Project Grant DESC0026672

<p>The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Lehigh University $760,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) for research on dynamic grain boundaries as effective defect sinks in irradiated nanoceramics. The award funds fundamental materials science research through the project period ending March 31, 2028. Performance occurs at Lehigh University's research facility in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania.</p>

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded University of Tennessee a $1.998 million Cooperative Agreement on March 1, 2026, for tokamak research conducted under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award supports research at the University of Tennessee's Knoxville campus through February 28, 2027. The Office of Science funds basic research across the physical sciences, supporting nearly 29,000 researchers at more than 300 institutions and 17 DOE...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Wyoming $906,022 on March 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support exploration of actinide nanocrystal growth toward defining 5f surface chemistry. The project runs through February 28, 2027, with performance at the university's Laramie, Wyoming campus. The work is a Project Grant, the Office of Science's primary assistance type for extramural basic research in the physical...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Illinois $759,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to fund research on understanding mechanisms of irradiation-induced crystallization. Work will be performed in Urbana, Illinois, with a period of performance extending through January 31, 2028. The award is a Project Grant, the assistance type supporting basic research in the physical sciences that advances...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded The University of Mississippi $475,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) for intensity frontier studies. The award funds research activities at the University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, with a period of performance extending from the award date through March 31, 2027. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports basic research in the physical sciences, with...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research $383,520 on April 1, 2026, to conduct research on understanding enhanced isotope sieving through defects in two-dimensional membranes under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The project runs through March 31, 2027, with work performed in Gainesville, Florida. This is a Project Grant, a form of discretionary federal research funding supporting basic...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of Illinois $500,000 on April 15, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to investigate intertwined electronic and elastic degrees of freedom in correlated materials. Work is performed in Urbana, Illinois through April 14, 2027. The award is structured as a Project Grant, a form of assistance funding supporting basic research in the physical sciences as part of the Office of Science's...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the University of South Carolina $999,978 on August 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support stimuli-responsive actinide coordination chemistry research. Performance runs through January 31, 2028, at the university's Columbia, South Carolina campus. The project grant funds fundamental research in actinide chemistry, advancing scientific understanding within the Department of Energy's basic...

<p>The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Kent State University $122,000 on November 15, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct an experimental study on the internal structure of helium. The award funds research at the university's Kent, Ohio facility through November 14, 2026.</p>

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Texas A&amp;M University $321,329 on September 1, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research on the dynamics of open molecular systems near exceptional points. The award runs through August 31, 2027, with work performed in College Station, Texas. The project is classified as a Project Grant, a form of assistance typical of the Office of Science's portfolio supporting basic research in the...