December 7, 2020
Engineering professor receives NASA and Honeywell grants for work on molecular precursor-derived ceramics and composites
A Kansas State 1xbet online games login professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering has been awarded two projects to conduct research on molecular precursor-derived ceramic materials.
Project lead Gurpreet Singh, associate professor and designee of the Harold O. and Jane C. Massey Neff professorship in mechanical engineering, was awarded just over 5,000 for year one of the three-year, plant-directed 1xbet online games login and development project by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, as well as a nearly ,000 NASA Small Business Innovation 1xbet online games login subaward from RC Integrated Systems LLC.
The Honeywell project will assess suitability of metal-doped pre-ceramic polymers for making ultra-high-temperature ceramic coatings for composites for aerospace applications, while the RCI/NASA sub-award will assess high-temperature capability of pre-ceramic polymer coatings for sensors operating in harsh environments.
"Results of our work may lead to development of new pre-ceramic polymers, reinforcement fiber materials and failure-prediction methods," Singh said, "which may translate to real-world application in the aerospace industry."
Singh has also been lead on the National Science Foundation Partnerships for International 1xbet online games login and Education project on polymer-derived ceramics since 2018, a .7 million, five-year grant that laid the foundation for additional opportunities in this area.