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The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is announcing a competition for grants aimed at promoting research in small molecule activation chemistry and related technologies during fiscal year 2011. This opportunity is open to unclassified fundamental research proposals and emphasizes empowering university research to meet the needs of the U.S. Air Force.

Research efforts should explore materials and processes in highly stressed environments, particularly where performance is influenced by the evolution and degradation of materials under various stresses, such as high chemical, electrical, and thermal conditions. The program encourages high-risk, innovative proposals that advance areas such as high-temperature materials, space propulsion, and electro energetic physics.

Proposals should focus on understanding how materials respond to combined external loads and incorporate experimental and modeling techniques to study these effects from atomic to macroscopic scales. Research is expected to include the development of new materials for electric propulsion and breakthroughs in plasma physics, alongside methods for evaluating the performance of these materials.

Additionally, the program will delve into the dynamics of electrically conductive flowing propellants to optimize energy transfer and minimize material degradation. Investigations will involve both theoretical and experimental approaches to address challenges in propulsion systems, directed energy weapons, and related technologies, ultimately aiming for significant advancements in performance, efficiency, and material longevity.

AFOSR will grant multiple awards but reserves the right to select proposals at its discretion, and no funding will be provided for proposal development costs.

• The Air Force Office of Scientific Research in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2011 Materials and Processes far from Equilibrium" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 22, 2010 and posted on Nov 22, 2010.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
• This competition is open only to, and full proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) including DoD institutions of higher education, with degree granting programs in science and/or engineering. Proposals are encouraged from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI). However, no funds are specifically allocated for HBCU/MI participation.

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