# Mechanical Sciences

**R-2A activity** of project AA3 — Single Investigator Basic Research  
**Program element:** 0601102A — Defense Research Sciences  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 1  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A/AA3/a15  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A/AA3

> **NEW START.** $13.7M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $13.7M in FY2027, 21% of project AA3 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Chemical Sciences: Will explore polymer synthesis approaches for multi-dimensional architectures; identify novel material coatings for protective materials. Energy Sciences: Will examine the hydrocarbon conversion for more reliable, portable power sources; investigate ion conduction for higher energy density batteries. Mechanical Sciences: Will explore new algorithms for complex fluid dynamics; investigate material diagnostic tools for characterization in turbulent conditions; validate mathematical and physical models for high-speed aerodynamic applications.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** This is not a new start effort. FY 2027 funding reflects the consolidation of other ongoing efforts within this project from Basic Research in Chemical Sciences, Basic Research in Energy Sciences, and Basic Research in Mechanical Sciences to support the creation of Mechanical Sciences. Funding decrease reflects the strategic reallocation of resources to support evolving priorities and objectives.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 13.7 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project AA3

- [Physical Sciences](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A/AA3/a13) — FY2027 21.0
- [Computational and Information Sciences](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A/AA3/a14) — FY2027 16.9
- Life Sciences — FY2027 7.8
- HBCU/MI Outreach — FY2027 5.0
- Basic Research in Life Sciences — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Chemical Sciences — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Physics — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Electronics and Photonics — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Materials Sciences — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Mechanical Sciences — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Computing Sciences — FY2027 —
- Basic Research In Network Sciences — FY2027 —
- Basic Research in Mathematical Sciences — FY2027 —
- HBCU/MI Single Investigator — FY2027 —
- Energy Sciences — FY2027 —
- HBCU/MI Early Career Award for Science and Engineering — FY2027 —
- Minerva Research Initiative (MRI) — FY2027 —

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0601102A project AA3 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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