The DoD MURI project includes six main thrusts, with each one requiring significant expertise in a variety of areas. Click on each section below to expand and learn more about each key thrust.
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Thrust 1: Design and Create
Thrust 1 will design and create new families of single-source precursors.
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Thrust 2: Ceramization
Thrust 2 will systematically and quantitatively study a wide range of ceramization conditions and approaches.
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Thrust 3: Atomic Scale Evolution and Transformation
Thrust 3 will characterize atomic scale evolution and transformation and provide fundamental understanding of CCCs.
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Thrust 4: ReaxFF Simulation
Thrust 4 will advance ReaxFF simulation approaches to provide detailed knowledge of CCCs.
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Thrust 5: High-Temperature Hypersonics
Thrust 5 will mimic high temperature hypersonic conditions for thermomechanical property and oxidation resistance.
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Thrust 6: Adaptive ML for Intelligent Design
Thrust 6 will explore adaptive ML for intelligent design and prediction of CCCs.