Grants

University of South Florida (2000-Present)

  • NSF NIRT (PI): “Nanocrystalline Diamond for MEMS and Biomedical Applications” 2004-2008

  • General Motors (PI): “ Micro and Nano-Crystalline Diamond Thin Film Coatings on Cutting Tools Materials for Dry Machining Applications”  2005-2008

  • NSF REU Site ( PI: Sylvia Thomas and R. Schlaf, Faculty Mentor: A. Kumar):Advanced Nanomaterials for Bio and Device Engineering” 2006-2009

  • NSF MRI: (PI: S. Bhansali and Co-PIs et. al: A. Kumar) “Acquisition of Deep Reactive Ion Etching Tool for Interdisciplinary Research at the University of South Florida” 2005-2007

  • NSF DMII: (PI: Q. Huang and Co-PI: A. Kumar) “Analysis of Correlated Functional Variables for Manufacturing Process Diagnosis” 2006-2009

  • NSF ‘CAREER’ (PI): A Faculty Early Career Program in Development of Superhard Coatings for Improved Performances” 2000-2006

  • NSF DMII (PI): “ Novel Synthesis and Fabrication of Hybrid Coatings for Manufacturing Applications” 2000-2004

  • NSF CAREER Supplemental Award (PI): “A Faculty Early Career Program in Development of Superhard Coatings for Improved Performances” 2001-2006

  • NSF MRI: Acquisition of a Focused Ion Beam for USF Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Research Center (PI: R. Schlaf, and Co-PIs: A. Kumar et. al.), 2004-2005

  • NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II (PI): Non-Contact/Zero-Stress Surface Polishing Process For Copper/Low Dielectric Constant Semiconductors (Company, Faraday Technology, Inc. Clayton, OH), 2004-2006

  • Center for Tribology (PI), “Advanced Materials Characterization using State-of-the-art Universal Microtribometer,2004-2005

  • NSF MRI (PI): “Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope for Research and Education” 2002-2005

  • NSF GOALI (PI): “Investigation of Metrology Issues in Chemical Mechanical Planarization Processes for Microelectronics Manufacturing” 2002-2006

  • NSF GK-12 Fellowship (“PI: Geoffrey Okogbaa and Co-PIs: A. Kumar et. al.): “University of South Florida: Students, Teachers, and Resources in the Sciences”2002-2006

  • NSF DMII (PI: A. Chandra (Iowa State University) and Co-PIs: Ashok Kumar et. al.)  “Modeling and Control of Wafer Scale Improvement in Chemical Mechanical Planarization” 2003-2006

  • NSF Sensors and Sensor Networks (PI: T. K. Das and Co-PIs: Ashok Kumar et. al.) “Development and Testing of Practical Algorithms for Online Interpretation of Senor Data through Wavelet Decomposition” 2003-2005

  • General Motors (PI): “Diamond Coatings on WC-Co Cemented and High-speed Steel (HSS) for Dry Machining Applications” 2003-2005

  • Sematech Inc. (PI): “Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Low-k Dielectric Materials” 2001-2002

  • ·        Agere System Inc. (PI): “Tribological and Mechanical Characterization of CMP Processes for Advanced Metal and Dielectric Applications 2002-2005

  • NSF REU Sites (PI: Mike Zokorato et. al. Faculty Mentor and Co-PIs: A. Kumar) “Integrated Interdisciplinary Nanoscience REU, 2003-2006

  • Agere Systems Inc., Oralndo (PIs: Louis Martin-Vegga, Mike Kovac and Co-PIs: Ashok Kumar and many others et. al.) “Engineering Cleanroom and Service”2000-2005

  • Florida Space Research Program (PI): “Synthesis and Characterization of Engineered Nanostructured Materials with Laser Assisted Methods”  2000-2001

  • Florida High-Tech Corridor (PI) “Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Hard Coatings for Multifunctional Applications”2000-2001

  • Florida High-Tech Corridor (PI): “A Smart Composite for Microelectronics Thermal Management Applications”2001-2002

  • Florida High-Tech Corridor (PI): “Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of PVD Hard Coatings for Multifunctional Applications” 2001-2002

  • Florida High-Tech Corridor (PI): “Nanoscale Chemical, Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Surface Engineered/Modified Polymers – A Joint USF and UCF Project” 2002-2003

  • Florida High-Tech Corridor (PI): “Nanoscale Mechanical and Tribological  Characterization of Hard Coatings” 2002-2003

  • Florida High-Tech Corridor (PI): “Integrated Nanostructured Thin Film based Materials for Gas Sensor Application”, 2003-2004

University of South Alabama

  • NASA EPSCoR (PI): “Laser Processed Surface Modification, Thin Films, and Coating” 1994-1999

  • Tennessee Valley Authority (PI): “Laser Processed Superhard Coating for Tribological Applications” 1994-1995

  • DOE EPSCoR Graduate Trainee Fellowship (PI): “Laser Patterning of Organic Semiconducting Materials”1994-1995

  • NSF Academic Research Infrastructure (PI): “ Acquisition of Scanning Electron Microscope and X-ray Diffractometer for Education and Research” 1995-1998

  • USA Research Council (PI): “Ferroelectric Thin Films for Electronic Materials”1994-1995

  • NSF  (PI): “Smart Materials for Transport Control”1995-1998

  • DOE EPSCoR Young Investigator Award (PI): “Wave-guide Structures on Organic Thin Films by Laser Patterning Method”1995-1997

  • National Research Council Twinning Fellowship (PI): “Growth and Characterization of Carbides/Nitrides Thin Films Prepared by Laser Processed Methods”1997-1999

  • NASA EPSCoR (PI): “Research Equipment Grant for the Acquisition of FTIR Spectrometer for Multifunctional Applications”1997-1998

  • NSF EPSCoR Young Investigator Award (PI): “Synthesis and Characterization of Pulsed Laser Ablated Biocompatible Thin Films” 1997-1998

  • NASA Space Grant Consortium (PI): “Engineered Nanostructured Materials with Laser Assisted Methods” 1999-2000