Improving Turbine Efficiencies through Heat Transfer and Aerodynamic
Research in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START)
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Period of Performance: 10/1/2015 – 09/30/2023
Award Amount: $11,067,120

NASA Hybrid Thermally Efficiency Core High Pressure Turbine Technologies
Sponsor: NASA HyTEC
Period of Performance: 20/1/2021 – 05/31/2023
Award Amount: $1,553,064

Integrated Turbine Component Cooling Designs Facilitated by Additive Manufacturing and Optimization
Sponsor: Department of Energy-University Systems Research Program
Period of Performance: 09/1/2019 – 08/31/2022
Award Amount: $400,000

Integration of Sensors through Additive Manufacturing Leading to
Increased Efficiencies of Gas turbines for Power Generation and Propulsion
Sponsor: Department of Energy-ARPA-E
Period of Performance: 07/1/2019 – 07/01/2022
Award Amount: $4,703,906

ASCENT Project 56: Reduced Fuel Burn through Double-Wall Cooling of Turbine Airfoils Made Possible through Additive
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Period of Performance: 02/1/2020 – 01/31/2022
Award Amount: $1,500,000

ASCENT Project 68: Combustor Wall Cooling Concepts for Dirt Mitigation
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Period of Performance: 06/05/2020 – 06/04/2022
Award Amount: $1,500,000

Conjugate Heat Transfer for LES of Gas Turbine Engines
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Navy
Period of Performance: 09/01/2019 – 12/31/2022
Award Amount: $330,000

AM Coupon Studies
Sponsor: Siemens Energy
Period of Performance: 04/01/2020 – 12/31/2022
Award Amount: $65,000

Leading Advanced Turbine Research for Hybrid Electric Propulsion Systems
Sponsor: NASA-University Leadership Initiative
Period of Performance: 03/2021 – 02/2025
Award Amount: $8,000,000

Novel Hot Gas Path Components for Gas Turbine Engines Enabled by Materials Development
Sponsor: Department of Energy-Oak Ridge National Lab
Period of Performance: 07/01/2020 – 03/31/2023
Award Amount: $333,034

DURIP 2022 – Optical  Measurements for Engine and Turbine Rigs to Accelerate Turbine Development
Sponsors: AFOSR / ONR
Period of Performance: 02/01/2022-01/01/2023
Award Amount: $410,000