Detonation Engine Propulsion ResearchDr. Rob Fievisohn
RQ25-39Fan and Compressor Experimental AerodynamicsDr. Michael List
RQ25-40Fan and Compressor Design, Modeling, and SimulationDr. Michael List
RQ25-41Unsteady Flow Physics and Aerodynamic Flow Control in High-Work Low Pressure Turbine PassagesDr. Christopher Marks
RQ25-42Multidisciplinary nonlinear time-spectral methods for air vehicle designDr. Nathan Wukie
RQ25-43Goal-oriented adaptive methods for air vehicle designDr. Nathan Wukie
RQ25-44Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis and Optimization Techniques for Scramjet Engine Design ApplicationsDr. Mark Hagenmaier
RQ25-45Novel Power Generation and Thermal Management Concepts for High-Speed VehiclesDr. Levi Elston
RQ25-46Advanced Multi-Scale Combustion SystemsDr. Brent Rankin
RQ25-47Rotating Detonation Engine Foundational ResearchDr. Brent Rankin
RQ25-48Experimental Aeroservoelasticity for Rapid Vehicle DesignDr. Kevin McHugh
RQ25-49Mission Engineering Research for Aerospace System of Systems (SoS)Dr. Rick Graves

Sensors Directorate (RY)

Topic #Topic TitleContact
RY25-1Wide-Aperture Nonlinear and Nonreciprocal Multilayers for Optical Switching, Limiting, Isolation, and Enhanced Light DetectionDr. Igor Anismov
Dr. Ilya Vitebskiy
RY25-2Low-Cost Wafer-Scale Mid-Wave Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane ArraysDr. Gaminis Ariyawansa
RY25-3Heterogeneous Integration PackagingDr. Carrie M. Bartsch
RY25-4Tracking and Managing for AI-Driven, Low-SWaP Autonomous SystemsDr. Trevor Bihl
RY25-5Advanced Multiplatform and Multisource FusionDr. Trevor Bihl
RY25-6Reinforcement Learning with Analogical TransferDr. Trevor Bihl
RY25-7Develop Analogical Mappings for Multi-Sensor ExploitationDr. Trevor Bihl
RY25-8Generative AI Techniques for Magnetic Anomaly Map PredictionDyland Bowald
Benjamin Fain
RY25-9Rydberg Arrays for Enhanced RF Direction FindingCharles Cerny
RY25-10Synthesis and Characterization of Si1-x-yGexSny AlloysDr. Bruce Claflin
RY25-11SDR Technology for Cognitive Phased-Array ApplicationsTony Quach
Nivia Colon-Diaz
RY25-12Computationally Efficient AI/ML Enahnced TDOA-based GeolocationDr. Jacob Compaleo
RY25-13Computationally Efficient AI/ML Enhanced DOA-based GeolocationDr. Jacob Compaleo
RY25-14Improved Geolocation using DOA/TDOA FusionDr. Jacob Compaleo
RY25-15Advanced Computational ElectromagneticsDr. Daniel Dault
RY25-16Simulation of Second Order Effect Signatures of Integrated CircuitsChristian Eakins
RY25-17Coupled Semiconductor Laser ArraysDr. Ricky Gibson
RY25-18Nanoscale Vacuum Field Emission DevicesDr. Harris J. Hall
RY25-19Nanopatterned Phase-Change Materials for High-Speed, Continuous Phase ModulationDr. Joshua Hendrickson
RY25-20Electronic-grade Dielectric Integration for High-Power, High Frequency Electronic DevicesDr. Ahmad E. Islam
RY25-21Detecting Idiosyncratic Signatures of Radio Frequency TransmittersDr. David A. Kapp
Dr. Ethan Lin
RY25-22Simulating Software-Defined Radar Transmitters Using Genetic AlgorithmsDr. David A. Kapp
Dr. Ethan Lin
RY25-23Epitaxy ResearchDr. Arnold Kiefer
RY25-24Light-Matter InteractionsDr. Arnold Kiefer
RY25-25R&D of a Generalized Deinterleaver for Omnidirectional AntennasDr. Ethan Lin
Dr. David Kapp
RY25-26Research and Development of Electronic Attack Effectiveness Measurements via Behavior TrackingDr. Ethan Lin
Dr. David Kapp
RY25-27Thermal Reliability Behavior of GaN HEMTsDr. Stephen Tetlak
RY25-28Infrared Photonic Crystal Laser DevelopmentDr. Bradley Thompson

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