Professor Mina Pelegri (PI) and her collaborator Professor Ioannis Chasiotis at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have received support through the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for their proposal titled: "Role of Microstructure in Local Mechanical Deformation and Failure of Highly Drawn UHMWPE Films". This grant will investigate the local mechanical deformation of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) films in connection with their local microstructure and processing parameters.