Solheim Manufacturing Science & Technology Laboratory
Research Grants
CURRENT RESEARCH GRANTS
Current Active Research Grants and Contracts:
- Characterization of Superplastic Forming & Diffusion Bonded Titanium Alloys, PI, Air Force Materials Affordability Initiative, Boeing Company, 2016 Jan-July 2018, $396,126
- Inside Fuselage development (percussive riveting), Co-PI, Boeing Company, 2014 Sept- Feb 2017, $495,101
- Mechanical Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Titanium Butt Joints, PI, 2014 May- June 2016, $212.000
- Characterization of Titanium Alloy-TIMET 54M joints,PI, Boeing 2010 Dec-2013 Dec, $175000
- On-line Inspection of Defects while Drilling in Composites, Boeing 2010 June-2013 Dec, $200000
- Characterization of Superplastically Formed and Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Titanium Alloys, PI, Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI), 2013 June-June 2014, $66944
- Real-time Inspection of Drilling Composites, PI, Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI), 2013, $67929
- Rapid Prototyped Titanium(Ti4Al6V) Component by Electron Beam Melting Process: Testing & Evaluation,PI, Boeing 2011 Sept-2012 Dec, $83000
In kind supporting Industries:
Boeing, Paccar, Flow, Electro Impact, Pacific Northwest Labs, OMAX corp., and Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard.