Project Grant DESC0022817

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to James Madison University (JMU) will support the development, construction, and commissioning of a modular array based on plastic scintillator detectors for fast neutron detection. The $436,952 award will enable the research team to create an advanced neutron detector that significantly improves position resolution compared to current designs, advancing nuclear structure studies...

This SBIR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) provides $275,000 to Genalpha Nuclear Technologies LLC to develop a metal foam-based neutron sensor for advanced nuclear reactor instrumentation. The project aims to create a sensor that can withstand the harsh, high-temperature and radiation-intensive environments of next-generation nuclear reactors. This novel sensor technology could have broader...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $249,988 Project Grant to Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a modular neutron detector array for protein crystallography beam lines. The funding will support RMD's work to advance specialized radiation detection instrumentation and systems to enable cutting-edge scientific research. RMD, a leading provider of radiation detection technologies,...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,879 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD), a subsidiary of Dynasil Corporation of America, for the development of "DUAL-MODE NON-HYGROSCOPIC CERAMIC SCINTILLATORS FOR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING." This grant supports RMD's research into advanced radiation detection and measurement technologies, with a focus on creating specialized scintillator...

This $839,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the development, construction, and commissioning of a modular fast neutron detector array based on plastic scintillator technology. The new detector system is intended to significantly improve the position resolution for measuring breakup products of neutron-rich atomic nuclei, enabling more precise nuclear structure studies at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams...

This $397,005 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program supports the development, building, and commissioning of a modular, next-generation fast neutron detector array at Augustana College. The new detector, based on plastic scintillator and silicon photomultipliers, will significantly improve the precision of neutron detection and position measurement compared to current designs. This enhanced detector capability will enable more precise...

This $100,000 cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology will support improved measurement of the neutron lifetime through September 2025. Funded under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program, key activities include non-destructive measurement of the neutron lifetime using a Penning ion trap. Neutrons will decay into protons while in flight through the trap, with the protons captured and counted in-situ and via radio-frequency current,...

Applied Diamond, Inc. was awarded a $205,245 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a fast, radiation tolerant detector for thermal neutrons. The grant supported Applied Diamond's work to deliver a new neutron detection technology with applications in basic energy research, including neutron scattering and nuclear physics. The project was completed between February 2021 and February 2022. The...

Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc. received a $199,317 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to commercialize the Micro Pocket Fission Detector (MPFD). The award will support Radiation Detection Technologies' efforts to develop and bring to market the MPFD, a handheld radiation detection device, through June 26, 2023. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049) aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform...

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. was awarded a $1.3 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science to develop organic glass scintillators for nuclear physics experiments from February 2021 through April 2024. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Radiation Monitoring Devices will...