IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has awarded 22 proposals to support the advancement of nuclear science and technology by providing access to world class capabilities at no cost to the researcher. This is the third award for FY 2023.
22 new Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) projects, totaling approximately $1.608M, have been awarded. These awards went to 14 principal investigators from universities, 7 from national laboratories, and one from industry.
The NSUF competitively selected these projects from a pool of quality RTE proposals submitted during the solicitation period. Proposals were evaluated based on a variety of factors including technical approach, mission relevance, and scientific-technical merit.
Full Name
Institution
Angela Di Fulvio
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bai Cui
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Biswajit Ray
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Brandon Bohanon
University of Florida
Cameron Howard
Idaho National Laboratory
Connor Harper
Idaho State University
Daniel Codd
KVA Stainless
Daniele Salvato
Idaho National Laboratory
Fidelma Di Lemma
Idaho National Laboratory
Haiming Wen
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Hyosim Kim
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Indrajit Charit
University of Idaho
Jake Fay
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lin Shao
Texas A&M University
Mauricio Pereira da Cunha
University of Maine
Mitchell Mika
University of Florida
Mitra Taheri
John Hopkins University
Mohan Sai Kiran Kumar Yadav Nartu
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nathan Curtis
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shuxiang Zhou
Idaho National Laboratory
Yi Xie
Purdue University
Zilong Hua
Idaho National Laboratory
To view more information on these proposals and to see past awards, click here.
NSUF recipients do not receive direct financial awards. Access to state of the art experimental irradiation testing, post irradiation examination, INL high performance computing and technical assistance for the design and execution of projects is provided at no cost to the recipients.
Prospective researchers are encouraged to request samples from the Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library. The NSUF will give special consideration to Principal Investigators from Minority Serving Institutions.
The NSUF, managed by Idaho National Laboratory, provides unparalleled opportunities for nuclear energy researchers. Through the RTE solicitation, researchers can access capabilities such as irradiation, post irradiation examination, beamline and high performance computing equipment. RTEs are also accompanied with the expertise necessary to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of DOE-NE’s mission.
