Project Grant DEEE0010698
- This $200,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of new diagnostic tools and combustion models for carbon-free fuels through the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. Funded from February 2022 through January 2024, the University of Texas at San Antonio will perform high-pressure absorption spectroscopy of ammonia combustion gases using an optical gas cell and shock tube. Thermodynamic models will predict absorbance spectra at temperatures and pressures relevant to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program will provide $555,000 to the University of Texas at Austin from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026. The primary objectives of the project are to: 1) Generate a comprehensive database on turbulence-chemistry interactions in turbulent flames of ammonia/hydrogen fuel blends through large-scale direct numerical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Georgia TECH Research Corp received a $4.75 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, supports the acquisition of equipment to establish a dedicated battery research and development facility at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This facility will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama in Huntsville received a $599,927 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. The research project will deliver experimental research and X-ray diagnostic analysis to investigate the influence of ammonia-based...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (ENG) program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $410,000 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to conduct research to improve the fundamental understanding and predictive capability of ammonia combustion chemistry models. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Utilizing state-of-the-art laser diagnostics and laboratory facilities to measure critical model...
- This $433,612 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Colorado State University and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology to advance understanding of plasma-assisted ammonia reforming for carbon-free fuel applications. The grant is funded through the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which aims to improve engineering innovation and research. Under the three-year award beginning December 2022, the researchers will experimentally validate ammonia plasma...
- This $460,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities Program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research project led by Howard University to develop an innovative electromagnetic (EM)/microwave-assisted catalytic process for in-situ hydrogen (H2) generation within petroleum reservoir formations. The key objectives of this 3-year research effort are to: 1) elucidate the fundamental rock-hydrocarbon-water-catalyst interactions under...
- Louisiana State University received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2030. This CAREER award funds research and development activities focused on advancing hydrogen storage technology through hydrate-based hydrogen storage (HBHS) systems. The primary deliverables include...
- This federal Project Grant award for $521,967, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research by Clemson University to explore the use of dynamic magnetic fields to enable efficient catalytic decomposition of ammonia. The overarching goal is to develop a carbon-free process for producing hydrogen as a feedstock for low-carbon chemicals and fuels production. The project aims to understand how operating a magnetic induction heater in a...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,499,220 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The grant supports university-led research and development initiatives focused on advancing nuclear energy technology, including maintaining existing reactors, developing advanced reactor designs, securing the nuclear fuel cycle, and expanding international nuclear energy cooperation....
THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (GT) IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY COMBUSTION LABORATORIES IN THE WORLD, WITH MAJOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS FOSTERED DEEP RELATIONSHIPS TO GLOBAL HYDROCARBON FUEL UTILIZATION COMMUNITIES. GAS TURBINE MANUFACTURERS, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, AIRCRAFT ENGINE MANUFACTURERS, RECIPROCATING ENGINE MANUFACTURERS, AND DOE LABS ALL CONDUCT RESEARCH AND SUPPORT STUDENT TRAINING AT THE GT COMBUSTION LABORATORY. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE NEW RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE, FOCUSED ON ENABLING THE FUTURE USE OF HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA AS PRACTICAL ENERGY CARRIERS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL FUND THE PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF (1) HYDROGEN GENERATION/STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT; (2) AMMONIA STORAGE, SAFETY, VAPORIZATION, AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT; AND (3) AIR COMPRESSION, HEATING, AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO REPLICATE PRACTICAL INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS; AND (4) A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL FACILITY. IT ALSO WILL SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH WHICH GT AND CAU STUDENTS TO LEARN IN THE OTHER INSTITUTE'S FACILITIES, PRIMARILY THROUGH FUNDED RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/13/26 | ||
| Not listed | $4.0m | 5/10/24 |