Project Grant 31310024M0037

This $800,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) supports nuclear energy research activities at Clemson University. The funding will advance work over a 3-year period from October 2023 through September 2026. The project aims to develop and test new materials, such as two-dimensional carbides and carbo-chalcogenides, for applications in nuclear energy. Key work...

The Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Programs award provides $640,000 to Clemson University through a cooperative agreement from FY2023 to FY2025. The funding supports Clemson's participation in the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121), which promotes resolving technical challenges to nuclear energy through university research. Specifically, Clemson will conduct Innovative Nuclear Research to advance nuclear technologies and address...

The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awarded Clemson University a $244,767 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant supports Clemson University's provision of scientific infrastructure from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Under the award, Clemson University will deliver infrastructure support for nuclear energy research and development efforts aimed at resolving technical, cost, safety, security, and...

Clemson University will receive $322,000 through an 11-year cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award funds the University Nuclear Leadership Program - Scholarship and Fellowship, which will provide scholarships and fellowships to students studying nuclear-related fields from 2022 through 2033. The Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration...

This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research at Clemson University to advance metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for developing radiation-tolerant solid-solution alloys. The key objectives are to: (i) synthesize single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS) with varying compositions and defect structures using laser-directed energy deposition AM; (ii) investigate the...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $121,822 Cooperative Agreement under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program to Clemson University Division of Research. The purpose of this 3-year grant, awarded on February 15, 2024, is to perform high-precision measurements and analysis of spectra from highly-charged ions to study nuclear effects and level population dynamics on atomic spectra. The recipient will record extreme ultraviolet...

This $900,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), supports nuclear energy research at North Carolina State University (NC State) from August 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Mechanical properties testing of unirradiated and irradiated materials, including miniature tensile tests, nano tensile tests,...

Clemson University received a $183,638 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023. The grant funds experimentally-informed mesoscale modeling of anisotropic grain boundary solute segregation in nanocrystalline alloys. Specifically, Clemson University will conduct research to enhance understanding of solute segregation behaviors at grain boundaries in nanocrystalline...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Auburn University on September 28, 2021 to establish the regulatory basis for qualifying laser additive manufactured stainless steel for nuclear applications. The project will complete on September 27, 2024. Under the grant, Auburn University is conducting a high-throughput approach to qualify laser additive manufactured stainless steel, with Purdue University and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees)...

This three-year, $566,530 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Clemson University focused on synthesizing new materials displaying unusual optical and magnetic properties. Researchers will use high-temperature hydrothermal methods to grow high-quality single crystals of low-dimensional transition metal oxyanions for characterization of their magnetic...