{"id":28,"date":"2011-09-13T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/bamullan\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:47:17","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/bamullan\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Research has been funded through the following grants:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Center for Precision Metrology, Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;SQuID&#x2122; applied to surface wettability &#8220;<\/strong>. Amount: $94,000. Awarded: November 2023. PI: B. Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UNC Charlotte artXsci: Title: &#8220;<span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\"><strong>Cultivating sustainable Myco-Ceramic materials for applications in art and building science&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">. Amount: $29,800. Awarded: Feb 2023. PI: J. Dessi -Olive, Co-PI: B. Mullany, T. Schmidt<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">University of North Carolina System Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI), Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;A Center for Additive Manufacture of Advanced Ceramics (CAMAC)&#8221;<\/strong>. Amount: $1,250,000. Awarded: July 2021. PI: B. Mullany, Co-PI: S. Schmid <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC, Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;Surface evaluation of powder bed fusion metal additive manufactured samples&#8221;<\/strong>. Amount: $223,165. Awarded: August 2019. PI: B. Mullany\/C.Evans, Co-PI :A. Allen <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Center for Precision Metrology, Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;Surface defect classification: Machine learning data set comparison&#8221;<\/strong>. Amount: $74,000. Awarded: November 2020. PI: B. Mullany, Co-PI: C. Chen (ECE)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Research and Economic Development (RED) Office, UNCC. Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;ROI Planning Grant &#8211; Ceramics Additive Manufacturing &#8220;, <\/strong>Amount: $25,000. Awarded: September 2020. PI: B. Mullany, Co-PI: S. Schmid.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">National Science Foundation (NSF), CMMI Division, FM-Future Manufacturing Program. Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;FMNet: Future Manufacturing: A Network for Cybermanufacturing in Machining&#8221;<\/strong> Grant Number: 2036806. Amount: $499,999. Awarded: August 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2036806&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\">NSF web page.<\/a> PI: S. Schmid, Co-PIs: B. Mullany, N. Greis, F. Pfefferkorn.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Center for Precision Metrology, Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;Statistically Based Surface Analysis Tools Applied to Gray-Scale Images&#8221;<\/strong>. Amount: $~17,000. Awarded: November 2016. PI: Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;font-size: small\">UNCC Faculty Research Grant, Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;Media Characteristics Limiting the Finishes Obtainable in Vibratory Finishing &#8220;<\/strong>. Amount: $12,000. Awarded: November 2014. PI: Mullany, Co-PI: Tkaick<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Center for Precision Metrology, Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;Surface Topography Evolution Using Statistically Based Analytical Tools &#8220;<\/strong>. Amount: ~$112,000. Awarded: November 2014. A year long extension was awarded for 2018. PI: Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">Center for Freeform Optics (CeFO), Title &#8211; <strong>&#8220;MSF Error Reduction&#8221;<\/strong> . Amount: $148,707. Awarded: January 2014 (Extensions awarded \u00a0Nov. 2014, June 2015, Dec. 2015, June 2016). PI:\u00a0Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">Siemens Energy, Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Alternatives to Broaching Grooves&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> . Amount: $16,303. Awarded: August 2012. PI:\u00a0Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">National Science Foundation (NSF), CMMI Division, MME Program. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Material Removal Mechanisms in Vortex Machining&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Grant Number: 1030700. Amount: $350,745. Awarded: August 2010. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: small\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1030700\">NSF web page.<\/a><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> PI: S.T.Smith, Co-PI: Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">CIRP NSF Fellowship Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Travel Assistance to GA in Boston&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount: $2,317. Awarded: July 2009.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">National Science Foundation (NSF), CMMI Division, MCME Program. Title <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">-&#8220;In Situ Form Metrology in Manufacturing by Combining Engineered Optical Scattering and Photogrammetry&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Grant Number: 0928364. Amount: $476,062. Awarded: June 2009. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: small\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0928364&quot;\">NSF web page <\/a><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">PI: A. Davies, Co-PIs: Mullany, Morse.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">Center for Precision Metrology, UNC Charlotte. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;6DOF Sensor using Optical Scattering and Photogrammetry&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount:$99,000. Awarded: April 2009.PI: Mullany, Co-PIs: Davies, Morse<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">Center for Precision Metrology, UNC Charlotte. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Vortex Machining&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount:$101,000. Awarded: April 2009, PI: Stuart Smith, Co-PI: Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">UNC Charlotte ADVANCE. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Graduate Student Support for Summer 2008&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount: $1,800. Awarded: May 2008.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">National Science Foundation (NSF), CMMI Division, MME Program. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;CAREER: An Innovative look at Precision Polishing Dynamics&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Grant Number: 0747637. Amount: $412,000. Awarded: January 2008. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: small\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0747637\">NSF web page<\/a><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> PI:\u00a0Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">Wachovia Junior Faculty Grants. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Polishing Pitch Evaluation&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount: $3,400. Awarded: June 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">UNC Charlotte Junior Faculty Research Grant. Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Modal Analysis of Polishing Tools &#8220;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount: $6,000. Awarded: January 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">National Science Foundation (NSF), CMMI Division, MME Program. Title &#8211; &#8220;<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">GOALI: Exploring the potential of fluorescent materials to detect subsurface damage (SSD) and plastic deformation induced by polishing processes&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Grant Number: 0620783. Amount: $134,884. Awarded: June 2006.<\/span><a style=\"font-size: small\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0620783\">NSF web page<\/a><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">. PI: Mullany.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Title &#8211; <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">&#8220;Researching the Optimal Approach to Normalize and Rationalize Different Machine Tool Accuracy Measurement Standards&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount: $42,171. Awarded: June 2006.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">UNC Charlotte Junior Faculty Research Grant. Title &#8211; &#8220;<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small\">Generation of Smooth Surfaces for Nano Scale Device\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manufacture&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\"> Amount: $6,000. Awarded: January 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: georgia,palatino\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: small\">Northrop Grumman Synoptics, North Carolina. Equipment Donation &#8211; Strasbaugh Polishers Amount: $11,000. 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