Cooperative Agreement L09AC15925

This $190,000 National Science Foundation project grant, funded under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), supports the acquisition and implementation of a helium recovery system at the University of Kansas. Dr. Justin Douglas and the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. will install manifolds to collect helium exhaust from nine scientific instruments across four buildings without disrupting operations. The collected gas will be compressed into high-pressure cylinders for...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $264,694 Project Grant to Interlune Corporation, doing business as Interlune Corp, on May 1, 2024. The grant is for the project "HELIUM-3 SEPARATION FROM US LIQUID NATURAL GAS-DERIVED HELIUM-4," which aims to advance helium isotope separation techniques. Interlune Corp, a for-profit organization specializing in innovative space technologies, will conduct research to develop improved...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $399,999 to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop upgrades to the campus-wide Central Helium Liquefier and Recovery Facility (CHLRF). The CHLRF supports research across disciplines including chemistry, materials science, physics, and astronomy by providing a stable and cost-effective supply of liquid helium to over 500 researchers....

This $320,810 National Science Foundation project grant supports the acquisition of a helium recovery and liquefaction system by Indiana University Bloomington. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the system will capture helium gas evaporating from eight nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers in the university's NMR facility. By recycling this helium into liquid form for reuse, the facility expects to substantially reduce its annual purchases of...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $500,408 Project Grant to Oregon State University (OSU) to acquire and install an integrated helium capture and recovery system for the university's Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility. This system will enable the recycling of at least 90% of the over 1,000 liters of liquid helium used annually by the facility's five NMR spectrometers, including Oregon's two highest field NMR instruments. The project...

This $255,443 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of a helium recovery system by the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T). The equipment, which includes a Quantum Design P960 helium reliquefier system, will be used to retrofit the existing Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) at Missouri S&T. This sustainable approach to...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new sub-kelvin refrigerator using superfluid helium vortex cooling. Funded under the Engineering (47.041) program, Yale University will analyze, design, build a prototype, and benchmark a two-stage cooling system combining a superfluid vortex cooler and Joule-Thomson precooler. The system aims to achieve high-capacity cooling below 1K without using helium-3, addressing stockpile depletion issues. By...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $3,204,167 Cooperative Agreement to Czero Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program. The objective of this 21-month project is to build and test a novel modular hydrogen compressor featuring hydraulic actuation. This compressor prototype will be capable of compressing hydrogen from 120 to 875 bar at a rate of 2.5 kg/min, with a stretch goal of 3.75 kg/min at...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $545,484 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division, to acquire a new campus-wide helium liquefaction plant. This award, funded under NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will enable the university to replace its aging and unsupported helium liquefaction system. The new system will provide reliable...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry provides $107,085 to California State University, Northridge for the acquisition and installation of a helium recovery system. The system will collect and recycle evaporated helium gas from two nuclear magnetic resonance instruments, reducing helium consumption by an estimated 70% and preserving access to these critical research tools. The award supports the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals of...