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Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website .
These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.
Important information for proposers All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements.
Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.
Updates to NSF Research Security Policies On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.
Supports materials design and development through the integration of experiments, computation and data-driven methods, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and training the next generation of the materials R&D workforce.
Supports materials design and development through the integration of experiments, computation and data-driven methods, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and training the next generation of the materials R&D workforce. DMREF seeks to foster the design, discovery, and development of materials to accelerate their path to deployment by harnessing the power of data and computational tools in concert with experiment and theory.
DMREF emphasizes a deep integration of experiments, computation, and theory; the use of accessible digital data across the materials development continuum; and strengthening connections among theorists, computational scientists, data scientists, mathematicians, statisticians, and experimentalists as well as those from academia, industry, and government.
DMREF is committed to the education and training of a next-generation materials research and development (R&D) workforce; well-equipped for successful careers as educators and innovators; and able to take full advantage of the materials development continuum and innovation infrastructures that NSF is creating through partnership with other federal and international agencies.
This solicitation is open to all materials research topics and is responsive to the recent National Academies 2023 Report ‘NSF Efforts to Achieve the Nation’s Vision for the Materials Genome Initiative’.
DMREF reflects the Administration’s priorities for strengthening American leadership in technologies and industries of the future that are critical to the nation’s health, economic prosperity, national security, and scientific enterprise. Proposals submitted to this solicitation must be directed by a team of at least two Senior/Key Personnel with complementary expertise.
The proposed research must involve a collaborative and iterative “closed-loop” process wherein theory guides computational simulation, computational simulation guides experiments, and experimental observation further guides theory. Awards are expected to range from $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 over a duration of four years.
Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that the DMREF program will continue with competitions biennially in odd-numbered years. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Contacts: AFRL Materials and Manufacturing (AFRL/RX) : Ruth Pachter, Senior Scientist, AFRL/RX, phone: (937)205-5319, email: Ruth. Pachter.
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mil Eric Miller, Chief Scientist, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Office, US Department of Energy – EERE, phone (202)431-3075, email: Eric. Miller@ee. doe.
gov Robert Natelson, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy – EERE, phone (240)753-4206, email: Robert. Natelson@ee. doe.
gov Knox Millsaps, Department Head (Acting), Aviation, Force Projection and Integrated Defense, phone: (703)588-2962, email: knox. t. millsaps.
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Warren, Director Materials Genome Program, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, phone: (301)975-5708, email: james. warren@nist. gov David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, phone: (586)282-7413, email: david.
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il Mahak Garg, International Cooperation, DST, telephone: 011-26590291, email: mahak. garg@gov.in Patrick Suter, NSERC, telephone: (613) 898-5738, email: DMREF@NSERC-CRSNG. GC.
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de John Schlueter, Team Lead Deputy Executive Director International Cooperation December 20, 2024 - Division of Materials Research Open Hour: DMREF Solicitation November 21, 2024 - Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our… April 12, 2024 - DMR Open Hour: DMREF Q&A November 15, 2022 - DMS Virtual Office Hours December 15, 2020 - DMS Virtual Office Hours Additional program resources Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) Program Solicitation NSF 23-530 Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division of Materials Research (MPS/DMR) Division of Chemistry (MPS/CHE) Division of Mathematical Sciences (MPS/DMS) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (ENG/CMMI) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (ENG/CBET) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Division of Computer and Network Systems (CISE/CNS) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CISE/IIS) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Division of Innovation and Technology Ecosystems (TIP/ITE)
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