Office of Naval Research: Injection Molding and Additive Layer Manufacturing of Boron Carbide for Ballistic Testing Program Managers: Rod Peterson and Troy Hendricks Co-managed with Prof. Jeffrey Youngblood Graduate Students: Erich Weaver, Tess Marconie, Andrew Ianlo, (Previous: Andrew Schlup, Willy Costakis)
Office of Naval Research: NEPTUNE, Role of BioFuel Impurities on Gas Turbine Materials Purdue Lead: Prof. Maureen McCann Group Lead: Prof. Hilkka Kenttamaa Program Managers: Dr. Rich Carlin and Dr. Maria Medeiros Graduate Students in MSE: Jorge Ramirez
Army Research Office: Forming Transparent Ceramics via Alignment of Alpha-Alumina Platelets: A Fundamental Investigation and Forming Study Program Manager: Dr. Michael Bakas Co-managed with Prof. Jeffrey Youngblood Graduate Students: Andrew Schlup, William Costakis