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2022 SFFP Awardees

Name	AFRL Branch	Advisor Name	Research Opportunity	Institution Name	Number of Weeks	Faculty/Student
Adolfo Escobedo	USAFA	Tossell, Chad	Human-Machine Teaming	Arizona State University	10.6	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	Heckman, E.M	Printed Electronics and Photonics	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
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	11.8	Faculty
Alexander Watson	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Tabor, Christopher	Responsive Liquid Electronics	University of Dayton	8	Faculty
Alexander Cieslewicz	USAFA	York, G.W	Robust Flight Control of UAVs	Colorado School of Mines	10	Student
Alok Sinha	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Barnes, Caleb	Computational Aeroelasticity and Fluid/Structure Interaction	Pennsylvania State University	10	Faculty
Aly Mousaad Aly	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Schrock, Christopher	Machine Learning Approaches in Computational Fluid Dynamics	Louisiana State University	11.6	Faculty
Amit Sharma	AFRL-Sensors	Sotnikov, Vladimir	Computational Modeling of Non-linear Processes in the Ionospheric Plasma	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Amrita Gautam	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Butler, Todd	High Temperature Oxidation and Environmental Resistance in Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys	University of West Florida	9.4	Faculty
Andrea Arguelles	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Juhl, Abigail	Materials for controlling the propagation of mechanical waves	Pennsylvania State University	8.2	Faculty
Andreas Gross	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Sondergaard, R	Aero and Thermodynamics of Rotating Machinery	New Mexico State University	10	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 Magenau	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Nepal, Dhriti	Damage Tolerant Multifunctional Polymer Composites	Drexel University	8	Faculty
Andrew Schrader	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Roman, Abdeel	Two Phase Thermal Systems Control Techniques for UAS Aircraft Applications	University of Dayton	8	Faculty
Andrey Chabanov	AFRL-Sensors	Anisimov, Igor	Electro-Optical Devices and Technologies for Infrared Sensing Applications	University of Texas at San Antonio	12	Faculty
Anwar Ahmed	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Stanek, M	Design, Measurement, Modeling, Analysis, and Control for Optimal Weapon Integration	Auburn University	12	Faculty
Ashok Ghosh	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pehrson, Nathan	Integrated Structural Systems for Spacecraft	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	12.4	Faculty
Ashwith Chilvery	AFRL-Sensors	Snure, Michael	Growth and characterization of two dimensional materials and heterostructures	Xavier University of Louisiana	8	Faculty
Austin Downey	AFRL-Munitions	Dodson, Jacob	High-Rate Dynamics & Experimental Methods	University of South Carolina	8	Faculty
Bing Lv	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Haugan, T	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	The University of Texas at Dallas	10	Faculty
Brian Beecken	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Cooke, D.L	Plasma Spacecraft Interactions	Bethel University	9.8	Faculty
Brian Wisner	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Scott-Emuakpor, O.E	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	Ohio University	8	Faculty
Bridget Rogers	AFRL-Sensors	Claflin, Bruce	Synthesis and Surface Characterization of Si1-x-yGexSny Alloys	Vanderbilt University	10	Faculty
Cagatay Tokgoz	AFRL-Sensors	Dault, Daniel	Computational Methods for Antenna Designs	Lamar University	12	Faculty
Camden Ives	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Joo, James	Advanced Structural Concepts for lighter and low-cost Aircraft	University Of Dayton	9	Student
Carl Boehlert	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Krug, Matthew	Durability and damage tolerance of additively manufactured aerospace metal alloys	Michigan State University	12	Faculty
Carlo Cafaro	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	10	Faculty
Carson Running	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Borg, Matthew	Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition and Control	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Cesar Leos	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Tilmann, C	Active Flow Control Modeling and Development	The University of Texas - Rio Greande Valley	12	Student
Chadron Friesen	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	Trinity Western University	8.2	Faculty
Cheng-Xian Lin	AFIT	Polanka, Marc	Combustion Dynamics for Novel Combustor Systems	Florida International University	12	Faculty
Chin-Tser Huang	AFRL-Information	Njilla, Laurent	Cyber Security Research and Applications for Cyber Defense	University of South Carolina	9.8	Faculty
Chiwoo Park	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Maruyama, B	Nucleation and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes	Florida A&M University	12	Faculty
Chris Orban	AFIT	Dexter, Michael	High energy-density physics research	The Ohio State University	12	Faculty
Christopher Gerry	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Lehman College, The City University of New York	11	Faculty
Christopher Kube	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Cherry, Matt	Nondestructive Materials State Awareness methods for Additive Manufacturing	Pennsylvania State University	8.2	Faculty
Christopher Muratore	AFRL-Sensors	Snure, Michael	Growth and characterization of two dimensional materials and heterostructures	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Chunpei Cai	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Cooke, D.L	Plasma Spacecraft Interactions	Michigan Technological University	12	Faculty
Claus Danielson	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Erwin, R.S	Advanced Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, & Control	University of New Mexico	12	Faculty
Colton Duprey	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Baldwin, Luke	Enabling Tailorable Material Properties with Synthetic Methods	The University of Alabama	10	Student
Corin Segal	USAFA	Munson, Matthew	Advanced Combustion Diagnostics	University of Florida	8	Faculty
Dakai Zhu	AFRL-Information	Drager, Steven	Foundations of Resilient and Trusted Systems	The University of Texas at San Antonio	10	Faculty
Daniel Baczkowski	AFIT	Bulutoglu, Dursun	Applications of Algebraic Number Theory to Combinatorial Designs	University of Findlay	12	Faculty
Daniel Correa	AFRL-Sensors	Nina, Oliver	Multimodal machine learning for Aided target recognition (AiTR)	Florida International University	12	Student
Daniel Grange	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Phillips, Sean	Distributed Satellite Autonomous Systems	Stony Brook University	12	Student
Daniel Pineda	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bennewitz, John	Rotating Detonation Engine Development for Rocket Propulsion	The University of Texas at San Antonio	10	Faculty
David Copp	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Phillips, Sean	Distributed Satellite Autonomous Systems	University of California, Irvine	9.8	Faculty
David Klotzkin	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Walters, Robert	Advanced Space Power	Binghamton University	8	Faculty
David Myszka	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Joo, James	Advanced Structural Concepts for lighter and low-cost Aircraft	University of Dayton	9	Faculty
David Scherm	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Haugan, T	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	The University of Texas at Dallas	10	Student
David Stringer	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Leland, Q	High Performance Electricmechancal Actuation System Thermal Management	Kent State University	8	Faculty
David Veazie	AFRL-Munitions	Overdeep, Kyle	Structural Reactive Materials	Kennesaw State University	12	Faculty
David, Donghoon Han	Air Force Test Center	Brownlow, James	Aircraft Tracking Performance Quantfication	The University of Texas at San Antonio	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	8	Faculty
Dmitry Uskov	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Brescia University and Tulane University	12	Faculty
Dong Shik Kim	AFRL-Airman Systems	Kim, Steve	Real-Time Molecular Signature Sensor Development	University of Toledo	10	Faculty
Edward Lin	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Cooke, D.L	Plasma Spacecraft Interactions	Michigan Tech University	10	Student
Edwin Hach	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Rochester Institute of Technology	11.8	Faculty
Enrique Gomez-Leos	AFIT	Fickus, Matthew	Optimal Packings of Subspaces	Iowa State University	10	Student
Enrique Villamor	AFRL-Information	Gamarra, Marco	Distributed Optimization for Multi-Domain Operations	Florida International University	10	Faculty
Evan Wujcik	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Baldwin, Luke	Enabling Tailorable Material Properties with Synthetic Methods	The University of Alabama	10	Faculty
Felipe Viana	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Forster, Edwin	Analytic Sensitivities and Machine Learning applied to Uncertainty Quantification for Multidisciplinary Systems Analysis & Design Optimization	University of Central Florida	8	Faculty
Feng Yan	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Mou, Shin	Ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) Materials for Electronics and Optoelectronics	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	Pehrson, Nathan	Integrated Structural Systems for Spacecraft	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	12	Student
Ganesh Balasubramanian	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Varshney, Vikas	Developing Next-Generation Multi-Functional Composites for Aerospace Applications using Multi-scale Modeling and Machine Learning Approaches	Lehigh University	12	Faculty
Gary DeBoer	AFRL-Directed Energy	Fetrow, Matthew	AFRL New Mexico Tech Engagement Office	LeTourneau University	12	Faculty
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
Gemunu Gunaratne	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Caswell, Andrew	Combustion Research for Gas Turbine Engine Applications	University of Houston	12	Faculty
Gordon Miller	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Grusenmeyer, Tod	Fabrication of Materials for Nonlinear Optics Applications	Livingstone College	9	Faculty
Grant Bidney	AFRL-Sensors	Anisimov, Igor	Electro-Optical Devices and Technologies for Infrared Sensing Applications	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	12	Student
Gyu Leem	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bunker, Christopher	Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Molecular Systems for Sensor and Energy Applications	State University of New York	12	Faculty
Hai Nguyen	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bunker, Christopher	Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Molecular Systems for Sensor and Energy Applications	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	12	Student
Haibin Ning	AFRL-Munitions	Flater, Philip	The Science and Technology of High Velocity Impact	University of Alabama at Birmingham	12.2	Faculty
Hao Jiang	AFRL-Information	Thiem, Clare	Neuromorphic Computing	San Francisco State University	9.8	Faculty
Harjit Ahluwalia	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Kahler, S	Solar-Terrestrial Physics	University of New Mexico	12	Faculty
Harok Bae	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Multidisciplinary Optimization of Aerospace Vehicles	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Harshita Kumari	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Koerner, Hilmar	In operando Characterization of Polymer Matrix Composites	University of Cincinnati	12	Faculty
Hector Erives	USAFA	Chun, Francis	Unresolved Satellite Characterization Research	The University of Texas at El Paso	10	Faculty
Helen Durand	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Wayne State University	10.6	Faculty
Henry Young	AFRL-Sensors	Kreit, Eric	Heterogeneous Integration Technology	Wright State University	12	Faculty
Houbing Song	AFRL-Information	Velasquez, Alvaro	Verification-Guided Reinforcement Learning in Unknown Environments	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	12	Faculty
Hui Wan	USAFA	Seidel, Jurgen	Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis and Code Development Applied to Unsteady Aerodynamics	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	12	Faculty
Hyuck Kwon	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pham, Khanh	Nontraditional and Resilient Satellite Navigation and Timing	Wichita State University	12	Faculty
Imad Agha	AFRL-Sensors	Vangala, Shivashankar	Switchable constituents integrated with exploitable nanophotonic cavity elements	University of Dayton	11	Faculty
Insu Hahn	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Godman, Nicholas	Dynamic Optical Materials using Soft Matter Motifs	Hampton University	12	Faculty
Isaac Choutapalli	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Tilmann, C	Active Flow Control Modeling and Development	The University of Texas - Rio Greande Valley	12	Faculty
Ivan Avrutsky	AFRL-Sensors	Hendrickson, J.R.	Optical Properties of 2D Materials	Wayne State University	12	Faculty
Ivana Hernandez	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Flores, Mark	Investigating Additive Manufacturing Polymer Matrix Composite Performance	The University of Texas at El Paso	12	Student
Jacob Restanio	AFRL-Information	Velasquez, Alvaro	Verification-Guided Reinforcement Learning in Unknown Environments	West Virginia University	12	Student
Jacob Shapiro	AFIT	Akers, Benjamin	Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Waves	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Jacob Wall	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Mou, Shin	Ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) Materials for Electronics and Optoelectronics	The University of Alabama	12	Student
Jae-Hyun Ryou	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Mou, Shin	Ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) Materials for Electronics and Optoelectronics	University of Houston	8	Faculty
James Ault	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Vehicles	Texas A&M University	10	Student
James Hanagan	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Cherry, Matt	Nondestructive Materials State Awareness methods for Additive Manufacturing	Pennsylvania State University	8	Student
Jared Strutton	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	10	Student
Jason Schlesinger	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Visbal, M	High-Fidelity Multidisciplinary Computational Fluid Dynamics	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University	12	Student
Jeffrey Doom	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Hagenmaier, Mark	CFD for High-Speed Propulsion	South Dakota State University	10	Faculty
Jena McCollum	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	10	Faculty
Jeremy Gulley	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Huang, D	Theoretical Studies of Optical Excitation, Quantum Transport, and Ultrafast Carrier-Scattering Dynamics	Kennesaw State University	9	Faculty
Jeremy Prieto	AFRL-Airman Systems	Myers, Chris	Physiological Impacts of Cognitive Performance	University of Florida	12	Student
Jie Wei	AFRL-Information	Aved, Alex	Advanced Event Detection and Specification in Streaming Video	City College of New York	8	Faculty
Jing Wang	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pham, Khanh	Network Function Synthesis in Software-Defined Satellite Networks	Bradley University	8	Faculty
JoAnn Ballor	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Krug, Matthew	Durability and damage tolerance of additively manufactured aerospace metal alloys	Michigan State University	12	Student
John Clarke	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Schrock, Christopher	Machine Learning Approaches in Computational Fluid Dynamics	Louisiana State University	12	Student
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	8	Faculty
John Quinlan	USAFA	Munson, Matthew	Advanced Combustion Diagnostics	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	12	Faculty
John Lucas Welch	AFRL-Information	Soomro, Amjad	Agile Networking for the Aerial Layer	University of North Texas	12	Student
Jonathan Cappola	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Payton, Eric	4-D Analysis of Metallic Microstructures	The University of Alabama	12	Student
Jordan Clingenpeel	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Borg, Matthew	Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition and Control	University of Dayton	11.8	Student
Jordan Winkler	AFRL-Information	Donovan, Zola	Learning an Algorithm with Provable Guarantees	Purdue University	8	Student
Joseph Iverson	AFIT	Fickus, Matthew	Optimal Packings of Subspaces	Iowa State University	10	Faculty
Joseph Monteleone III	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Rochester Institute of Technology	11.8	Student
Joseph Nakao	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Koo, Justin	Computational Physics of Nonequilibrium Plasma for Space Propulsion	University of Delaware	11.8	Student
Joseph Tira	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Erwin, R.S	Advanced Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, & Control	University of New Mexico	11.2	Student
Joshua Grassel	USAFA	Tossell, Chad	Human-Machine Teaming	Arizona State University	10.6	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 Heinz	AFIT	Grandhi, Ramana	Hypersonic Vehicle Technologies	Arizona State University	10.6	Student
Juan Morales	USAFA	Key, Joshua	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	Ana G. Mendez University - Gurabo Campus	12	Faculty
Julia Taylor	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Leland, Q	High Performance Electricmechancal Actuation System Thermal Management	Kent State University	8	Student
Julio Estrada	AFIT	Harper, W	Biological Process Research for Environmental Applications	California State University, Fullerton	12	Student
Justin Nguyen	Air Force Test Center	Cotting, Chris	Flight Test Education and Test Techniques	University of Missouri, Kansas City	12	Student
K. Subramani	AFRL-Information	Velasquez, Alvaro	Verification-Guided Reinforcement Learning in Unknown Environments	West Virginia University	12	Faculty
Kameswara Rao Namuduri	AFRL-Information	Soomro, Amjad	Agile Networking for the Aerial Layer	University of North Texas	12	Faculty
Kartik Ghosh	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Page, Michael	Magnetoelectric Materials for Frequency Tunable Microwave Electronics	Missouri State University	12	Faculty
Keivan Davami	AFIT	Palazotto, Anthony	Evaluation of AM material to High Energy Impact	The University of Alabama	12	Faculty
Kelsey Merlo	AFRL-Airman Systems	Bennett, Winston	Competency-Based Education and Training Design, Delivery and Performance Assessment Research in Blended Environments	University of South Florida	10	Faculty
Kenneth Van Treuren	USAFA	Wisniewski, C.F	Advanced Air Breathing Propulsion	Baylor University	8	Faculty
Kevin Hinkle	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Berry, Rajiv	Computer Simulations for Design of Improved Aerospace Materials	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Kevin Tvrdy	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	8	Faculty
Khalid Zouhri	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bunker, Christopher	Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Molecular Systems for Sensor and Energy Applications	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Kip Nieman	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Wayne State University	11	Student
Kyle Fetter	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bennewitz, John	Rotating Detonation Engine Development for Rocket Propulsion	The University of Texas at San Antonio	10	Student
Kyle Hanquist	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Verhoff, Ashley	Nonequilibrium Processes in Hypersonic Flows	University of Arizona	12	Faculty
Kyle Whitlatch	AFRL-Information	Ahmed, Norman	Automated Threat Modeling and Attack Prediction for Cloud Computing Systems and Software	Missouri University of Science and Technology	12	Student
Kyumin Lee	AFRL-Information	Seversky, Lee	Data-Efficient Machine Learning	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	10	Faculty
Lauren Katch	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Juhl, Abigail	Materials for controlling the propagation of mechanical waves	Pennsylvania State University	8.2	Student
Lily Behnke	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Tabor, Christopher	Responsive Liquid Electronics	University of Dayton	8	Student
Lin Li	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Payton, Eric	4-D Analysis of Metallic Microstructures	The University of Alabama	10	Faculty
Lindsay Fields	AFRL-Information	Hollis, Brayden	Multi-Unit, Multi-Action Adversarial Planning	University of South Florida	8	Student
Lubna Abu-Niaaj	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Varaljay, Vanessa	Microbiomes and Metabolic Modeling	Central State University	11	Faculty
Lucas Clark	AFRL-Sensors	Heckman, E.M	Printed Electronics and Photonics	Wright State University	11.8	Student
Luis Herrera	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Fellner, Joseph	Intelligent Power Systems for Next Generation Aircraft	University at Buffalo	8.6	Faculty
Lyuba Kuznetsova	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Jones, John	Nonlinear Optical Materials Engineering	San Diego State University	8	Faculty
Marc Cahay	AFRL-Sensors	Hall, Harris	Nanoscale Vacuum Field Emission Devices	University of Cincinnati	12	Faculty
Marcelo Kobayashi	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Kolonay, Raymond	Mathematical Optimization in Multidisciplinary Design	University of Hawaii at Manoa	11.2	Faculty
Mehmet Belviranli	USAFA	York, G.W	Robust Flight Control of UAVs	Colorado School of Mines	10	Faculty
Melvin Relf	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Cybersecurity	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	12	Student
Mesfin Tsige	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Berry, Rajiv	Computer Simulations for Design of Improved Aerospace Materials	The University of Akron	12	Faculty
Michael Carey	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Nepal, Dhriti	Damage Tolerant Multifunctional Polymer Composites	Drexel University	8	Student
Michael McFarland	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bunker, Christopher	Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Molecular Systems for Sensor and Energy Applications	Utah State University	8.6	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, T	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	The Ohio State University	12	Faculty
Mikhail Gilman	AFRL-Sensors	Mudaliar, S	Scattering and Propagation in Complex Environment	North Carolina State University	8	Faculty
Min Pack	AFRL-Airman Systems	Denton, Michael	Laser-Tissue Interaction	Baylor University	11.2	Faculty
Mohamed Aly	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Cybersecurity	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	12	Faculty
Morgen Smith	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Glavin, Nicholas	Laser Processing of Soft Materials and Devices	Kansas State University	12	Student
Muhammad Usman	AFIT	Akers, Benjamin	Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Waves	University of Dayton	12	Faculty
Mujahid Abdulrahim	Air Force Test Center	Cotting, Chris	Flight Test Education and Test Techniques	University of Missouri, Kansas City	12	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, Colorado Springs	8	Student
Nathaniel Hernandez	AFRL-Sensors	Hall, Harris	Nanoscale Vacuum Field Emission Devices	University of Cincinnati	12	Student
Nicholas Kelling	AFRL-Airman Systems	Vidulich, Michael	Assessing Operator Cognitive State in Human-Machine Teams	Wright State University	8.6	Student
Nicholas Napoli	AFRL-Airman Systems	Myers, Chris	Physiological Impacts of Cognitive Performance	University of Florida	12	Faculty
Nick Gothard	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Bissell, Luke	Modeling, Synthesis, and Characterization of Point Defects for Quantum Technology	Bob Jones University	12	Faculty
Oana Cazacu	AFRL-Munitions	Flater, Philip	The Science and Technology of High Velocity Impact	University of Florida	8	Faculty
Oleg Prokopyev	AFRL-Munitions	Pasiliao, Eduardo	Network Optimization and Control	University of Pittsburgh	8.2	Faculty
Olivia Meyer	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Koerner, Hilmar	In operando Characterization of Polymer Matrix Composites	University of Cincinnati	12	Student
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 Lambdin	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Page, Michael	Magnetoelectric Materials for Frequency Tunable Microwave Electronics	Missouri State University	8	Student
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
Phillip Deierling	AFRL-Munitions	Bartlett, Elizabeth	Agile Munition Vehicles Sciences	University of Iowa	12	Faculty
Placidus Amama	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Glavin, Nicholas	Laser Processing of Soft Materials and Devices	Kansas State University	12	Faculty
Pranav Soman	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Dickerson, Matthew	Novel Ceramic Nanostructures, Preceramic Polymer Chemistry, Additive Manufacturing, and Composites for Extreme Environments	Syracuse University	12	Faculty
Preston Nichols	AFRL-Information	Cornacchia, Maria	Methods for Adapting Pre-Trained Machine Learning Models	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	8.6	Student
Priscilla Lopez	AFRL-Airman Systems	Payne, Jason	High-Power Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research	University of Texas at San Antonio	11.6	Student
Qiang Ji	AFRL-Information	Aved, Alex	Advanced Event Detection and Specification in Streaming Video	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	12	Faculty
Qingtang Jiang	AFRL-Information	Tripp, Erin	Discovering Structure in Nonconvex Optimization	University of Missouri, St. Louis	12	Faculty
Rachel Cooper	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Huang, D	Theoretical Studies of Optical Excitation, Quantum Transport, and Ultrafast Carrier-Scattering Dynamics	Kennesaw State University	9	Student
Radian Belu	USAFA	Key, Joshua	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	Southern University and A&M College	12	Faculty
Rajan Kumar	AFRL-Munitions	Dickinson, B.T	Bioinspired Principles for Autonomous Munitions Systems	FAMU-FSU College of Engineering	12	Faculty
Raymond Lopez-Hallman	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Fellner, Joseph	High Capacity, Advanced Battery Development	University of Akron	12	Student
Rheagan Horne	AFRL-Airman Systems	Myers, Chris	Physiological Impacts of Cognitive Performance	University of Florida	12	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	9	Faculty
Richard Adansi	AFRL-Directed Energy	Gudimetla, Venkata	Analysis of Strong Turbulence Effects on Laser and Speckle Propagation	The Univesity of Texas at El Paso	12	Student
Richard Klemm	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Haugan, T	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	University of Central Florida	12	Faculty
Ricky Oropeza	AFIT	Dexter, Michael	High energy-density physics research	The Ohio State University	12	Student
Robert Hood	AFRL-Airman Systems	Payne, Jason	High-Power Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research	University of Texas at San Antonio	11.8	Faculty
Robert Rennie	Air Force Test Center	McManamen, Brianne	Development of the Aero-Optic Measurements for Hypersonic Ground Testing: Methodologies and Characterization	University of Notre Dame	8	Faculty
Romeil Sandhu	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Phillips, Sean	Distributed Satellite Autonomous Systems	Stony Brook University	12	Faculty
Roy Koomullil	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Schrock, Christopher	Machine Learning Approaches in Computational Fluid Dynamics	University of Alabama at Birmingham	10	Faculty
Rubyann Olmos	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Susner, Michael	Synthesis and advanced characterization of single crystal functional materials	The University of Texas at El Paso	8.6	Student
Russell Rowe	AFIT	Palazotto, Anthony	Evaluation of AM material to High Energy Impact	The University of Alabama	12	Student
Rydge Mulford	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Haugan, T	Superconductors, Thermoelectrics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Magnetic Materials for Advanced Power Applications	University of Dayton	8	Faculty
Saja Al-rifai	AFIT	Polanka, Marc	Combustion Dynamics for Novel Combustor Systems	Florida International University	12	Student
Sajid Liu	AFRL-Airman Systems	Hussain, Saber	Mitochondrial Health & Organ-Level Effects through Microscopic Imaging and Molecular Analysis	Texas A&M University, Kingsville	8.2	Faculty
Sampson Davis	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	Iowa State University	8	Student
Samuel Olin	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Pachter, Ruth	Theory and Computation for the Design of Functional Materials	Binghamton University	8.2	Student
Samuel Schultz	AFRL-Information	Aved, Alex	Advanced Event Detection and Specification in Streaming Video	Binghamton university	10.6	Student
Sang Kim	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pham, K	Communication Signaling and Signal Transmission in Low Probability of Interception Communications	Iowa State University	12	Faculty
Sanjay Madria	AFRL-Information	Ahmed, Norman	Automated Threat Modeling and Attack Prediction for Cloud Computing Systems and Software	Missouri University of Science and Technology	11.6	Faculty
Santiago Erazo	USAFA	Munson, Matthew	Advanced Combustion Diagnostics	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	12	Student
Savas Kaya	AFRL-Sensors	Bartsch, Carrie	Printed, Flexible Microwave Circuits	Ohio University	12	Faculty
Sayavur Bakhtiyarov	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Ferguson, Dale	Spacecraft Materials Properties for Spacecraft Charging	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	12	Faculty
Sean Kilbane	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Scott-Emuakpor, O.E	Improving Structural Dynamic and Material Characteristic Understanding of Turbomachinery Components	Ohio University	8	Student
Seong-Young Lee	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Ombrello, T.	Combustion Enhancement in High-Speed Flows	Michigan Technological University	10	Faculty
Seyed Soltani	AFIT	Ruggles-Wrenn, Marina	Fatigue and Fracture of Advanced Materials	Florida Polytechnic University	12	Faculty
Shah Alam	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Flores, Mark	Multiscale Multifidelity Framework for Assessing the Performance of Polymer Matrix Composites	Texas A&M University, Kingsville	12	Faculty
Shannon Biros	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	Grand Valley State University	8	Faculty
Sheng Hsieh	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Vehicles	Texas A&M University	10	Faculty
Shokoufeh Mirzaei	Air Force Test Center	Brownlow, James	Aircraft Tracking Performance Quantfication	California State Polytechnic University,Pomona	12	Faculty
Shucheng Yu	AFRL-Information	Laurent Njilla	Blockchain-based Information Dissemination Across Network Domains	Stevens Institute of Technology	8.8	Faculty
Sky Semone	AFRL-Information	Sheaff, Carolyn	Feature-Based Prediction of Threats	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	12	Student
Soundararajan Ezekiel	AFRL-Information	Sheaff, Carolyn	Feature-Based Prediction of Threats	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	12	Faculty
Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Susner, Michael	Synthesis and advanced characterization of single crystal functional materials	The University of Texas at El Paso	8.6	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 Kirkman	USAFA	Wilson, Justin	Cybersecurity	Regis University	8	Faculty
Steve Spicklemire	USAFA	Key, Joshua	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	University of Indianapolis	9	Faculty
Steven Valle	AFRL-Information	Alsing, Paul	Quantum Computing Theory and Simulation	Florida International University	12	Student
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	AFIT	Harper, W	Biological Process Research for Environmental Applications	California State University, Fullerton	12	Faculty
Sungmin Youn	AFIT	Harper, W	Biological Process Research for Environmental Applications	Marshall University	8	Faculty
Surendra Singh	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pedersen, T.R	Diagnostics and Modeling of Active Ionospheric Experiments	The University of Tulsa	12	Faculty
Tamer Nadeem	AFRL-Information	Soomro, Amjad	Next Generation Wireless Networking: 5G Mesh Networking	Virginia Commonwealth University	9	Faculty
Taylor Yow	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Lovell, T.A	Satellite Guidance, Navigation, and Control Applied to Close-Proximity Missions	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	12	Student
Theofanis Strouboulis	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Sankaran, V	Computational Algorithm Development for Rocket Propulsion Flowfield Simulations	Texas A&M University	11.8	Faculty
Thomas Henderson	AFRL-Sensors	Ternovskiy, Igor	Integration of Knowledge and Sensor Data for Intelligent Actions	University of Utah	12	Faculty
Thomas Ward III	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	Iowa State University	8	Faculty
Thomas A. Ward	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Holley, Adam	Studies of Novel Combustion Concepts for Propulsion Systems	Cedarville University	10.2	Faculty
Tie Wei	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Miller, James	Application of Similarity Laws in High Speed Viscous Flows	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	8	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	10.6	Faculty
Travis Hurst	USAFA	Key, Joshua	Improving Performance and Retention in STEM	Colorado State University Pueblo	8	Faculty
Troy Henderson	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Lovell, T.A	Satellite Guidance, Navigation, and Control Applied to Close-Proximity Missions	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	12	Faculty
Tuwaner Lamar	AFRL-Airman Systems	Wharmby, Andrew	Mathematical Methods in Biophysics	Morehouse College	12	Faculty
Tyler Highlander	AFRL-Sensors	Clouse, Hamilton	Cognitive Captioning for AF Data	Wittenberg University	12	Faculty
Tyler Tallman	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Wertz, John	Nondestructive Evaluation for Additive Composite Materials	Purdue University	12	Faculty
Vasanth Iyer	AFRL-Sensors	Nina, Oliver	Multimodal machine learning for Aided target recognition (AiTR)	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
Venkat Narayanaswamy	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Peltier, Scott	Transition of Hypersonic Experimental Research and Diagnostics to Large Ground Test Facilities	North Carolina State University	10	Faculty
Vibhav Durgesh	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Medina, Albert	Unsteady Aerodynamics	University of Idaho	8.8	Faculty
Vinod Kumar	AFRL-Directed Energy	Gudimetla, Venkata	Analysis of Strong Turbulence Effects on Laser and Speckle Propagation	The Univesity of Texas at El Paso	12	Faculty
Vladimir Golubev	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Visbal, M	High-Fidelity Multidisciplinary Computational Fluid Dynamics	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University	12	Faculty
Wei-Cheng Lee	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Pachter, Ruth	Theory and Computation for the Design of Functional Materials	Binghamton University	8.2	Faculty
Weicong Feng	AFRL-Information	Aved, Alex	Advanced Event Detection and Specification in Streaming Video	The City University of New York (CUNY)	8	Student
Wieslaw Binienda	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Przybyla, Craig	Composite Performance Research	The University of Akron	12	Faculty
Will Grant	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Walters, Robert	Advanced Space Power	Binghamton University	8	Student
Wilson Gonzalez-Espada	USAFA	Key, Joshua	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	9	Faculty
Xiaojuan Fan	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Roy, Ajit	Hetero-structured Nano Materials and Devices	Marshall University	10	Faculty
Xiaokang Qiu	AFRL-Information	Donovan, Zola	Learning an Algorithm with Provable Guarantees	Purdue University	8	Faculty
Xin Yee	USAFA	Iacono, S.	Advanced Functional Polymers & Materials	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	12	Faculty
Xudong He	AFRL-Information	Drager, Steven	Foundations of Resilient and Trusted Systems	Florida International University	8	Faculty
Yang Qin	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Bunker, Christopher	Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Molecular Systems for Sensor and Energy Applications	University of Connecticut	12	Faculty
Yanwu Ding	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pham, Khanh	Machine Learning Ready Sensing for Resilient Satellite Navigation	Wichita State University	12	Faculty
Yonghui Wang	AFRL-Information	Vega Irizarry, Alfredo	Event Detection and Predictive Assessment in Near-real Time Complex Systems	Prairie View A&M University	8	Faculty
Yu Chen	AFRL-Information	Aved, Alex	Advanced Event Detection and Specification in Streaming Video	Binghamton University	12	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
Zachary Chapman	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Hagenmaier, Mark	CFD for High-Speed Propulsion	South Dakota State University	10	Student
Zachary Geffert	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Dickerson, Matthew	Novel Ceramic Nanostructures, Preceramic Polymer Chemistry, Additive Manufacturing, and Composites for Extreme Environments	Syracuse University	12	Student
Zachary Minson	AFRL-Space Vehicles	Pham, Khanh	Nontraditional and Resilient Satellite Navigation and Timing	Wichita State University	12	Student
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
Zahra Sotoudeh	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Barnes, Caleb	Computational Aeroelasticity and Fluid/Structure Interaction	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	12	Faculty
Zhe Cheng	AFRL-Materials and Manufacturing	Cinibulk, Michael	Structural Ceramics for Aerospace Applications	Florida International University	12	Faculty
Zhu Li	USAFA	York, G.W	Robust Flight Control of UAVs	University of Missouri, Kansas City	12	Faculty
Zhymir Thompson	AFRL-Munitions	Dodson, Jacob	High-Rate Dynamics & Experimental Methods	University of South Carolina	8	Student
Ziyin Yuan	AFRL-Aerospace Systems	Barnes, Caleb	Computational Aeroelasticity and Fluid/Structure Interaction	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	11	Student

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2022 SFFP Awardees

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