The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $653,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of Illinois for the "REAL-SPACE CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTO-EXCITED QUANTUM MATERIALS" project. The project, which runs from August 15, 2024 to June 14, 2026, will focus on advancing fundamental scientific research related to photo-excited quantum materials. As a major public research institution, the University of...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $218,459 Project Grant to the University of Illinois for the project "IRRADIATION TAILORING OF DEFORMATION-INDUCED PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS". The grant, funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will support fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities. The project period runs from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025. The University of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $840,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois to support the research project "TOWARD LATTICE QCD ON QUANTUM COMPUTERS" under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project aims to advance fundamental scientific research in areas such as quantum information science, particle physics simulations, and computational modeling. The funding will enable the University of Illinois, a prominent...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $885,488 Project Grant to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support an adaptive, analytic multiscale modeling project using pseudospectral wavepackets. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas like advanced computing and materials research. IIT, a renowned...
This $920,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) supports nuclear energy research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The funding, which has an award date of August 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, will enable the university to conduct comprehensive research initiatives aimed at maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing advanced...
Illinoisrocstar LLC was awarded a $206,431 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant will support innovative research on reduced-order models for subsurface radionuclide transport in nuclear waste management through April 26, 2023. The Office of Science Program aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $299,957 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on the "Chemistry of β-Graphyne: Exfoliation, Intercalation, and Pathways to Novel Carbon Phases." The award period runs from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines to advance U.S. energy,...
The University of Chicago received a $428,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on May 1, 2021 to enable energy- and carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electrolysis. Funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), this two-year project will develop carbonate management techniques to transform how CO2 is utilized through electrolysis. The Office of Science's mission is to advance scientific understanding and energy technologies...
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a $1,000,000 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 award, effective August 1, 2024, supports the university's research and development efforts through September 30, 2027. The funding will enable the university to conduct comprehensive research initiatives aimed at maintaining existing nuclear reactor...
This federal Project Grant award of $525,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports research by the University of Chicago on colloidal Group III-nitride quantum dots for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications. The research aims to advance the scientific understanding and technological potential of these nanomaterials, which have applications in areas like optoelectronics and photocatalysis. The award period runs...