Project Grant DESC0023565

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop a superconducting undulator capable of withstanding high heat loads. The award is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under the award, Hyper TECH Research will design...

Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC (ACT) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop HYBRID ACCELERATOR MAGNETS BASED ON DOG BONE SHAPED CORC; WIRE INSERTS FOR OPERATION BEYOND 20 T. The period of performance for this award is from June 28, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). This program supports basic research to deliver scientific...

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $413,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research and development of high critical current density and low ac loss niobium-tin superconductors for 16-20 Tesla fusion magnets through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $413,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research and development of ultra-high thermal conductivity magnetic electrical insulation and radiation resistant aluminum yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) cables through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to...

The Accelerator Technology Corporation received a $199,743 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop an NB3SN SUPERCIC OUTSERT AND REBCO CONFORMAL INSERT for an 18 Tesla collider dipole. The project was completed on May 27, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The program supports the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance the nation's...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new sub-kelvin refrigerator using superfluid helium vortex cooling. Funded under the Engineering (47.041) program, Yale University will analyze, design, build a prototype, and benchmark a two-stage cooling system combining a superfluid vortex cooler and Joule-Thomson precooler. The system aims to achieve high-capacity cooling below 1K without using helium-3, addressing stockpile depletion issues. By...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,708 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop a ferrite-free circulator for precise measurements of SRF cavities with high Q-factor. The work will be performed in Santa Monica, CA through November 13, 2022. This award supports the Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...

Novum Industria LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support work on "GAS GAP HEAT SWITCHES FOR CONDUCTION COOLING OF SRF CAVITIES" through March 27, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....

Cryomech, Inc. was awarded a $376,740 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop a closed-cycle, low vibration remote cooler for cryogen-free dilution refrigerators. The funding supports Cryomech in delivering this product through March 26, 2023 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). The Office of Science program aims to advance scientific discovery through delivering major scientific tools. Cryomech's remote cooler...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC on July 10, 2023 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop aluminum-based superconducting tunnel junction radiation detectors for a sterile neutrino search. Star Cryoelectronics, a for-profit manufacturer of cryogenic solutions, will leverage specialized facilities and expertise at Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) to characterize the...