Project Grant 31310024M0049

The University of Missouri was awarded a $304,724 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding will support the University's scientific infrastructure through the Nuclear Energy University Programs for research resolving technical and safety issues related to nuclear energy. As part of DOE's program to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded the University of Missouri, Columbia a $225,933 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program. The grant supports scientific infrastructure at the university to advance the DOE's mission of promoting nuclear energy through research, development and demonstration efforts aimed at resolving technical challenges. Specifically, the funding will support university research infrastructure from...

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $200,000 project grant award from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enable the strong growth of its Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The award was provided under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. This program provides funding for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, and trade school and community college scholarships...

The University of Missouri System, doing business as Curators of the University of Missouri, was awarded a $375,838 project grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The funding will support the university's scientific infrastructure and consolidated innovative nuclear research efforts from August 1, 2024 through the ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. As a major research institution, the...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $780,126 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The grant funds research at Missouri University of Science and Technology to develop nanostructured austenitic steels with enhanced phase stability during radiation exposure. The research objectives are to study irradiation-induced defects, solution redistribution and phase instability...

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) was awarded a $118,022 Project Grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Central Office under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Minority Serving Institutions Program (MSIP). The MSIP aims to fund nuclear and STEM-related minority serving programs, activities, projects, symposiums and training for the exchange and transfer of knowledge and skills relevant to nuclear safety, security, and regulatory policy and practices. Under this award, VCU...

This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) on August 1, 2024. The primary focus of the research project is on metal-loaded zeolites as effective and mechanically robust iodine sorbents for nuclear applications. UNR has issued a $342,000 sub-award to the Missouri University of Science &...

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas received a $100,000 two-year Project Grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fund its Training a Diverse Nuclear Workforce: UNLV Scholarship Program. The grant was awarded on March 31, 2023 under the U.S. NRC's Minority Serving Institutions Program (MSIP), which provides funding to nuclear and STEM-related minority serving programs and activities relevant to nuclear safety, security, and research. Through this funding, UNLV will provide scholarships...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,399,998.00 Project Grant to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award, effective August 1, 2024, supports a multi-year research project focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. Tees, a research institution specializing in innovative engineering and scientific solutions, will leverage its...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded the University of Missouri System a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant of $566,915 beginning May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This project grant supports fundamental research into liquid droplet entrainment and heat transfer mechanisms in two-phase annular flow boiling and rewetting. The primary deliverables include advanced laser-based visualization and...