Cooperative Agreement DENA0004229

This $386,793 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112), supports fundamental scientific research relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The award funds a project led by Washington State University (WSU) to establish a new Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS) facility at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. This new experimental platform will integrate expertise across DOE to address NNSA's scientific and programmatic needs for the Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP). Specifically, the DCS will couple dynamic loading platforms to a dedicated X-ray beamline, enabling multiscale measurements and analysis of materials under extreme compression. This five-year award, running from March 2025 to February 2030, aligns with the Stewardship Science Grant Program's objectives to grow the academic community's involvement in national security-related scientific domains and train the next generation of researchers.