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2023 SFFP Awardees

Name	AFRL Branch	Advisor Name	Research Opportunity	Institution Name	Number of Weeks	Faculty/Student
Aaron Craig	AFRL Sensors	Hobbs, Kerianne	Design and Verification of Automatic, Autonomous, and Intelligent Aerospace Control Systems	University of Cincinnati	12	Student
Aaron Rosengren	AFRL Directed Energy	Funke, Zachary	Astrodynamics for Space Surveillance	University of California San Diego	11	Faculty
Adem Ibrahim	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Multidisciplinary Optimization of Aerospace Vehicles	Norfolk State University	12	Faculty
Adetayo Adedeji	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Merrett, Neil	Wide Temperature Range Power Semiconductors	Elizabeth City State University	8	Faculty
Agamemnon Crassidis	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Grymin, David	Unmanned and Micro Air Vehicle Guidance, Control and Dynamics	Rochester Institute of Technology	12	Faculty
AKM Mian	AFRL Sensors	Bartsch, Carrie	Printed, Flexible Microwave Circuits	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Alejandra Castellanos	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Rueschhoff, Lisa	Advanced Processing of Ceramic and Ceramic Matrix Composite Structures	The University of Texas at El Paso	12	Faculty
Alejandro Aceves Borbolla	AFRL Directed Energy	Garrett, Travis	Algorithm and Theory Development for the Simulation of Novel Directed Energy Devices	Southern Methodist University	8	Faculty
Alex Povitsky	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	The University of Akron	9.8	Faculty
Alexander Alekseenko	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Koo, Justin	Computational Physics of Nonequilibrium Plasma for Space Propulsion	California State University Northridge	12	Faculty
Alexander Nikolaev	AFRL Munitions	Pasiliao, Eduardo	Network Optimization and Control	University at Buffalo (SUNY)	12	Faculty
Alexander Ororbia II	AFRL Information	Thiem, Clare	Neuromorphic Computing	Rochester Institute of Technology	11	Faculty
Alexander Watson	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Tabor, Christopher	Responsive Liquid Electronics	University of Dayton	10	Faculty
Ali Raz	AFRL Information	Gamarra, Marco	Modeling Mission Impact in System-Of-Systems. A Dynamical Approach	George Mason University	8	Faculty
Alok Sinha	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Barnes, Caleb	Computational Aeroelasticity and Fluid/Structure Interaction	The Pennsylvania State University	10	Faculty
Aly Mousaad Aly	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Medina, Albert	Unsteady Aerodynamics	Louisiana State University	12	Faculty
Amir Farajian	AFIT	Ruggles-Wrenn, M.B.	Creep Deformation and Durability of Ultra High Temperature Ceramics in Extreme Environments	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Amir Riaz	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Roman, Abdeel	Two Phase Thermal Systems Control Techniques for UAS Aircraft Applications	University of Maryland College Park	8	Faculty
Amit Sharma	AFRL Sensors	Sotnikov, Vladimir	Computational Modeling of Non-linear Processes in the Ionospheric Plasma	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Anas Salah Eddin	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Vehicles	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	12	Faculty
Anatoliy Pinchuk	USAFA	Knize, R.J	Laser Cooling and Nonlinear Optics	University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	12	Faculty
Andrew Chrysler	AFRL Directed Energy	Garrett, Travis	Algorithm and Theory Development for the Simulation of Novel Directed Energy Devices	Idaho State University	8	Faculty
Andrew D'Angelo	AFRL Information	Ratazzi, Paul	Assurance in Mixed-Trust Cyber Environments	Stevens Institute of Technology	8	Student
Andrew Horning	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Casbeer, David	Cooperative Control of Autonomous Systems in Uncertain Information Environments	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	8	Faculty
Andrew Lee	AFRL Space Vehicles	Scalice, Niccoli	Integrated Structural Systems for Spacecraft	North Carolina State University	11	Faculty
Andrey Chabanov	AFRL Sensors	Anisimov, Igor	Electro-Optical Devices and Technologies for Infrared Sensing Applications	University of Texas at San Antonio	12	Faculty
Anjelyka Fasci	AFRL-Airman Systems	Bixler, Joel	Monitoring Tissue Optical Property Dynamics	The University of Texas at San Antonio	12	Student
Armanj Hasanyan	AFRL Space Vehicles	Scalice, Niccoli	Integrated Structural Systems for Spacecraft	University of Texas at El Paso	11.2	Faculty
Arslan Munir	AFRL Information	Ardiles Cruz, Erika	Modeling Battle Damage Assessment	Kansas State University	12	Faculty
Artur Wolek	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Casbeer, David	Cooperative Control of Autonomous Systems in Uncertain Information Environments	UNC Charlotte	11	Faculty
Arun Nair	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Juhl, Abigail	Materials for controlling the propagation of mechanical waves	University of Arkansas	12	Faculty
ASHOK GHOSH	AFRL Space Vehicles	Scalice, Niccoli	Integrated Structural Systems for Spacecraft	New Mexico Tech	12	Faculty
Asif Khawaja	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Przybyla, Craig	Composite Performance Research	University of Akron	12	Student
Aurelien Meray	AFRL Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Florida International University	12	Student
Benjamin Hanson	AFRL Directed Energy	Funke, Zachary	Astrodynamics for Space Surveillance	University of California San Diego	10	Student
Bo Li	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Glavin, Nicholas	Flexible 2D materials for electronics and sensing	Villanova University	9.6	Faculty
Brian Beecken	AFRL Space Vehicles	Cooke, D.L	Plasma Spacecraft Interactions	Bethel University	9.8	Faculty
Brian Wisner	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Holycross, Casey	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	Ohio University	12	Faculty
Calvin Stewart	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Holycross, Casey	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	The Ohio State University	12	Faculty
Carlo Cafaro	AFRL Information	Diggans, Christopher (Tyler)	Powergrid Synchronization Backbones: Master Stability Functions for Real World Generator Models	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	11	Faculty
Carlos Armenta	AFRL Sensors	Kiefer, Arnold	Investigating a-Sn (Grey Tin) for semiconductor Devices	New Mexico State University	12	Student
Carson Running	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Borg, Matthew	Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition and Control	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Cathleen Needham	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Roman, Abdeel	Two Phase Thermal Systems Control Techniques for UAS Aircraft Applications	University of Maryland	8	Student
Cayla Walker	AFRL Munitions	Dickinson, B.T	Bioinspired Principles for Autonomous Munitions Systems	Florida State University	12	Student
Chadron Friesen	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	Trinity Western University	8.4	Faculty
Chin-Tser Huang	AFRL Information	Njilla, Laurent	Cyber Security Research and Applications for Cyber Defense	University of South Carolina	12	Faculty
Chiwoo Park	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Maruyama, B	Nucleation and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes	Florida A&M University	8	Faculty
Christie Sayes	AFRL Airman Systems	Hussain, Saber	Effects of Inhaled Chemical & Particle Mixtures on Lung Surfactant (LS) Function: Linkage to Adverse Health Effects	Baylor University	9	Faculty
Christopher Muratore	AFRL Airman Systems	Kim, Steve	Sensor Platform Development for Rapid to Real-Time Detection in Biofluids	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Christopher Wanstall	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Roman, Abdeel	Direct-Expansion Cold Plate Thermal Systems Control Techniques for UAS Aircraft Applications	The University of Dayton	10.2	Faculty
Chun-Hung Liu	AFRL Information	Gamarra, Marco	Resilient Distributed Optimization and Learning	Mississippi State University	8	Faculty
Chunpei Cai	AFRL Space Vehicles	Cooke, D.L	Plasma Spacecraft Interactions	Michigan Technological University	12	Faculty
Claus Danielson	AFRL Space Vehicles	Erwin, R. Scott	Advanced Algorithm Development for Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Spacecraft	University of New Mexico	12	Faculty
Cliston Cole	AFRL Information	Gamarra, Marco	Resilient Distributed Optimization and Learning	Morgan State University	10	Faculty
Corin Segal	USAFA	Munson, Matthew	Advanced Combustion Diagnostics	Unversity of Florida	10	Faculty
Dakai Zhu	AFRL Information	Drager, Steve	Foundations of Resilient and Trusted Systems	The University of Texas at San Antonio	8	Faculty
Daniel Baczkowski	AFIT	Bulutoglu, Dursun	Applications of Algebraic Number Theory to Combinatorial Designs	University of Findlay	12	Faculty
David Myszka	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Joo, James	Advanced Structural Concepts for lighter and low-cost Aircraft	University of Dayton	9	Faculty
David Stringer	USAFA	Wisniewski, C.F	Advanced Air Breathing Propulsion	Kent State University	8	Faculty
David Veazie	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Gonzales, Manny	Structure/Property/Performance Linkages for advanced reactive materials in extreme dynamic environments	Kennesaw State University	12	Faculty
David, Donghoon Han	Air Force Test Center	Brownlow, James	Application of ML / Bayesian techniques to Reliability analyses (system growth models, software interrupts).	University of Texas at San Antonio	12	Faculty
Davood Babaei Pourkargar	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Baldwin, Luke	Enabling Tailorable Material Properties with Synthetic Methods	Kansas State University	12	Faculty
Davy Belk	Air Force Test Center	Pasiliao, Crystal	Advanced Aircraft Compatibility Science and Technology	Mississippi State University	10	Faculty
Deep Jariwala	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Glavin, Nicholas	Flexible 2D materials for electronics and sensing	University of Pennsylvania	12	Faculty
Denny Yu	AFRL Airman Systems	Bennett, Winston	Competency-Based Education and Training Design, Delivery and Performance Assessment Research in Blended Environments	Purdue University	9	Faculty
Dmitry Uskov	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Brescia University and Tulane University	12	Faculty
Dong Cao	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Fellner, Joseph	Intelligent Power Systems for Next Generation Aircraft	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Donghoon Kim	AFRL Space Vehicles	Sinclair, Andrew	Nonlinear Dynamics in Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control	University of Cincinnati	10.4	Faculty
Edwin Hach	AFRL Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Rochester Institute of Technology	12	Faculty
Eric Payton	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Kennedy, William	Two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures for advanced electronics applications	University of Cincinnati	12	Faculty
Eric Smith	USAFA	Tossell, Chad	Human-Machine Teaming	University of Texas at El Paso	12	Faculty
Erick Vasquez	AFRL Airman Systems	Chavez Benavides, Jorge	Nanomaterials for Brain Function Activation	University of Dayton	10	Faculty
Farhad Farzbod	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Holycross, Casey	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	University of Mississippi	12	Faculty
Fatemeh Afghah	AFRL Information	Ashdown, Jonathan	Emerging 5G Technologies for Military Applications	Clemson University	8	Faculty
Fathi Amsaad	AFIT	Hopkinson, Kenneth	Networks / Security / Critical Infrastructure Protection / Applied Machine Learning / Remote Sensing	Wright State University	8.6	Faculty
Feng Yan	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Susner, Michael	Synthesis and advanced characterization of single crystal functional materials	The University of Alabama	12	Faculty
Frank Clark	AFRL Space Vehicles	Pereira, Wellesley	Application of Low Cost Optical and Near-Infrared Telescopes, Commodity Sensors, with Innovative Analysis using High Speed Computing and State of the Art Algorithms to Remote Sensing of the Properties of Low Earth Orbit Objects	University of Louisville	12	Faculty
Gabriel Maestas	AFRL Space Vehicles	Scalice, Niccoli	Integrated Structural Systems for Spacecraft	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	12	Student
Gary Germanton	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Dickerson, Matthew	Novel Ceramic Nanostructures, Preceramic Polymer Chemistry, Additive Manufacturing, and Composites for Extreme Environments	Florida State University	10	Student
German Kolmakov	AFRL Information	LaHaye, Matthew	Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum Systems	New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York	8	Faculty
Greg Furlich	AFRL Information	Dianetti, Andrew	Short-Arc Initial Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbit Targets	University of Colorado Boulder	12	Faculty
Hamed Attariani	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Varshney, Vikas	Developing Next-Generation Multi-Functional Composites for Aerospace Applications using Multi-scale Modeling and Machine Learning Approaches	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Harok Bae	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Multidisciplinary Optimization of Aerospace Vehicles	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Heather Lum	AFRL Airman Systems	Brill, John	Transfer of Authority in Human-Machine Teams	Arizona State University	12	Faculty
Helen Durand	AFRL Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Wayne State University	9.4	Faculty
Henry Young	AFRL Sensors	Kreit, Eric	Heterogeneous Integration Technology	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Hoo Kim	USAFA	York, George	Pedagogy Research for Education in Electrical and Computer Engineering	LeTourneau University	12	Faculty
Hoyong Chung	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Nepal, Dhriti	Damage Tolerant Multifunctional Polymer Composites	FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University	8	Faculty
Hyuck Kwon	AFRL Space Vehicles	Pham, Khanh	5G for Resilient and Agile Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Transport	Wichita State University	9	Faculty
Imad Agha	AFRL Sensors	Vangala, Shivashankar	Switchable constituents integrated with exploitable nanophotonic cavity elements	University of Dayton	9.2	Faculty
Insu Hahn	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Godman, Nicholas	Dynamic Optical Materials using Soft Matter Motifs	Hampton University	12	Faculty
Ioannis Roudas	AFRL-Information	Malowicki, John	Wireless Optical Communications	Montana State University	8	Faculty
Isaac Choutapalli	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Tilmann, C	Active Flow Control Modeling and Development	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	8.2	Faculty
Ivan Avrutsky	AFRL Sensors	Hendrickson, J.R.	Optical Properties of 2D Materials	Wayne State University	12	Faculty
Jack Studnicka	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Joo, James	Advanced Structural Concepts for lighter and low-cost Aircraft	University of Dayton	9	Student
Jacob Boykin	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Nepal, Dhriti	Damage Tolerant Multifunctional Polymer Composites	Florida State University	8	Student
Jacob Emerick	AFIT	Patnaik, Anil	Fundamental Laser-Matter Interactions, Sensors and Quantum Technologies	University of North Texas	12	Student
Jacob Pellicotte	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Holycross, Casey	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	The Ohio State University	12	Student
Jae-Hyun Ryou	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Neal, Adam	Wide and Ultra-Wide Bandgap Materials for Extreme Environment Applications	University of Houston	8	Faculty
Jared Shortt	AFRL Sensors	Hendrickson, J.R.	Optical Properties of 2D Materials	Missouri State University	11	Student
Jeffrey Doom	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Ombrello, Timothy	Combustion Enhancement in High-Speed Flows	South Dakota State University	8	Faculty
Jeffrey Hemmes	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Cybersecurity, Formal Methods and Malware Analysis	Regis University	12	Faculty
Jeffrey Ma	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Roy, Ajit	Atomistic Scale Materials Hybridization for Multifunctionality	Saint Louis University	12	Faculty
Jena McCollum	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	8	Faculty
Jeremy Gulley	AFRL Space Vehicles	Huang, D	Theoretical Studies of Optical Excitation, Quantum Transport, and Ultrafast Carrier-Scattering Dynamics	Kennesaw State University	12	Faculty
Jesse Yochens	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Holycross, Casey	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	Ohio University	12	Student
Jia Liu	AFRL Information	Bentley, Elizabeth	Dynamic Resource Allocation in Airborne Networks	The Ohio State University	8	Faculty
Jie Wei	AFRL Information	Ardiles Cruz, Erika	Modeling Battle Damage Assessment	City College of New York	10	Faculty
Jihong Ma	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Dass, Chandriker	Phonon-Engineering of Solid-State Systems	University of Vermont	12	Faculty
John Gallagher	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Humphrey, Laura	Design and Verification of Autonomous Systems	The University of Cincinnati	12	Faculty
John Kielkopf	AFRL Space Vehicles	Pereira, Wellesley	Application of Low Cost Optical and Near-Infrared Telescopes, Commodity Sensors, with Innovative Analysis using High Speed Computing and State of the Art Algorithms to Remote Sensing of the Properties of Low Earth Orbit Objects	University of Louisville	12	Faculty
John Licato	AFRL Information	Hollis, Brayden	Multi-Unit, Multi-Action Adversarial Planning	University of South Florida	12	Faculty
Jonathan Cappola	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Butler, Todd	High Temperature Oxidation and Environmental Resistance in Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys	The University of Alabama	12	Student
Jordan Clingenpeel	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Borg, Matthew	Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition and Control	University of Dayton	12	Student
Jordan Taranto	Air Force Test Center	Cotting, Chris	Flight Test Education and Test Techniques	University of Missouri - Kansas City	12	Student
Jose Palacios	Air Force Test Center	McManamen, Brianne	Development of Hypersonic Ground Testing Methodologies for Measurements in Jet Interaction Regions	The Pennsylvania State University	12	Faculty
Joseph Corbett	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Eyink, Kurt	Surface Phenomena in the Formation of Epitaxial Plasmonic Quantum Structures	Miami University	12	Faculty
Joseph Garbarino	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Jones, John	Nonlinear Optical Materials Engineering	San Diego State University	11	Student
Joshua Green	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Flores, Mark	Investigating Additive Manufacturing Polymer Matrix Composite Performance	The University of Texas at El Paso	12	Faculty
Joshua Peeples	AFRL Airman Systems	Hussain, Saber	Mitochondrial Health & Organ-Level Effects through Microscopic Imaging and Molecular Analysis	Texas A&M University	8.2	Faculty
Juan Morales	USAFA	Francis, Christopher	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	Ana G Mendez University - Gurabo Campus	12	Faculty
Julia Boone	AFRL Information	Ashdown, Jonathan	Emerging 5G Technologies for Military Applications	Clemson University	8	Student
Julia Taylor	USAFA	Wisniewski, C.F	Advanced Air Breathing Propulsion	Kent State University	8	Student
Justin Greaves	AFIT	Harper, W	Biological Process Research for Environmental Applications	Indiana University, Bloomington	11	Faculty
Justin Jaworski	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Garmann, Daniel	High-Fidelity Multidisciplinary Computational Fluid Dynamics	Lehigh University	9	Faculty
Kameswara Rao Namuduri	AFRL Information	Soomro, Amjad	Agile Networking for the Aerial Layer	University of North Texas	10	Faculty
Kartik Ghosh	AFRL Sensors	Hendrickson, J.R.	Optical Properties of 2D Materials	Missouri State University	12	Faculty
Kasra Sardashti	AFRL Information	LaHaye, Matthew	Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum Systems	Clemson University	8	Faculty
Keith Gonthier	AFRL Munitions	Rumchik, Chad	Probabilistic Modeling of Localized Dissipation in Energetic Materials	Louisiana State University	9	Faculty
Kenneth Van Treuren	USAFA	Wisniewski, C.F	Advanced Air Breathing Propulsion	Baylor University	10	Faculty
Kevin Hobbs	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Fellner, Joseph	Intelligent Power Systems for Next Generation Aircraft	University of Dayton	12	Student
Kevin Leach	AFRL Information	Drager, Steve	Foundations of Resilient and Trusted Systems	Vanderbilt University	9	Faculty
Kevin Tvrdy	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	8	Faculty
Khalid Zouhri	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Gonzales, Manny	Structure/Property/Performance Linkages for advanced reactive materials in extreme dynamic environments	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Lance Hyatt	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Buskohl, Philip	Design of Mechanically Adaptive Materials and Responsive Architectures	Pennsylvania State University	10	Student
Lian Duan	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Bisek, Nicholas	Computation of Supersonic and Hypersonic Flow Phenomena and their Control	The Ohio State University	12	Faculty
Lin Li	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Butler, Todd	High Temperature Oxidation and Environmental Resistance in Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys	The University of Alabama	12	Faculty
Lino Mercado-Esquivias	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Vehicles	California Polytechnic University	12	Student
Lixin Shen	AFRL Information	Prater-Benntte, Ashley	Mathematical Theory for Advances in Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition	Syracuse University	12	Faculty
Logan Fields	AFRL Information	Hollis, Brayden	Multi-Unit, Multi-Action Adversarial Planning	University of South Florida	12	Student
Logan Szajnecki	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Bisek, Nicholas	Computation of Supersonic and Hypersonic Flow Phenomena and their Control	The Ohio State University	12	Student
Luigi Corti	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	Miami University	9	Faculty
Lyuba Kuznetsova	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Jones, John	Nonlinear Optical Materials Engineering	San Diego State University	8	Faculty
Maia McDaniel	AFRL Airman Systems	Vidulich, Michael	Assessing Operator Cognitive State in Human-Machine Teams	Wright State University	12	Student
Marc Cahay	AFRL Sensors	Hall, Harris	Nanoscale Vacuum Field Emission Devices	University of Cincinnati	8	Faculty
Marcelo Kobayashi	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Kolonay, Raymond	Mathematical Optimization in Multidisciplinary Design	University of Hawaii at Manoa	9	Faculty
Mesfin Tsige	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Berry, Rajiv	Computer Simulations for Design of Improved Aerospace Materials	The University of Akron	12	Faculty
Michael McFarland	AFRL Sensors	Kapp, David	Applying Immune System Methodologies to Embedded System Malware Detection and Response	Utah State University	11	Faculty
Michael Reale	AFRL Information	Cornacchia, Maria	Methods for Adapting Pre-Trained Machine Learning Models	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	8.6	Faculty
Michael Sumption	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Haugan, Timothy	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	The Ohio State University	12	Faculty
Michael von Spakovsky	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Hypersonic Vehicle Technologies	Virginia Tech	8	Faculty
Mikaela Leevy	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Kolonay, Raymond	Mathematical Optimization in Multidisciplinary Design	University of Texas at Arlington	8	Student
Mohamed Aly	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Vehicles	California Polytechnic University	12	Faculty
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman	AFRL Information	Homsi, Soamar	Assurance and Resilience through Zero-Trust Security	Florida International University	8	Faculty
Mona Ghassemi	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Fellner, Joseph	Intelligent Power Systems for Next Generation Aircraft	The University of Texas at Dallas	12	Faculty
Mostafa Nouh	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Juhl, Abigail	Materials for controlling the propagation of mechanical waves	University at Buffalo (SUNY)	8	Faculty
Mujahid Abdulrahim	Air Force Test Center	Cotting, Chris	Flight Test Education and Test Techniques	University of Missouri Kansas City	12	Faculty
Murat Yuksel	AFRL Information	Bentley, Elizabeth	Dynamic Resource Allocation in Airborne Networks	University of Central Florida	8	Faculty
Nagarajan Prabakar	AFRL Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Florida International University	12	Faculty
Natasha Mastalka-Tatro	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	8	Student
Nathaniel Hernandez	AFRL Sensors	Hall, Harris	Nanoscale Vacuum Field Emission Devices	University of Cincinnati	8	Student
Nicholas Napoli	AFRL Airman Systems	Myers, Chris	Physiological Impacts of Cognitive Performance	University of Florida	12	Faculty
Oana Cazacu	AFRL Munitions	Flater, Philip	High-Rate Ordnance Materials and Structures Research	University of Florida	8	Faculty
Olesya Zhupanska	AFRL Munitions	Kammerdiner, Alla	Machine Learning & Statistical Analysis for Modeling Materials	University of Arizona	9	Faculty
Oshadha Ranasingha	AFRL Sensors	Heckman, E.M	Printed Electronics and Photonics	University of Massachusetts Lowell	8.2	Faculty
Pamela Tsang	AFRL Airman Systems	Vidulich, Michael	Assessing Operator Cognitive State in Human-Machine Teams	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Partha Banerjee	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Evans, Dean	Development and Characterization of Photorefractive Materials	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Patrick Musgrave	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Beblo, Richard	Design, Optimization, Characterization, Application, and Demonstration of Smart Materials and Morphing Structures in Aerospace Systems	University of Florida	8	Faculty
Paul Lynch	Air Force Test Center	Jerome, Elisabetta	Fundamental Research in Test Science, Test Engineering, and the Analysis of Test Results	Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	8	Faculty
Pavlo Krokhmal	AFRL Munitions	Kammerdiner, Alla	New Machine Learning Approaches for Computational Physics Modeling, Lethality, and Weapon Effects	University of Arizona	9	Faculty
Peter Gioia	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Hypersonic Vehicle Technologies	Virginia Polytech Institute	8	Student
Philisity Neal	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Kennedy, William	Two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures for advanced electronics applications	The University of Cincinnati	10	Student
Placidus Amama	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Maruyama, B	Nucleation and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes	Kansas State University	12	Faculty
Qingtang Jiang	AFRL Information	Tripp, Erin	Discovering Structure in Nonconvex Optimization	University of Missouri -St. Louis	10	Faculty
Qun Li	AFRL Sensors	Robinson, Ben	Riemannian geometry and locally most powerful invariant tests of covariance equality	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Rajan Kumar	AFRL Munitions	Dickinson, B.T	Bioinspired Principles for Autonomous Munitions Systems	FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University	12	Faculty
Rajnikant Sharma	AFRL Sensors	Hobbs, Kerianne	Design and Verification of Automatic, Autonomous, and Intelligent Aerospace Control Systems	University of Cincinnati	12	Faculty
Rebekah Shepherd	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado - Colorado Springs	8	Student
Riccardo Bevilacqua	Air Force Test Center	Jerome, Elisabetta	Fundamental Research in Test Science, Test Engineering, and the Analysis of Test Results	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	8	Faculty
Richard Klemm	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Haugan, Timothy	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	University of Central Florida	10.2	Faculty
Richard Mattish	AFRL Information	LaHaye, Matthew	Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum Systems	Clemson University	8	Student
Robert Hood	AFRL Airman Systems	Bixler, Joel	Monitoring Tissue Optical Property Dynamics	University of Texas at San Antonio	11.4	Faculty
Robert Lowe	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Crouse, Christopher	Elastomers for Soft Robotic Applications	University of Dayton	8	Faculty
Robert Taylor	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Kolonay, Raymond	Mathematical Optimization in Multidisciplinary Design	University of Texas at Arlington	8	Faculty
Robert Whitley	USAFA	Munson, Matthew	Closed Loop Flow Control	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	12	Student
Russell Pirlo	AFRL Airman Systems	Tilly, Trevor	Microneedle Platform Development for Enabling Wearable Sensing	University of Dayton	10	Faculty
Ryan Harne	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Buskohl, Philip	Design of Mechanically Adaptive Materials and Responsive Architectures	The Pennsylvania State University	10	Faculty
Rydge Mulford	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Haugan, Timothy	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	University of Dayton	10	Faculty
Saleh Almestiri	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Schwalbach, Edwin	Metal Additive Manufacturing Processing Science	Central State University	10	Faculty
Sam Schutz	USAFA	Knize, R.J	Laser Cooling and Nonlinear Optics	University of Colorado - Colorado Springs	12	Student
Sampson Davis	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	Iowa State University	8	Student
Sang Kim	AFRL Space Vehicles	Pham, Khanh	Nontraditional and Resilient Satellite Navigation and Timing	Iowa State University	12	Faculty
Sarma Rani	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Harvazinski, Matthew	Modeling and Simulation of Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines	University of Alabama in Huntsville	8	Faculty
Sayavur Bakhtiyarov	AFRL Space Vehicles	Hoffmann, Ryan	Spacecraft Materials Properties for Spacecraft Charging	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	12	Faculty
Seyed Soltani	AFIT	Ruggles-Wrenn, Marina	Fatigue and Fracture of Advanced Materials	Florida Polytechnic University	12	Faculty
Shaina Raklyar	AFRL Information	LaHaye, Matthew	Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum Systems	CUNY Graduate Center	8	Student
Shan He	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Beblo, Richard	Design, Optimization, Characterization, Application, and Demonstration of Smart Materials and Morphing Structures in Aerospace Systems	University of Florida	8	Student
Shannon Biros	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	Grand Valley State University	12	Faculty
Shanti Bhushan	Air Force Test Center	Pasiliao, Crystal	Advanced Aircraft Compatibility Science and Technology	Mississippi State University	12	Faculty
Shokoufeh Mirzaei	Air Force Test Center	Brownlow, James	Application of Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence to aircraft-related Communications	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	12	Faculty
Shucheng Yu	AFRL Information	Ahmed, Norman	Blockchain-based Information Dissemination Across Network Domains	Stevens Institute of Technology	8	Faculty
Simon Mason	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Shah, Megna	Investigating the latent space of machine learning models of microstructure	Ohio State University	10.2	Student
Soheil Soghrati	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Przybyla, Craig	Composite Performance Research	The Ohio State University	12	Faculty
Stefan Zollner	AFRL Sensors	Kiefer, Arnold	Investigating a-Sn (Grey Tin) for semiconductor Devices	New Mexico State University	12	Faculty
Stephanie Fussell	AFRL Airman Systems	Bennett, Winston	Competency-Based Education and Training Design, Delivery and Performance Assessment Research in Blended Environments	Kent State University	12	Faculty
Stephen Niezgoda	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Shah, Megna	Investigating the latent space of machine learning models of microstructure	The Ohio State University	10	Faculty
Subramanian Ramakrishnan	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Dickerson, Matthew	Novel Ceramic Nanostructures, Preceramic Polymer Chemistry, Additive Manufacturing, and Composites for Extreme Environments	FAMU-FSU College of Engineering	10	Faculty
Sudarshan Kurwadkar	USAFA	Francis, Christopher	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	California State University, Fullerton	12	Faculty
Surendra Singh	AFRL Space Vehicles	Pedersen, T.R	Diagnostics and Modeling of Active Ionospheric Experiments	The University of Tulsa	11.8	Faculty
Syed Rafay Hasan	AFRL Information	Homsi, Soamar	Assurance and Resilience through Zero-Trust Security	Tennessee Tech University	12	Faculty
Symone Alexander	AFIT	Harper, W	Biological Process Research for Environmental Applications	Auburn University	9.8	Faculty
Teo Brandt	AFRL Space Vehicles	Erwin, R. Scott	Advanced Algorithm Development for Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Spacecraft	University of New Mexico	12	Student
Theofanis Strouboulis	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Sankaran, V	Computational Algorithm Development for Rocket Propulsion Flowfield Simulations	Texas A&M University	12	Faculty
Thomas A. Ward	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Holley, Adam	Studies of Novel Combustion Concepts for Propulsion Systems	Cedarville University	10	Faculty
Thomas Ward III	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	Iowa State University	8	Faculty
Tie Wei	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	10	Faculty
Timothy Fuhrer	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	Radford University	12	Faculty
Timothy Takahashi	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Hypersonic Vehicle Technologies	Arizona State University	12	Faculty
Tuwaner Lamar	AFRL Airman Systems	Wharmby, Andrew	Mathematical Methods in Biophysics	Morehouse College	12	Faculty
Tyler Tallman	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Wertz, John	Nondestructive Evaluation for Additive Composite Materials	Purdue University	8	Faculty
Vasanth Iyer	AFRL Sensors	Ternovskiy, Igor	Integration of Knowledge and Sensor Data for Intelligent Actions	Grambling State University	12	Faculty
Vasily Astratov	AFRL Sensors	Anisimov, Igor	Electro-Optical Devices and Technologies for Infrared Sensing Applications	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	12	Faculty
Veera Sundararaghavan	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Shah, Megna	Investigating the latent space of machine learning models of microstructure	University of Michigan	12	Faculty
Wieslaw Binienda	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Przybyla, Craig	Composite Performance Research	The University of Akron	12	Faculty
William Gebhardt	AFRL Information	Thiem, Clare	Neuromorphic Computing	Rochester Institute of Technology	11	Student
William Lorenzo	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Hypersonic Vehicle Technologies	Arizona State University	12	Student
William Oates	AFRL Munitions	Crochet, Michael	Fractal Structure/Modeling of Energetic Materials	Florida State University	8	Faculty
Wilson Gonzalez-Espada	USAFA	Francis, Christopher	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	Morehead State University	12	Faculty
XIAOJIANG DU	AFRL Information	Ratazzi, Paul	Assurance in Mixed-Trust Cyber Environments	Stevens Institute of Technology	10	Faculty
Xin Yee	USAFA	Munson, Matthew	Closed Loop Flow Control	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	12	Faculty
Xudong He	AFRL Information	Drager, Steven	Foundations of Resilient and Trusted Systems	Florida International University	8	Faculty
Yifan Sun	AFRL Information	Bennette, Walter	Trust in Machine Learning	Stony Brook University (SUNY)	10	Faculty
Ying Wang	AFRL Information	Ashdown, Jonathan	Emerging 5G Technologies for Military Applications	Stevens Institute of Technology	12	Faculty
Yu Chen	AFRL Information	Ardiles Cruz, Erika	Analyzing Collateral Damage in Power Grids	Binghamton University	8	Faculty
Yu Zhu	AFRL Aerospace Systems	Fellner, Joseph	High Capacity, Advanced Battery Development	University of Akron	12	Faculty
Yuri Antipov	AFRL Munitions	Dickinson, B.T	Bioinspired Principles for Autonomous Munitions Systems	Louisiana State University	12	Faculty
Yuri Rostovtsev	AFIT	Patnaik, Anil	Fundamental Laser-Matter Interactions, Sensors and Quantum Technologies	University of North Texas	12	Faculty
Zackery Nieto	AFRL Materials and Manufacturing	Rueschhoff, Lisa	Advanced Processing of Ceramic and Ceramic Matrix Composite Structures	The University of Texas at El Paso	12	Student
Zhu Li	USAFA	York, G.W	Robust Flight Control of UAVs	University of Missouri-Kansas City	12	Faculty

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2023 SFFP Awardees

2023 SFFP Awardees

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