• “Acquisition of a Tensile and Compression Test Capability for Characterization of Advanced Materials” from NSF (instrumentation/equipment grant)
• “Critical Issues and Unresolved Problems in Computational Modeling Supporting Ceramic Armor Analysis” from Sandia National Lab
• “Macroscopic stress-strain relations with microcracks – generated inelasticity” from Sandia National Labs.

Former research grants

· International Science Foundation and Russian Government INTAS-RFBR 95-481 (1995-1998)

· Foundation for Research Development, South Africa  (Personal grant, 1997)

· Max-Planck-Society, Germany (Personal grant, 1995)