← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
$414,461,193
Total funding
860
Grants
Funding over time
peak $42.3M · FY2005–25$50M$37.5M$25M$12.5M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$200,789,089 · 545
DOE$81,963,867 · 57
NASA$45,042,243 · 74
NIH$44,964,337 · 99
DOD$34,898,981 · 66
USDA$5,154,003 · 17
FDA$1,499,999 · 1
CDC$148,673 · 1
By mechanism
—$367,848,184 · 759
R15$29,241,949 · 63
R01$10,904,437 · 12
R21$2,795,666 · 8
R03$1,659,376 · 13
RC1$800,721 · 1
Investigators at Michigan Technological University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Largest grants
THE INSTITUTE FOR ULTRA-STRONG COMPOSITES BY COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN (US-COMP) WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE MODELING-DRIVEN DESIGN OF A NEW CLASS OF ULTRA-HIGH-STRENGTH-LIGHTWEIGHT (UHSL) MATERIALS FOR FUTURE MANNED MARS MISSIONS. THESE MATERIALS WILL MEET THE REQUIRED MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE GOALS SET FORTH BY NASA AND EXCEED THOSE EXHIBITED BY CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART CARBON-FIBER COMPOSITES. US-COMP S VISION IS TO SERVE AS A FOCAL POINT FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NASA OTHER AGENCIES INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA TO: (1) ENABLE COMPUTATIONALLY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT)-BASED UHSL STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND (2) EXPAND THE RESOURCE OF HIGHLY SKILLED ENGINEERS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS IN THIS EMERGING FIELD TO ENHANCE THE U.S. LEADERSHIP IN CRITICAL LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURAL MATERIALS. THIS VISION WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE FOUR PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVES: ESTABLISH A NEW COMPUTATIONALLY-DRIVEN MATERIAL DESIGN PARADIGM FOR RAPID MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT DEVELOP A NOVEL UHSL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL FOR USE IN DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION. THE PANEL-LEVEL TESTS AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE NOVEL MATERIALS WILL BE CARRIED OUT TO MOVE THE DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY TO A TECHNICAL READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF 4. DEVELOP NOVEL MODELING PROCESSING AND TESTING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR CNT-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS ESTABLISH A POOL OF HIGHLY SKILLED ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND DIVERSE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL LABS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT. THE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN OF THE MATERIAL WILL BE DRIVEN BY A MODELING EFFORT TO INTEGRATE TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION ATOMISTIC MODELING MOLECULAR MODELING MESOSCALE MODELING AND CONTINUUM-BASED COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS. INNOVATIONS IN MATERIALS SYNTHESIS AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES WILL ENSURE THE PERFORMANCE AND SCALE-UP FABRICATION OF AEROSPACE-QUALITY TEST SAMPLES AND PANELS. MULTISCALE TESTING AND CHARACTERIZATION CAPABILITIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND INTEGRATED TO VALIDATE THE MODELING AND MANUFACTURING EFFORTS AND TO COMPLETE THE PROOF-OF-CONCEPT CYCLE. PARTICIPATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE AND ENSURE THE SCALABILITY AND AEROSPACE-GRADE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPED COMPOSITE MATERIAL. THE DEVELOPED MATERIALS AND MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT METHODS WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE AEROSPACE COMMUNITY. FIRST UHSL MATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH THE RIGOROUS STRENGTH MODULUS AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES NECESSARY FOR MANNED MARS MISSIONS. SECOND A NEW COMPUTATIONALLY-DRIVEN MATERIALS DESIGN PARADIGM WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP THE UHSL MATERIAL OF INTEREST AND FOR FUTURE RAPID MATERIALS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THIRD A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF LOAD TRANSFER AND MULTISCALE FAILURE MECHANISMS OF CNT-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO ACHIEVE THEIR THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE. FOURTH A REPRODUCIBLE ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE DATA FROM AEROSPACE-QUALITY AND SCALE-UP PANEL TEST RESULTS BUILDING UPON AEROSPACE-GRADE RESIN SYSTEMS AND HIGH-QUALITY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CNT MATERIALS TO ENSURE SCALABILITY TO CONDUCT ASTM STANDARD TESTS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT EMPHASIS OF THE INSTITUTE WILL BE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS WILL BE TRAINED FOR DEVELOPING AND UTILIZING ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS. FUNDS WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE STUDENTS TO HAVE EXTENDED VISITS TO NASA FACILITIES DURING SUMMER MONTHS FOR DIRECT MENTORSHIP BY NASA RESEARCHERS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE INSTITUTE MEMBERS AND NASA. WITH THE HELP OF THE HBCU PARTICIPANT (FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY) THE INSTITUTE WILL ESTABLISH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BOTH RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.$16,999,769
· FY2017 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FOREST-ATMOSPHERE CARBON TRANSFER & STORAGET (FACT II) OMTERACTOMG EFFECTS OF ELEVATED C02 AND 03 ON ASPEN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS$10,318,410
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CENTER OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE RESEARCH$8,721,553
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) SUPPLYING REFINED BATTERY MATERIALS INTO THE UNITED STATES ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN BY SYNERGIZING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING WITH MINE WASTE RECLAMATION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP, DEMONSTRATE, AND VALIDATE THE PROPOSED SYNERGIZED BATTERY RECYCLING AND METAL REFINING TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLE AN EFFICIENT EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY OF BATTERY METALS FROM FLEXIBLE FEEDSTOCKS INCLUDING END-OF-LIFE LI-ION BATTERIES, SCRAPS FROM MANUFACTURING, AND ORE DERIVED FEEDSTOCK.$8,137,783
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: NEW AWARD.
CONTROL NUMBER: 1564-1523
TITLE: ''NEXTCAR: CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED CONTROL FOR VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND POWERTRAIN OPERATION ON A LIGHT-DUTY MULTI-MODE HYBRID ELECTRIC VECHICLE''$7,385,719
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
OISE-PIRE Sustainability, Ecosystem Services, and Bioenergy Development across the Americas$4,841,735
· FY2012 · O/D
BIOLOGICAL UNDERSEA ENERGY (BLUE) BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT$4,760,905
· FY2025 · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
A Community Laboratory Facility for Exploring and Sensing of Aerosol-Cloud-Drizzle Processes: The Aerosol-Cloud-Drizzle Convection Chamber$4,390,327
· FY2021 · GEO
Michigan Teacher Excellence Program (MITEP): A Model for Improving Earth Science Education Nationwide$3,986,101
· FY2009 · EDU
IGERT: Achieving Environmental, Industrial, and Societal Sustainability via the Sustainable Futures Model$3,763,984
· FY2004 · EDU
LASER BEAM CONTROL$3,746,749
· FY2008 · Department of Defense
CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Cybersecurity Workforce Preparation$3,625,336
· FY2021 · EDU
INFEWS/T3: Reducing Household Food, Energy and Water Consumption: A Quantitative Analysis of Interventions and Impacts of Conservation$3,047,428
· FY2016 · ENG
TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY ACT - TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION AWARD TO MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY.$2,978,090
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
PIRE: Remote Sensing for Hazard Mitigation and Resource Protection in Pacific Latin America$2,554,598
· FY2005 · O/D
A LOW GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) ADVANCED SPARK IGNITION (SI) ENGINE THAT CAN OPERATE ON NATURAL GAS (NG) AND NATURAL GAS-HYDROGEN (NG/H2) BLENDS WITH DIESEL-EQUIVALENT PERFORMANCE FOR OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TOPIC AREA IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE NATURAL GAS ENGINE THAT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS IN THE NON-ROAD SECTOR, INCLUDING OFF-ROAD, RAIL, AND/OR MARINE.$2,540,848
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
Scholarships for Success: Husky Pathways for Academic Wellness and Success$2,500,000
· FY2023 · EDU
Inactivation of microRNAs in Crop Plants Using Short Tandem Target Mimic (STTM) Technology$2,499,979
· FY2014 · BIO
New GK12 GlobalWatershed: Integrating Rural and Global Perspectives with Research and Technological Advances$2,499,351
· FY2009 · EDU
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, NEW COMPETITIVE AGREEMENT, UNDER FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0002707 (MINER) WITH CONTROL NUMBER 2707-1510 WITH PROJECT TITLE 'ENERGY REDUCTION AND IMPROVED CRITICAL MINERAL RECOVERY FROM LOW-GRADE DISSEMINATED SULPHIDE DEPOSITS AND MINE TAILINGS' WHICH WILL WORK WITH EXTRACTION OF ENERGY-RELEVANT MINERALS ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY FROM PRIMARY NICKEL AND COBALT RESOURCES IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CLEAN TECH INDUSTRY, AS THE DEMAND FOR ENERGY-RELEVANT MINERALS IN THE CLEAN TECH SECTORS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 5X-10X IN THE NEXT 5-10 YEARS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ACHIEVE -10 WT% CO2 EQUIVALENT PER TONNE OF ORE PROCESSED COMPARED WITH EXISTING STATE-OF-THE-ART BY STORING CO2 WITH CO2-REACTIVE MINERALS AND RECOVERING 80% OF ENERGY-RELEVANT MINERALS FROM BOTH SULFIDE AND NICKEL-BEARING SILICATE MINERALS IN MINE TAILINGS. THE AIMS OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE 1) ACHIEVING AND DEMONSTRATING 20 WT% CO2 STORAGE PER TONNE OF MINE TAILING WITHIN 4 HOURS WITH 10% ENERGY REDUCTION COMPARED TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART, AND 2) ACHIEVING AND DEMONSTRATING A RECOVERY OF 50-80% YIELD OF NICKEL FROM MINE TAILING GENERATED WITH DOMESTIC LOW-GRADE DISSEMINATED SULFIDE ORES.$2,467,817
· FY2025 · Department of Energy