Principal Investigator: Hong Tae Kang
Project Title: Adhesive Bonded Joint in Electrical Vehicle Battery Packages
Sponsor: General Motors Company
Award Amount: $102,417
This project seeks to characterize durability of adhesive joints in EV battery pack applications. Kang will identify performance of adhesives under fatigue loading: mechanical, thermal and combination of mechanical and thermal. Adhesives can have significantly different coefficient of thermal expansion compared to the substrates which they connect. Hence, under thermal loading, adhesives can see significant stresses and under cyclic thermal loading they can fatigue. Among other engineering applications, this research can help develop fatigue CAE models of the adhesive.
Winter Break Campus Closure Impact on Office of Research Services
As the holiday season approaches, this is a reminder that OR staff will not be available during the Winter Break. Please be aware of the following UM-Dearborn Office of Research closure dates and the potential impact on your proposal timelines — the closure dates do not count as work days in your lead time:
How will this affect proposal timelines? UM-Dearborn Office of Research work on proposals will be paused during the Chancellor's additional time off dates, and our staff will not be available during this time. Depending on the needs of the individual PIs and/or teams, the research development (RD) staff will work out specific arrangements with everyone who needs RD support around the holidays. To meet U-M's internal research administration (RA) deadlines, the following internal due dates will apply:
The fall community of practice will focus on research communication – especially communication of research agendas and societal impacts to broad audiences. These dynamic and hands-on sessions will give participants an opportunity to apply new communication skills by drafting and revising a pitch for an explainer or op-ed piece.
Every month, the Office of Research features a resource and/or tool that is available for researchers. This month we are featuring the OVPR Office of Research Development Proposal Library.
Reviewing successful grant proposals is crucial when writing your proposal to gain invaluable insights into what funding agencies prioritize and deem impactful. By examining these funded applications, you can identify key components such as structure, tone and specific language that resonate with reviewers. Additionally, it helps you understand the level of detail and types of evidence that are typically required to support your project’s feasibility and significance.
The Proposal Library is available to all U-M faculty and staff with grant proposal examples from major federal funding agencies and foundations. Make sure to add the library to your bookmarks. If you would like to contribute your proposal to the library, please email [email protected].
The Office of Research publishes a list of selected funding opportunities, organized by college, every month on our website under Announcements. In addition, yearly grant calendars organized by subject area provided by Hanover Research are available there as well.
Use the updated U-M Research Commons to look up internal (to U-M) funding opportunities and Limited Submission opportunities open to Dearborn researchers.
Contact the UM-Dearborn Office of Research if you would like more information about submitting a proposal to any of the programs.
