The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $991,736 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). The grant, with a period of performance from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025, will fund research on "PRECISE POLYMERIC PATCH DESIGN ON ANISOTROPIC NANORINGS TO REALIZE CONTROLLED ORIENTATION IN SELF-ASSEMBLED PHOTONIC METAMATERIALS." This grant supports fundamental scientific research to...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $809,879 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) for the "CLIMATE RESILIENCY CENTER FOR BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES ALONG MISSOURI RIVER BASIN (MRB-CRC)" project. The grant will support the establishment of a Climate Resiliency Center to enhance the adaptive capacity of tribal communities in the Missouri...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $875,000.00 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The award, titled "TOWARDS AN ENHANCED PHOTON DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DUNE FD3," is intended to fund research and development efforts focused on advancing photon detection technologies for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) far detector, with a project period...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of South Dakota (USD) for the project "UNDERSTANDING HOT AND COLD NUCLEAR MATTER WITH EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORIES". The grant period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in nuclear physics...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $997,523 Project Grant to Black Hills State University (BHSU) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support data analysis and low background assay research for future rare-search experiments, as described in the award's government description. As a public university in Spearfish, South Dakota, BHSU has a strong track...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $360,723 Project Grant to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for an REU Site titled "Back to the Future." The grant will support research experiences for undergraduate students from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025. As the awardee, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will administer research opportunities and training for undergraduates to increase their...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,925 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to VRC Metal Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned small business located in Box Elder, South Dakota. The grant supports the research and development of cold spray additive manufacturing technologies for power system design and life extension. Key products and services to be delivered include innovative solutions centered on cold spray processes,...
This $798,445 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the acquisition of a field emission scanning transmission electron microscope (FE-STEM) at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). The instrument will enable advanced materials research and characterization across multiple engineering and science fields, including energy conversion and storage, biomaterials, 2D materials, and materials for harsh...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $644,000 Project Grant to the San Diego State University (SDSU) Foundation to build capacity for novel high-temperature plasma research. The federal grant, titled "BUILDING CAPACITY FOR NOVEL HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMA RESEARCH AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY", will be performed from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The award is funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports...
The federal Project Grant award, titled "DREAM-TEAM: DEVELOPING A ROBUST ECOSYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF TUNGSTEN FOR EXTREME APPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT," was granted by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Iowa State University of Science and Technology. The $999,998.31 award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, supports fundamental scientific research focused on advancing additive...