The University of Michigan was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research titled "DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF MAGNETIZED HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PLASMAS" from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...
This federal Project Grant award for $450,000.00, provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the "MULTI-PHYSICS OPTIMIZATION OF AMPLIFIER HEADS FOR NEXT-GENERATION HIGH-AVERAGE-POWER LASERS" research project at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The project aims to advance high-average-power laser technologies through innovative scientific research and development. As a leading public research university,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will provide $640,000 in funding to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and its partners General Atomics and Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) in Romania. The project aims to demonstrate the generation of energetic electrons and gamma-rays in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions, which are needed for national security, nuclear...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will support research to probe electronic instabilities and magnetic correlations in kagome metals using advanced magnetic resonance techniques. The $671,159 award was granted to the California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc. and has a period of performance from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. The research aims to advance scientific...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112) provides $600,000 in funding to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct research on z-pinch plasma configurations. The research aims to advance the scientific understanding of this efficient source of intense neutrons or X-rays, which is highly relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $800,000.00 to the University of California, Merced to support research on "CHAOS, MIXING, AND ENERGY EXTRACTION IN ACTIVE NEMATIC" over the period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2028. The research aims to develop theoretical models of active matter and provide training on experimental techniques related to assembling and studying...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $644,000 project grant to the San Diego State University Foundation for the program titled "BUILDING CAPACITY FOR NOVEL HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMA RESEARCH AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY". The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, will support fundamental scientific research in areas such as physical sciences, energy systems, computational modeling, and environmental research. The project aims to advance U.S....
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $478,867.63 project grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Princeton University to conduct research on "Geometry and Frustration-Induced Phenomena in Nanomagnet Arrays". The project will run from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The funding supports fundamental scientific research to expand understanding of complex phenomena in nanomagnet systems, with potential applications in areas such as quantum...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the project "EXPLORATION OF RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR SEEDING MECHANISMS IN LASER- AND PULSED-POWER-DRIVEN INERTIAL FUSION PLATFORMS" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance energy technologies...
This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of a physics-informed neural network and magnetic field sensor system for real-time determination of plasma magnetic field. The award was granted to Xantho Technologies LLC, a for-profit, economically disadvantaged women-owned small business located in Madison, Wisconsin. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and...