Science of Extreme and Multifunctional Materials
Our team utilizes advanced chemistry, materials science, and computational tools across a variety of areas, inventing the future of research in extreme materials, materials characterization, materials design, synthesis and manufacturing, and multifunctional materials.
Program Manager: Morgan Trexler
Assistant Program Manager: Leslie Hamilton
Focus Areas
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Hypersonics
Creating new materials with extreme survivability, evaluating performance in relevant environments, and linking materials to operational improvements
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Deployable Manufacturing
Inventing new alloys, understanding new formation mechanisms, creating unique structures, and enabling new capabilities on-demand
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Space Applications
Creating new materials and manufacturing processes to enable new space-based missions
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Warfighter Protection
Inventing new materials to enable protection of deployed forces and understanding protection mechanisms
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Expeditionary Technologies
Developing materials with novel capabilities and field-forward utility for warfighters on the battlefield and at sea
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Clean Water
Enabling clean water, on-demand, everywhere
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AI-Enabled Materials Discovery
Revolutionizing materials discovery by employing artificial intelligence, paired with high throughput synthesis and characterization
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Advanced Coatings
Developing coatings with integrated, novel capabilities for the warfighter, the planet, and beyond
