Energy Research Priority Area

Grants and Contracts

Grants and Contracts per year 1996 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2025

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• 397 Finished

Grants and Contracts per year

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• MRI: Acquisition of a Single-Crystal Diffractometer for Chemistry and Materials Research

  Parkin, S., Anthony, J., Glazer, E., Odom, S. & Tsodikov, O.

  National Science Foundation

  8/15/16 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Universities 100%
  • Students 80%
  • Diffractometers 80%
  • X Ray 50%
  • Chemistry 40%

• Fundamental Studies on the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts

  Honaker, R., Werner, J., Zhang, W. & Groppo, J.

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  8/1/17 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Earth 100%
  • Thin Liquid Film 85%
  • Minerals 85%
  • Coal 71%
  • Rare Earth Element 57%

• Precision Muon Experiments

  Gorringe, T. & Gohn, W.

  National Science Foundation

  8/15/15 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Muon 100%
  • Physics 71%
  • Data Acquisition 71%
  • Students 71%
  • Data Transmission 42%

• KY EPSCoR: Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future

  Andrews, R., Cheng, Y. & Vaillancourt, L.

  KY Economic Development Cab

  2/1/19 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Innovation 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Program 50%
  • Economics 50%
  • Competitive Research 50%

• STEP/FEEDER: Strategic Expansion to Achieve GEARED Goals

  Holloway, L. & Liao, Y.

  University of Central Florida

  4/1/16 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Universities 100%
  • Energy Resources 91%
  • Engineering Education 91%
  • Nonprofit Organizations 91%
  • Deployment 66%

• NSF EPSCoR: Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future

  Andrews, R., Beck, M., Bhattacharyya, D., Cheng, Y., Crofcheck, C., DeBolt, S., Gentry, M., Odom, S., Ren, W., Rodgers, D. & Payne, C.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/14 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Research 100%
  • Pillar 85%
  • Kentucky 57%
  • Technology 42%
  • Materials 42%

• Photovoltaic Based Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) for Vehicular Security

  Thapliyal, H.

  9/15/17 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Functions 100%
  • Vulnerabilities 50%
  • Control Unit 25%
  • Cyber Attack 25%
  • Intellectual Property 25%

• Spectroscopy and Imaging of Organometallic Radicals

  Yang, D.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/14 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Metal 100%
  • Metallocene 100%
  • Atom 50%
  • Synthesis (Chemical) 50%
  • Spectroscopy 50%

• Multiscale Modeling of Methane Permeation in Hierarchical Zeolite Frameworks

  Kekenes-Huskey, P.

  1/1/18 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Zeolite 100%
  • Material 40%
  • Permeation 30%
  • Structure 30%
  • Thermodynamics 20%

• KY EPSCoR: Nanoscale Electrical Transfer and Coherent Transport Between Atomically-Thin Materials (Match for DoE 3200000852)

  Strachan, D.

  KY Council on Postsecondary Education

  8/15/16 → 8/14/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coherent Phenomena 100%
  • Performance 66%
  • Nanoscale 66%
  • Energy 66%
  • Device 66%

• Directing the Thin-Film Morphologies of Organic Semiconductors by Design

  Risko, C.

  Office of Naval Research

  8/16/16 → 8/15/19

  Project: Research project

  • Material 100%
  • Polymer 80%
  • Device 80%
  • Thin Film Morphology 80%
  • Morphology 80%

• GAANN Fellowship Program in the Department of Physics at the University of Kentucky

  Gorringe, T.

  Department of Education

  9/1/15 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Physics 100%
  • Students 85%
  • Universities 71%
  • Astronomy 57%
  • Area 42%

• AOI 1: Low Temperature Plasma Treatment for Enhanced Recovery of Highly Valued Critical Rare Earth Elements from Coal

  Honaker, R. & Zhang, W.

  Department of Energy

  11/16/17 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Rare Earth Element 100%
  • Sample 91%
  • Coal 86%
  • Plasma Treatment 47%
  • Project 34%

• Coal Mine Dust Mitigation through Novel Scrubber Development and Numerical Modeling

  Schafrik, S., Novak, T. & Wedding, W.

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

  9/1/14 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Dust 100%
  • Coal 34%
  • Ventilation 30%
  • Surfaces 26%
  • Network 21%

• SusChEM: Collaborative Research: Coal Ash Wastes as a Resource for Critical and Rare Elements

  Hower, J.

  9/1/15 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coal Combustion 100%
  • Coal 87%
  • Combustion Product 50%
  • Elements 37%
  • Occurrence 25%

• Influence of Energy Landscapes, Charge-Carrier Mobilities, and Morphology on the Thermoelectric Properties of Pi-Conjugated Polymer Blends

  Graham, K.

  American Chemical Society

  6/1/17 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Polymer 100%
  • Thermoelectrics 80%
  • Charge Carrier 80%
  • Electrical Conductivity 80%
  • Polymer Blend 60%

• ABI Innovation: A New Framework to Analyze Plant Energy-Related Phenomics Data

  Chen, J.

  National Science Foundation

  7/1/16 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Phenotype 100%
  • Dynamics 80%
  • Nested Gene 60%
  • Plant 60%
  • Phenomics 60%

• Clean WateR3 - Reduce, Remediate, Recycle: Informed Decision-Making to Facilitate Use of Alternative Water Resources and Promote SustainableSpecialty Crop Production

  Ingram, D.

  9/1/14 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon 100%
  • Carbon Footprint 100%
  • Water Footprint 64%
  • Model 52%
  • Life Cycle Assessment 52%

• NanoFARM (Fate and Effects of Agriculturally Relevant Materials)

  Unrine, J. & Tsyusko-Unrine, O.

  National Science Foundation

  9/15/15 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Nanomaterial 60%
  • Product 40%
  • Biomagnification 40%
  • Behavior 20%

• Evaluation, Scaled Testing, and Testing Design of Active Explosion Barriers Systems for the US Underground Coal Mines

  Silva Castro, J. & Calnan, J.

  Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  9/1/17 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Explosion 100%
  • Research 44%
  • Mining Engineering 44%
  • Coal Mine 33%
  • Proposal 22%

• UKy-CAER Heat-Integrated Transformative CO2 Capture Process for Pulverized Coal Power Plants

  Liu, K., Challman, D., Nikolic, H. & Thompson, J.

  Department of Energy

  4/1/18 → 8/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Capture 100%
  • Energy Engineering 66%
  • Carbon Capture and Storage 50%
  • Natural Gas 33%
  • Environmental Health and Safety 33%

• Trace Element Sampling and Partitioning Modeling to Estimate Wastewater Composition and Treatment Efficacy at Coal Generators

  Hower, J.

  9/10/18 → 9/9/19

  Project: Research project

  • Trace Element 100%
  • Wastewater Treatment 57%
  • Coal 35%
  • Partitioning 28%
  • Pollution Control Device 28%

• SBIR [Phase II]: Continuous Synthesis of Short, Well-Aligned, N-MWCNTs

  Weisenberger, M.

  Physical Sciences Inc.

  2/15/17 → 9/15/19

  Project: Research project

• Organic Radiochromic Detectors

  Anthony, J.

  Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC

  5/24/18 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

• Scale up of Fiber Prototype

  Craddock, J.

  Materials Sciences Corp

  8/20/18 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

• NASA EPSCoR: Influence of Gravity on Electrokinetic and Electrochemical Colloidal Self-Assembly for Future Materials

  Smith, S. & Lumpp, J.

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  10/1/14 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Colloid 100%
  • Research 69%
  • NASA 46%
  • Space Stations 46%
  • Crystals 46%

• Rare-Earth Elements (REEs) in U.S. Coal-Based Resources: Sampling, Characterizations, and Round-Robin Interlaboratory Study

  Hower, J. & Eble, C.

  University of North Dakota

  10/1/17 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Kentucky 35%
  • Rare Earth Element 28%
  • Clay 28%
  • Anthracite 28%

• Multi-Physics, Multi-Scale Coupled Simulation of Power Impulse Experiments

  Chen, H.

  Battelle Energy Alliance LLC

  2/8/19 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Models 100%
  • Peridynamics 71%
  • Fracture 57%
  • Nuclear Fuel 42%
  • Fuel 42%

• Electric Motor Design, Analysis and Optimization

  Ionel, D.

  American Centrifuge Operating LLC

  10/1/18 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

• TVA Transmission System Harmonic Status Study

  Liao, Y.

  Tennessee Valley Authority

  6/1/19 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Harmonics 100%
  • Power Quality 50%
  • Transmissions 50%
  • Capacitor Bank 25%
  • Obtains 25%

• Gasification Combined Heat and Power from Coal Fines

  Liu, K., Challman, D., Groppo, J. & Nikolic, H.

  Department of Energy

  12/6/17 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Fischer-Tropsch 100%
  • Impact 80%
  • Gasification 80%
  • Kentucky 80%

• Developing Process-Microstructure-Property Correlation of Radiation-Tolerant Nanoporous and Nanostructured Materials for High Irradiation Environments

  Balk, J.

  Sandia National Laboratory

  11/22/16 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Nanoporosity 100%
  • Thickness 66%
  • Dealloying 66%
  • Irradiation 66%
  • Correlation 66%

• Demonstration of Scaled-Production of Rare Earth Oxides and Critical Materials from Coal-Based Sources Using Innovative, Low Cost Process Technologies and Circuits

  Honaker, R. & Werner, J.

  Department of Energy

  10/1/19 → 10/1/19

  Project: Research project

  • Rare Earth Element 100%
  • Pilot Plant 60%
  • Coal 60%
  • Oxide 40%
  • Earth 40%

• Power System Planning Research and Software Tool Development

  Liao, Y.

  LG&E and KU Services Company

  11/10/17 → 10/31/19

  Project: Research project

• Using a research center-based mentoring program to increase the participation of African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans in engineering

  Santillan-Jimenez, E. & Henderson, W.

  National Science Foundation

  12/1/14 → 11/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Mentoring 100%
  • Engineering 53%
  • Student 38%
  • Students 34%
  • Program 30%

• SBIR [Phase II]: A15-008 SEQUENTIAL Low Thermal Conductivity Fiber for Solid Rocket Nozzle Insulation

  Craddock, J. & Weisenberger, M.

  Materials Sciences Corp

  10/12/19 → 12/11/19

  Project: Research project

• STTR: Low-Energy Adiabatic Circuits for Space Applications

  Thapliyal, H.

  12/20/18 → 12/20/19

  Project: Research project

• UK Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture Water Quality Education

  Gumbert, A. & Gumbert, A.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  7/15/18 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Water Quality 100%
  • Service 57%
  • Agriculture 57%
  • Extension 57%
  • Agricultural Science 57%

• PFI-AIR-TT: A Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Prototype

  Odom, S., Anthony, J. & Landon, J.

  National Science Foundation

  7/15/17 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Redox Flow Battery 100%
  • Active Material 20%
  • Prototype 20%
  • Flow Battery 20%
  • Storage 13%

• Sorption Enhanced Mixed Matrix Membranes for Hydrogen (H2) Purification and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture

  Liu, K. & Placido, A.

  Research Foundation of State University of New York

  9/1/19 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Facilities 100%
  • Field Test 50%
  • Syngas 50%
  • Carbon Capture 50%
  • Gasification 50%

• Enhanced Chia Production & Product Development

  Hildebrand, D.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/18 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Oils 100%
  • Seeds 57%
  • Proteins 42%
  • Fields 21%
  • Lodging 21%

• Zeolite Membrane Reactor for Pre-Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture

  Liu, K. & Placido, A.

  Arizona State University

  8/1/17 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Membrane Reactor 100%
  • Combustion 100%
  • Membrane Module 100%
  • Zeolite 100%
  • Facilities 50%

• Kentucky part of the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Parternship Phase III

  Greb, S.

  Battelle Memorial Institute

  8/26/13 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Sequestration 100%
  • Kentucky 62%
  • Research 50%
  • Geological Survey 50%
  • Team 37%

• KSEF RDE: Nitrogen-Doped Hybrid Carbon Electrode for Efficient and Robust Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

  Kim, D. Y.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/17 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon 100%
  • Catalyst 100%
  • Surface 75%
  • Carbon Dioxide 75%
  • Electrochemical Reduction 75%

• Local Government Energy Retrofit Program

  Copley, G.

  KY Department for Local Government

  7/1/18 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Contract Law 100%
  • Funding 66%
  • Local Government 50%
  • Service Industries 33%
  • Savings 33%

• Belite Cement, and Concretes; Novel Low-Energy Approaches to Making Concrete Extremely Durable

  Jewell, R. & Robl, T.

  Department of Energy

  1/1/20 → 1/9/20

  Project: Research project

  • Ordinary Portland Cement 100%
  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Durables 75%
  • Products 75%
  • Calcium Sulphoaluminate 75%

• Phase 2 STTR: Reliable Manufacturing Of Scandia-Doped Tungsten Powders for Thermionic Cathodes

  Balk, J.

  NGimat LLC

  7/20/17 → 1/20/20

  Project: Research project

• Intensified Flue Gas Desulfurization Water Treatment for Reuse, Solidification, and Discharge

  Gao, X., Landon, J., Liu, K. & Omosebi, A.

  Duke Energy KY Inc

  1/22/18 → 1/21/20

  Project: Research project

• Intensified Flue Gas Desulfurization Water Treatment for Reuse, Solidification, and Discharge

  Omosebi, A., Landon, J., Liu, K. & Gao, X.

  Department of Energy

  1/22/18 → 1/21/20

  Project: Research project

  • Flotation 100%
  • Zero Liquid Discharge 66%
  • Desulphurisation 55%
  • Gas 55%
  • Flu 55%

• Material Response Reconstruction of Ablative TPS Using Accurate Boundary Layer Modeling

  Martin, A.

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  1/28/16 → 1/27/20

  Project: Research project

  • Datum 100%
  • Material Model 100%
  • Surfaces 100%
  • Simulation 83%
  • Approach 83%