[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":117},["ShallowReactive",2],{"uli-globals":3,"round-2":38},{"site_title":4,"tagline":5,"meta_description":6,"contact_email":7,"nasa_program_url":8,"tacp_url":9,"footer_links":10,"announcement_enabled":29,"announcement_cta":30,"date_updated":34,"id":35,"announcement_body":36,"announcement_heading":37},"NASA University Leadership Initiative","University-led aeronautics research for NASA's Research and Technology Mission Directorate.","ULI funds university-led teams to tackle aeronautics research challenges for NASA Aeronautics. Explore funded projects, partners, workshops, and tech talks.","hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Fdirectorates\u002Farmd\u002Ftacp\u002Fui\u002Fuli\u002F",null,[11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":12,"href":13},"USRC","https:\u002F\u002Fnari.arc.nasa.gov\u002Fusrc\u002F",{"label":15,"href":16},"Blue Skies","https:\u002F\u002Fblueskies.nianet.org\u002F",{"label":18,"href":19},"Tech Talks","\u002Ftalks",{"label":21,"href":22},"Privacy Policy","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Fabout\u002Fhighlights\u002FHP_Privacy.html",{"label":24,"href":25},"Accessibility","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Fgeneral\u002Faccessibility\u002F",{"label":27,"href":28},"Web Support","mailto:ashcon.nejad@nasa.gov",false,[31],{"label":32,"href":33},"View Round 8","\u002Frounds\u002F8","2026-08-25T21:03:14.595Z","9ada6532-f7a1-4757-8546-4a59dbc70093","\u003Cp>We are pleased to announce that the selections for Round 8 have been made!\u003C\u002Fp>","ULI Round 8 Selections!",{"round":39,"events":46,"projects":88,"partners":116},{"id":40,"number":41,"title":42,"summary":9,"techport_blurb":43,"round_status":44,"year_solicited":45,"nspires_url":9},"77b1664c-cfed-4915-8a35-d328a81bc9d7",2,"ULI Round 2","More information on each of the ULI awards is available at NASA TechPort (https:\u002F\u002Ftechport.nasa.gov\u002Fhome).","awarded",2018,[47,53,58,71,76,82],{"id":48,"title":49,"date_display":50,"body":51,"links":9,"sort":52},"67fc575e-6db1-4715-ae2e-fbbb48d2af86","Round 2 Solicitation","2018","\u003Cp>NASA’s \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Faeroresearch\"> Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)\u003C\u002Fa> announced a new opportunity for universities and their research partners to contribute toward NASA research goals. This opportunity is now closed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1,{"id":54,"title":55,"date_display":56,"body":57,"links":9,"sort":41},"7ed3754c-db73-4991-a639-e3ea66c58c7d","Solitications on NSPIRES released","March 21, 2018","\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnspires.nasaprs.com\u002Fexternal\u002Fsolicitations\u002Fsummary.do?solId=%7B6FF95961-23CC-BDB2-5ED1-5A202A343A1C%7D&path=open&method=init\" target=\"_blank\">ULI - Round 2 Solicitation\u003C\u002Fa> was released on NSPIRES on March 21, 2018. Step A Proposals were due May 16, 2018.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":59,"title":60,"date_display":61,"body":62,"links":63,"sort":70},"106e4ce3-fa65-43af-9a59-612539df332e","Applicant's Workshop","April 4, 2018","\u003Cp>NASA hosted an Applicant’s Workshop for ULI-2018 on April 4, 2018.  The workshop provided an opportunity for interested parties to better understand ULI-2018 solicitation’s intent, scope, and selection criteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interested parties were invited to submit their questions in advance to \u003Ca href=\"mailto:hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\">hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov\u003C\u002Fa>. The briefing was live-streamed and can be accessed in the table below along with additional information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fpartners\">Interested Partners List\u003C\u002Fa> was provided to help connect potential applicants. For further information on the University Leadership Initiative, please contact \u003Ca href=\"mailto:hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov\">hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>",[64,67],{"label":65,"href":66},"Presentation Slides","https:\u002F\u002Fnari.arc.nasa.gov\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fattachments\u002FULI%20Applicant%27s%20Workshop_FINAL_04.04.2018.pdf",{"label":68,"href":69},"Q & A Transcript","https:\u002F\u002Fnspires.nasaprs.com\u002Fexternal\u002Fviewrepositorydocument\u002Fcmdocumentid=621466\u002FsolicitationId=%7B6FF95961-23CC-BDB2-5ED1-5A202A343A1C%7D\u002FviewSolicitationDocument=1\u002FULI%20Q&A%20Rev1.pdf",3,{"id":72,"title":73,"date_display":50,"body":74,"links":9,"sort":75},"19cc7046-e830-4d88-8c3e-6e9d32be3fb6","Awards","\u003Cp>The ARMD \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Faero\u002Fnasa-aeronautics-selects-three-university-teams-for-research-help\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">announced 3 selections\u003C\u002Fa> for awards.\u003C\u002Fp>",4,{"id":77,"title":78,"date_display":79,"body":80,"links":9,"sort":81},"5a460819-1392-45bf-9225-952112518b8b","ULI Lunch and Learn","July 9 - 10, 2019","\u003Cp>On July 9-10, 2019 representatives of the three Round 2 ULI teams briefed congressional staff on their research topics, team approach, and expectations for their ULI experience. Team leads accompanied by their students visited congressional offices, including a briefing to House Science Committee staff.\u003C\u002Fp>",5,{"id":83,"title":84,"date_display":85,"body":86,"links":9,"sort":87},"b7ba6eb2-7ad9-41db-bac7-e6f22eb14bc8","Kickoff Meeting","2019","\u003Cp>With NASA in attendance, all ULI awardees hosted their kickoff meetings in 2019.\u003C\u002Fp>",6,[89,100,107],{"id":90,"title":91,"techport_url":92,"lead_institution":93,"pi_name":94,"topic_thrust":95,"period_start":96,"period_end":97,"period_display":98,"sort":87,"co_i_count":99},"a2fb3c51-61cb-4cde-ad89-9c6f4c8dce49","Development of an Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem for Qualification of Additive Manufacturing Processes and Materials in Aviation","https:\u002F\u002Ftechport.nasa.gov\u002Fview\u002F96111","Carnegie Mellon University","Anthony Rollett","Advanced Aviation Manufacturing","2019-09-01","2022-08-31","September 2019 - August 2022",12,{"id":101,"title":102,"techport_url":103,"lead_institution":104,"pi_name":105,"topic_thrust":95,"period_start":96,"period_end":97,"period_display":98,"sort":106,"co_i_count":87},"ef9f50c2-acc4-4009-9cd4-86eca666d6fc","Effective Human-Robot Teaming to Advance Aviation Manufacturing","https:\u002F\u002Ftechport.nasa.gov\u002Fview\u002F96115","University Of Wisconsin, Madison","Bilge Mutlu",7,{"id":108,"title":109,"techport_url":110,"lead_institution":111,"pi_name":112,"topic_thrust":113,"period_start":96,"period_end":97,"period_display":98,"sort":114,"co_i_count":115},"0c8a356e-ccdd-4f0a-8fb1-3324103716ff","Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft (CHEETA)","https:\u002F\u002Ftechport.nasa.gov\u002Fview\u002F96122","University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign","Phillip Ansell","Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy",8,16,[],1787694058976]