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

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• Duke Energy CCP Conversion and Innovative Use

  Oberlink, A. & Robl, T.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  7/24/15 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Science and Technology 100%
  • Technology 100%
  • Product 36%
  • Process 36%
  • Utilization 18%

• Innovative Uses of Fly Ash

  Robl, T. & Oberlink, A.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  7/27/15 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Science and Technology 100%
  • Technology 100%
  • Product 36%
  • Process 36%
  • Utilization 18%

• NSF EPSCoR: RII Track-2 FEC: Unmanned Aircraft System for Atmospheric Physics

  Smith, S., Bailey, S., Guzman, M., Hoagg, J. & Sama, M.

  Oklahoma State University

  8/1/15 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Unmanned Aircraft System 100%
  • Effort 50%
  • Vehicle 50%
  • Datum 37%
  • Proposal 37%

• Doctoraol Dissertation Research: Shade: Mining Investment, Mineral Rights, and Land Tenure

  Mutersbaugh, T.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/15 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Legal Geography 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Ownership 75%
  • Geography 75%
  • Investment 50%

• KY EPSCoR: National Laboratory Initiative I: Travel Funds Request Proposal

  Chen, Z.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  8/1/15 → 2/1/16

  Project: Research project

  • Research 100%
  • Laboratory 42%
  • Testing 42%
  • Facilities 42%
  • Laboratories 42%

• Experimental Study of Local Extinction in Laminar and Turbulent Flames

  Renfro, M.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/15 → 8/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Flames 100%
  • Flame 92%
  • Extinction 76%
  • Combustor 30%
  • Utilization 23%

• Community Business Resillience Program

  Davis, A.

  Rural Development

  8/10/15 → 1/10/17

  Project: Research project

  • Region 100%
  • Economics 100%
  • Specific Industry 100%
  • Communities 50%
  • Service Industries 25%

• 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%

• MRI: Acquisition of a Gas Chromatograph with Dual Detection Capabilities to be Used in Sustainable Energy Research

  Crocker, M. & Santillan-Jimenez, E.

  National Science Foundation

  8/15/15 → 7/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Research 100%
  • Devices 68%
  • Occupations 37%
  • Biofuel 31%
  • Kentucky 31%

• Improved Chia Production & Product Usage

  Hildebrand, D.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Oils 100%
  • Seeds 46%
  • Foods 26%
  • Proteins 26%
  • Lodging 20%

• Support Services in Petrographic Analysis of Coal and Fly Ash Studies

  Hower, J.

  9/1/15 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Investigation 55%
  • Support 44%
  • Plant 44%
  • Kentucky 22%

• 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%

• UK-PXD Wolfcamp Geomechanical Joint Project # Core-Based Elastic Property Measurement and Calibration of the Wolfcamp D

  McGlue, M., Thigpen, J., Woolery, E. & Overfield, B.

  Pioneer Natural Resources USA Incorporated

  9/1/15 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

• CAREER: Artificial 2D Superlattices of Epitaxial Pyrochlore Iridates

  Seo, A.

  National Science Foundation

  9/1/15 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Pyrochlore 100%
  • Electron Correlation 50%
  • Thin Films 50%
  • Quantum Phenomena 33%
  • Metalloid 33%

• 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%

• Kentucky Coal and Energy Data for NCRDS

  Greb, S. & Eble, C.

  US Geological Survey

  9/1/15 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Datum 100%
  • Coal 71%
  • Kentucky 57%
  • Need 42%
  • Data Base 28%

• Application of Spouting Fluidized Bed to PCLC to Improve Plant Efficiency

  Liu, K., Fan, Z., Chen, L. & Liu, F.

  Department of Energy

  9/1/15 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Oxygen Carrier 80%
  • Power Generation 60%
  • Combustion 60%
  • Facilities 50%

• Support services in petrographic analysis of coal and fly ash studies

  Hower, J.

  9/1/15 → 8/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Investigation 55%
  • Support 44%
  • Plant 44%
  • Kentucky 22%

• 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%

• NNCI: The Kentucky Multi-Scale Manufacturing and Nano Integration Node (MMNIN)

  Hastings, J., Andrews, R., Balk, J., Delong, L. & Cao, G.

  University of Louisville

  9/15/15 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Nodes 100%
  • Microtechnology 80%
  • Multiscale 80%
  • Facilities 60%
  • Networks 40%

• A microalgae-based platform for the beneficial reuse of CO2 emissions from power plants

  Crocker, M., Crofcheck, C. & Wilson, M.

  Department of Energy

  10/1/15 → 9/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Performance 100%
  • Reuse 100%
  • Technology 100%
  • Production 50%
  • Carbon Capture 50%

• Large Pilot CAER Heat Integrated Post-combustion CO2 Capture Technology for Reducing the Cost of Electricity

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

  Department of Energy

  10/1/15 → 10/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Capture 100%
  • Coal 33%
  • Capture System 33%
  • Design 33%
  • Testing 33%

• Collaborative Research: Multi-Hazard Response Mitigation Systems Using High Strength and Damping Capacity Shape Memory Alloys

  Karaca, H.

  National Science Foundation

  10/1/15 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Shape Memory Effect 100%
  • Alloy 75%
  • Damping Capacity 75%
  • High Strength 75%
  • Performance 50%

• Improved Face Ventilation for Extended-Cut Continuous Mining Using a Wing Regulator and Scrubber Control System

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

  Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Incorporated

  10/1/15 → 1/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Face 100%
  • Dust 83%
  • Ventilation 83%
  • Methane 50%
  • Air Flow 50%

• SBIR: Low Thermal Conductivity Fiber for Solid Rocket Nozzle Insulation

  Craddock, J.

  Materials Sciences Corp

  10/13/15 → 2/4/16

  Project: Research project

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

  Balk, J.

  NGimat LLC

  11/11/15 → 2/18/16

  Project: Research project

• Organic Radiochromic Materials

  Anthony, J.

  Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC

  12/17/15 → 9/1/17

  Project: Research project

• STEM PRIDE Year 2 Funding

  Hanley, C., Hanley, C., Bondada, S., Cooper, R., Criswell, B., Moe, L., Moecher, D., Proffitt, M., Schroeder, M., Testa, S., Walcott, B. & Webb, N.

  KY Council on Postsecondary Education

  1/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Teachers 100%
  • Instructor 100%
  • Occupations 80%
  • Occupational Career 80%
  • Service Industries 60%

• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Codes and Standards

  Liu, K.

  KeyLogic Systems Incorporated

  1/4/16 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Metal Plated MWCNTs: 2

  Weisenberger, M., Craddock, J. & Morris, E.

  Science and Technology Corporation

  1/15/16 → 3/27/17

  Project: Research project

• Baseline Groundwater Chemistry Assessment for the Berea Play and the Rogersville Shale, Eastern Kentucky

  Zhu, J. & Taylor, C.

  GSI Environment Incorporated

  1/27/16 → 8/31/16

  Project: Research project

• 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%

• IACMI: Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation-State Funding

  Weisenberger, M., Cheng, Y., Craddock, J. & Morris, E.

  KY Economic Development Cab

  1/28/16 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Spinning 100%
  • Fiber 80%
  • Research 80%
  • Energy 60%
  • Enabling Technology 40%

• New Estimates for the Macroeconomic Implications of Oil Price Shocks

  Herrera, A. M.

  Resources for the Future Incorporated

  2/15/16 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • USA 100%
  • Oil 100%
  • Oil Price 60%
  • Evaluation 60%
  • Sustainable Energy Supply 60%

• Energy is Elementary

  Hanley, C., Hanley, C., Boss, R., Criswell, B., Krall, R. & Schroeder, M.

  KY Council on Postsecondary Education

  2/15/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Students 100%
  • Teachers 50%
  • Conceptualization 50%
  • Project 50%
  • Understanding 50%

• Novel Membrane and Electrodeposition-Based Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Combustion Residues

  Hower, J.

  3/1/16 → 2/28/18

  Project: Research project

  • Combustion Residue 100%
  • Coal Combustion 93%
  • Lanthanoid Atom 93%
  • Rare Earth Element 87%
  • Project 31%

• High Yield, Economical, and Environmentally Safe Production of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Ash

  Hower, J. & Groppo, J.

  Physical Sciences Inc.

  3/1/16 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

• Pilot-scale Testing of an Integrated Circuit for the Extraction of Rare Earth Minerals and Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts Using Advanced Separation Technologies

  Honaker, R., Groppo, J., Werner, J., Yang, X., Bhagavatula, A., Eble, C., Hower, J. & Zhang, W.

  Department of Energy

  3/1/16 → 12/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • By-Product 50%
  • Earth 50%
  • Integrated Circuit 25%
  • Circuit 25%

• ORAU Travel Grants Program

  Seo, A.

  Oak Ridge Associated Universities

  3/3/16 → 8/15/17

  Project: Research project

  • Ferroelectricity 100%
  • Universities 50%
  • Utilization 50%
  • Thin Films 50%
  • Strain 50%

• Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for Earth Science Research and Training of the Next Generation of Geoscientists

  Moecher, D.

  National Science Foundation

  3/15/16 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Scanning 100%
  • Research 90%
  • Zircon 45%
  • Student 45%
  • School 45%

• Metal Plated MWCNTs: Optino Year 1

  Weisenberger, M., Craddock, J. & Morris, E.

  Science and Technology Corporation

  3/28/16 → 9/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment (KRCEE)

  Andrews, R., Filson, A., Hampson, S., Ormsbee, L., Price, S., Rohrbacher, G., Taulbee, D., Wang, Z., Woolery, E., Zhu, J. & Taulbee, D.

  Department of Energy

  4/1/16 → 9/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Kentucky 100%
  • Research 85%
  • Environment 85%
  • Project 71%
  • Report 57%

• Firewood Scout in Kentucky

  Lensing, J.

  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

  4/1/16 → 3/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • State 100%
  • Kentucky 90%
  • Pests 45%
  • University 36%
  • Universities 36%

• US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC II), Advanced Coal Technologies Consortium

  Liu, K., Challman, D., Crocker, M., Chen, L. & Lippert, C.

  West Virginia University

  4/1/16 → 4/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Capture 100%
  • High Volume 50%
  • Products 50%
  • Duke Energy 50%
  • Algal Cultivation 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%

• Escaping the Refractory Limit: Enabling new VED operational paradigms through mechanism-based re-engineering of thermionic cathodeemitting materials

  Balk, J. & Beck, M.

  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

  4/7/16 → 12/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Grain Size 100%
  • Cathode 77%
  • Material 66%
  • Performance 44%
  • Phase Composition 44%

• Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation

  Weisenberger, M., Cheng, Y., Craddock, J. & Morris, E.

  KY Economic Development Cab

  5/1/16 → 1/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Spinning 100%
  • Fiber 80%
  • Research 80%
  • Energy 60%
  • Enabling Technology 40%

• Develop and Validate a Scratch Adhesion Test for Thermal Sprayed Coatings

  Cheng, Y. & Yang, F.

  General Motors Research

  5/15/16 → 1/15/18

  Project: Research project

• Monitoring Mine Subsidence Ground Movements using D-InSAR and PS-InSar

  Agioutantis, Z. & Silva Castro, J.

  Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund

  6/1/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

• KSEF RDE: A Software-Defined Networking Framework for Providing Critical Communication Services in Smart Grid

  Fei, Z.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Software Defined Networking 100%
  • Quality of Service 100%
  • Smart Grid 75%
  • Application 50%
  • Demand Response 50%