Project Grant DTPH5616T00002

This $256,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant to Itomography Corporation supports the development of dual-modality tomography core scanning technology for oil saturation estimation at wellsites. The Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of determining three-dimensional hydrocarbon distribution throughout large-diameter cores with high spatial resolution of 10 cubic millimeters, 95% accuracy, and a throughput of 1 meter per hour...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $205,499.00 to Sentek Instrument, LLC to develop an active sensing cable and interrogation system for subsurface magnetic field imaging. The award period runs from February 18, 2025 to November 17, 2025. Sentek Instrument, LLC is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in Blacksburg, Virginia that specializes in advanced sensing technologies. The...

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (IFOS) received a $199,955 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system for geothermal fracture imaging. The system will utilize fiber optic sensor technologies to map subsurface fractures for geothermal energy exploration and development. Mapping fractures is important for locating geothermal reservoirs and managing...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $919,654.20 Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2023 to Marquette University under the Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) (CFDA# 20.724). The grant funding will be used by Marquette University and the University of Akron to research a novel reliability-based approach for assessing pipeline cathodic protection systems and evaluating external corrosion. The project aims to develop innovative solutions that...

Oceanit Laboratories Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop metamaterials for geothermal well integrity monitoring. The project is being conducted 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 advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this award, Oceanit will develop metamaterials...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $366,006 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop flexible piezo film intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) arrays on guidewires and catheters. The goal is to integrate IVUS imaging capability onto standard guidewires and catheters used in over 1 million percutaneous coronary and peripheral...

Oceanit Laboratories Inc., doing business as Oceanit, received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop efficient and economic hydraulic fracturing diagnostics using metamaterials and edge artificial intelligence. The award is being carried out in Honolulu, Hawaii 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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $199,729 project grant to FBS Inc., doing business as Guidedwave, to develop advanced high-temperature ultrasonic sensing arrays for under-lead viewing and non-destructive evaluation. This 1-year project, with an end date of July 21, 2025, aims to advance ultrasonic sensing and imaging technologies to support various industries including infrastructure, energy, and defense. Guidedwave, a small business research and...

Exmat Research Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop a portable in situ phosphorous sensor. The award is being used to fund the one-year project under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Specifically, the funding will allow Exmat Research to design...

This Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science provided $249,963 to Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (Ifos) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system. The system will enable 4D mapping, detection, and characterization of legacy wellbores for carbon storage. It will also assess the integrity of such wellbores. The Office of Science aims to advance energy and economic security through...