Project Grant DESC0023577

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to STF Technologies LLC, a small business based in Newark, Delaware. The grant is funding the development of a modified Wilhelmy apparatus for efficient molten salt surface tension measurement. This research project aims to advance scientific understanding and measurement capabilities for high-temperature fluid properties, which is relevant to various...

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Tennessee at Knoxville a $1,993,576 cooperative agreement under the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA #81.135) to develop a microfluidic alpha spectrometer for in-situ materials accountancy and control in liquid-fueled molten salt reactors. The University will create an alpha spectrometer to accurately measure the elemental and isotopic composition of reactor fuel in real-time....

Applied Diamond, Inc. was awarded a $206,380 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a diamond detector system for ion-beam diagnostics. The grant-funded project will support the design and testing of an innovative diamond-based detector that can be used to characterize the properties of ion beams with unprecedented resolution. This detector system aligns with the Office of Science's mission...

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...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Hifunda LLC $206,500 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop robust, standardized high-temperature molten chloride salt reference electrodes from February to November 2021. Hifunda will provide inorganic composite potting material for high-temperature electromagnets and additively-manufactured adsorbent beds for carbon dioxide removal, leveraging its expertise in high-temperature composites and inorganic...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $610,038 to Michigan State University (MSU) to conduct research on the "Magnetic Field Perturbation of RF Flow-Through Plasmas for Diamond Nanoparticle Synthesis." The project aims to design an RF plasma reactor with magnetic enhancement for the growth of diamond nanoparticles, operate and support the use of the diamond reactor, and participate...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,804 Project Grant on Jul 22, 2024 to Ceramic Tubular Products LLC, a for-profit limited liability company in Lynchburg, Virginia. The grant supports the "Development of a High Thermal Conductivity SiC Cladding Using a Method for Predicting Tubular Thermal Properties" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This research aims to advance innovative ceramic and composite materials for...

This Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), provided $206,500 to Hifunda LLC of Salt Lake City, Utah. The funding supported research and development of thermal expansion matched glass frits for sealing assemblies used in alpha detection from June 28, 2021 to March 27, 2022. Specifically, the awardee developed castable inorganic composite potting materials for high-temperature electromagnets and...

This Project Grant awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) provides a total of $1,325,000.00 to the University of Missouri System (Missouri S&T) and its sub-awardees to conduct research aimed at disrupting electron transport to minimize thermal conductivity in ultra-high temperature structural materials. The research effort includes three main components to be executed by Missouri S&T, the University of...

Cerium Laboratories LLC was awarded a $206,400 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop silicon nitride protective coatings for accident tolerant fuels through April 28, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Cerium Laboratories will leverage its...