ULI Round 2 (Awarded in 2019)

More information on each of the ULI awards is available at NASA TechPort, or click on the award titles under the section ULI - Round 2 Awards.

Events & Dates

2018 | Round 2 Solicitation

NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) announced a new opportunity for universities and their research partners to contribute toward NASA research goals. This opportunity is now closed.

March 21, 2018 | Solitications on NSPIRES released

The ULI - Round 2 Solicitation was released on NSPIRES on March 21, 2018. Step A Proposals were due May 16, 2018.

April 4, 2018 | Applicant's Workshop

NASA hosted an Applicant’s Workshop for ULI-2018 on April 4, 2018. The workshop provided an opportunity for interested parties to better understand ULI-2018 solicitation’s intent, scope, and selection criteria.

2018 | Awards

The ARMD announced 3 selections for awards

July 9 - 10, 2019 | ULI Lunch and Learn

On July 9-10, 2019 representatives of the three Round 2 ULI teams briefed congressional staff on their research topics, team approach, and expectations for their ULI experience. Team leads accompanied by their students visited congressional offices, including a briefing to House Science Committee staff.

2019 | Kickoff Meeting

With NASA in attendance, all ULI awardees hosted their kickoff meetings in 2019.

Round 2 Awards

Development of an Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem for Qualification of Additive Manufacturing Processes and Materials in Aviation

PI: Anthony Rollett (Carnegie Mellon University)

Co-Is: Jack Beuth (Carnegie Mellon University), Erica Fuchs (Carnegie Mellon University), Elizabeth Holm (Carnegie Mellon University), Kenji Shimada (Carnegie Mellon University), John Lewandowski (Case Western Reserve University), Owen Hildreth (Colorado School of Mines), Branden Kappes (Colorado School of Mines), Aaron Stebner (Colorado School of Mines), Behnam Amin-Ahmadi (Colorado School of Mines), Albert To (University of Pittsburgh), Ryan Wicker (Univ. of Texas at El Paso), Sneha Prabha Narra (Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (WPI), John E. Barnes (The Barnes Group), Ayman Salem (Materials Resources LLC)

Topic: Advanced Aviation Manufacturing

Period of Performance: September 2019 - August 2022

Link: TBD

Effective Human-Robot Teaming to Advance Aviation Manufacturing

PI: Bilge Mutlu (University Of Wisconsin, Madison)

Co-Is: Rebecca Cook (Boeing Inc.), Richard Gardner (Boeing Inc.), Michael Gleicher (University Of Wisconsin, Madison), Robert Radwin (University Of Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Zinn (University Of Wisconsin, Madison), Christopher Reid (Boeing Inc.)

Topic: Advanced Aviation Manufacturing

Period of Performance: September 2019 - August 2022

Link: University of Wisconsin, Madison ULI page

Center for Cryogenic High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft (CHEETA)

PI: Phillip Ansell (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Co-Is: Kiruba Haran (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Shailesh Atreya (Boeing Inc.), Arijit Banerjee (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Edward Greitzer (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), David Hall (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Kai James (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Fang Luo (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Alan Mantooth (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Jason Merret (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Edward Mugica (Boeing Inc.), Mike Sumption (Ohio State University), Ernst W. Stautner (General Electric Company), Bang-Hung Tsao (University of Dayton), Luigi Vanfretti (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Topic: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy

Period of Performance: September 2019 - August 2022

Link: University of Illinois ULI page