This $1,495,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under CFDA Program 81.135, to the University of Illinois on December 19, 2024. The purpose of this 3-year award is to develop an open-access, open-source, browser-based cloud computing framework to enable industry-wide transformation in fusion materials engineering. The framework will address challenges in fusion materials design, including neutron damage, mechanical performance, thermal performance, waste disposal, and techno-economic viability. The project aims to create an organized, multi-disciplinary collaboration to advance fusion materials research and development.
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