The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a $299,271 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112). The objectives of this 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2025, are to (1) investigate the behavior of matter under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature, and magnetic field, (2) obtain a greater understanding of the physics of d- and f-electron materials, and (3) train...
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112) to the University of Rochester. This grant supports fundamental scientific research in areas relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, including properties of materials under extreme conditions, material processing, low energy nuclear science, and radiochemistry. The...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112) provides $259,866 in funding to the University of South Florida (USF) for a three-year period from May 2025 to May 2028. The award supports fundamental scientific research relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, focusing on areas such as materials properties under extreme...
This Project Grant award under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112), funded by the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), provides $294,684.20 in funding to Ohio University over a three-year period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028. The grant supports fundamental scientific research relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile. The research areas covered include materials...
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112) to Michigan State University (MSU) with a performance period from April 10, 2025 to April 9, 2028. The grant supports fundamental scientific research at MSU relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. Key focus areas include materials properties under extreme conditions, low...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $599,333 Project Grant to The Ohio State University under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112). This grant will support a multi-year research project by the university in the area of high energy density laboratory plasmas, which is a critical scientific domain for maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The project will leverage the...
The Colorado School of Mines was awarded a $426,633 Project Grant under the Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will support the school's research and development efforts in the field of nuclear energy. The funding will enable the Colorado School of Mines to conduct comprehensive research, development, and demonstration activities to advance nuclear energy science and technology, with a focus...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Nuclear Security Administration under the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research program (CFDA 81.113) supports a $166,411 initiative by the Colorado School of Mines to develop a curriculum for nuclear monitoring and verification. The project will leverage the school's expertise in areas such as radiochemistry, additive manufacturing, AI, and nuclear reactor simulation to inform new methods for pre-detonation forensics, separations, remote...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $398,800 Project Grant to the Colorado School of Mines under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will fund research, development, and demonstration activities to advance nuclear energy science and technology in support of U.S. energy, environmental, and national security needs. The Colorado School of Mines, a major research university...
The Colorado School of Mines was awarded a $801,900 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant will fund a 3-year research project to advance the understanding of ferroelectric properties in nitride semiconductor materials, including investigating synthesis techniques, characterization methods, and integration approaches for developing tunable ferroelectric...