Atmospheric Science — Federal Grants

EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP): AI-Driven Multifunctional Polymer Research

Guoqiang Li · Louisiana State University

Supporting the Success of Physical and Quantitative Sciences Scholars in Rural Appalachia

Anna Mummert · Marshall University Research Corporation

FDT-BioTech: Trustworthy Digital Twins for Patient-Specific Evaluation of Implant Systems

Jaesung Lee · Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Beyond quartz - Revisiting whole-rock in situ cosmogenic C-14

Nathaniel Lifton · Purdue University

Conference: Multi-disciplinary views of subduction processes

Kathleen Surpless · Trinity University

EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Building capacity in museomics to advance evolutionary discovery and use-inspired science

Stephanie Galla · Boise State University

Conference: Meeting on Applied Algebraic Geometry

Julia Lindberg · Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Collaborative Research: CCSS: Semantic-Aware Collaborative Perception and Networking for Autonomous Urban Mobility

Mushu Li · Lehigh University

Collaborative Research: CCSS: Semantic-Aware Collaborative Perception and Networking for Autonomous Urban Mobility

Ren Wang · Illinois Institute of Technology

EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP): Experiential Learning and Workforce Training in the Atmospheric, Environmental, and Disaster Sciences

Zachary Suriano · Western Kentucky University

EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP): Empowering STEM doctoral education through cohort-based NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program

Lingyu Yu · University of South Carolina at Columbia

EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP): University of Delaware

Louis Rossi · University of Delaware

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS THE PLANNED PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER’S LABORATORY FOR LASER ENERGETICS (LLE) FOR THE NEXT FIVE-YEAR PERIOD (FY24–FY28) AND SUMMARIZES LLE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE CURRENT PERIOD (FY19–FY23). LLE’S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON SUPPORTING THE MISSIONS OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (NNSA) IN INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION (ICF), HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY (HED) PHYSICS, AND LASER AND OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. LLE OPERATES THE OMEGA LASER FACILITY (INCLUDING THE 60-BEAM OMEGA AND THE FOUR-BEAM OMEGA EP LASER SYSTEMS) AS NNSA’S PRINCIPAL HED USER FACILITY. TOGETHER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER’S NEW HED PHYSICS CURRICULUM, LLE PROVIDES A UNIQUE, MISSION-ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR A CAREER WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX. BY ENHANCING THIS PIPELINE, LLE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES ENTERING THE NNSA WORKFORCE, WHICH IS HELPING TO FILL THE NEEDS OF THE STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

SOUTH DAKOTA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY

SANFORD UNDERGROUND RESEARCH FACILITY (SURF) - OPERATIONS

BRIMSTONE COMMERCIAL, LLC

BRIMSTONE COMMERCIAL, LLC (BRIMSTONE) WILL CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A NEW PLANT TO COMMERCIALIZE A DEEPLY DECARBONIZED PROCESS FOR MAKING ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT (OPC) AND CO-PRODUCTS, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS (SCM) AND SMELTER-GRADE ALUMINA (SGA). BRIMSTONE WILL DEVELOP A TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT APPLIES A CHEMICAL-BASED PROCESS FOR MAKING CEMENT THAT ELIMINATES PROCESS CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LIMESTONE PROCESSING. THE PROCESS ALSO INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF SCM FROM SILICEOUS RESIDUES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CONCRETE PRODUCTION AND HAS THE ABILITY TO INCORPORATE DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 FROM MAGNESIUM-BEARING WASTE RESIDUE. THIS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE OPC AND SCMS FROM CARBON-FREE CALCIUM SILICATE ROCK USING A CLOSED ACID BENEFICIATION CYCLE. THE NEW PLANT’S SUCCESS, BY DEMONSTRATING A PATHWAY FOR ACHIEVING POSITIVE UNIT ECONOMICS FOR BRIMSTONE’S DECARBONIZED CEMENT PRODUCTION PROCESS, WILL DE-RISK THE BUSINESS MODEL AND SUPPORT NET-ZERO GOALS WHILE INCREASING SUPPLY RESILIENCY IN THE CEMENT AND ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES. THIS PROJECT PLANS TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY BY CREATING UP TO 100 FAMILY-SUSTAINING OPERATIONS JOBS WITH COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS, ENGAGING WITH LABOR UNIONS AND SUPPORTING THE USE OF NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE FACILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH EARLY TWO-WAY ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, DEVELOP A LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BENEFITS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES MAJORITY-OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY UNDERREPRESENTED PERSONS OR GROUPS OF UNDERREPRESENTED PERSONS.

TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYTHE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) FEDERALLY OWNED ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH FACILITY (EMRF) IN GOLDEN, CO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEUNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) AND COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES.THE USGS GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, AND GEOCHEMISTRY (G3) AND CENTRAL ENERGY RESOURCES (CER), SCIENCE CENTERS PROVIDE UNIQUE RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN CRITICAL MINERALS, ENERGY RESOURCE EVALUATION, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ENERGY AND MINERAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES FOR THE USGS AND DOI.THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL), THE USGS WILL VASTLY EXPAND INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL MINERALS RESEARCH, ADVANCE THE DATA PRESERVATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA, AND SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW USGS RESEARCH FACILITY TO SUPPORT ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH. THE USGS IS COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCING THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN. A NEW FACILITY WILL ENABLE COOPERATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORATION TO MAXIMIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BASIC AND APPLIED EARTH SCIENCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLVING NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, AND BENEFITTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF COLORADO AND THE NATION.THE BIL PROVIDES $167 MILLION DIRECTLY TO THE USGS TO SUPPORT THE NEW ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH FACILITY (EMRF). FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A USGS-OWNED FACILITY TO SUPPORT ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH AND APPURTENANT ASSOCIATE STRUCTURES, THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH AN ACADEMIC PARTNER. FUNDING IS PLANNED TO BE AVAILABLE IN FY 2022 UNTIL EXPENDED.ADDITIONAL FY 2023 AND FY 2024 FUNDING IS ANTICIPATED BY THE USGS INFRASTRUCTURE FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. ADDITIONAL FUNDING AMOUNTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE PROGRAM VALIDATION AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN TASK EFFORTS. USGS ENERGY AND MINERALS SCIENCE CAPABILITIES AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MINES) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FEDERALLY OWNED ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH FACILITY (EMRF) TO BE LOCATED ON LAND OWNED BY MINES. THE NEW LABORATORY AND OFFICE FACILITY WILL SUPPORT USGS AND MINES ENERGY AND MINERAL SCIENCE OPERATIONS.PHASE 1 OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE PROGRAM VALIDATION AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT. PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, USGS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED THROUGHOUT PHASE 1 AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT ENSURING FEDERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS ARE INTEGRATED IN THE DESIGN AND THE NEW SPACE SUPPORTS USGS SCIENCE IN FURTHERANCE OF PROGRAMMATIC MISSION REQUIREMENTS.THE PROJECT SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE MINES CAMPUS WITH THE NEW FACILITY BEING ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING USGS GEOLOGIC HAZARDS SCIENCE CENTER.