GENCORES INC. NEW TINA SEED AWARD CONTROL #: 1954-1976 PROJECT TITLE: DIGITAL AND COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF HYBRID POLYMETHACRYLIMIDE FOAM CORES FOR RADICAL LIGHTWEIGHTING OF LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE HYBRID PMI FOAM MATERIAL SOLUTION AND A PMI EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY IN A 2-PHASE APPROACH. PHASE I, SYNTHESIZE, STUDY CURING KINETICS, SELF-ADHESION, AND SKINNING PROPERTIES OF PMI FOAMS, PRODUCE AND CHARACTERIZE HOMOGENEOUS AND HYBRID SPECIMEN WITH ASTM TESTS AND BUILD A PRELIMINARY NUMERICAL MATERIAL MODEL. PHASE II, DEVELOP A NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY (TRL 4) TO TUNE PMI FOAM MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE FLY AND SWITCH FROM ONE PMI FORMULATION TO THE OTHER SEAMLESSLY.