Energy Research Priority Area

Grants and Contracts

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

• 36 Active
• 397 Finished

Grants and Contracts per year

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• Research project

  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%

• AOI1:Small-scale Pilot Plant for the Gasification of Coal and Coal/biomass Blends and Conversion of Derived Syngas to Liquid Fuels

  Andrews, R., Challman, D., Placido, A. & Jacques, D.

  Department of Energy

  10/1/12 → 3/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Biomass 87%
  • Liquid Fuels 62%
  • Facilities 62%
  • Objectives 62%

• 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%

• Use of Spray Dryer Ash Material in Concrete Applications

  Jewell, R., Oberlink, A. & Robl, T.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  5/18/17 → 12/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Performance 100%
  • Supplementary Material 50%
  • Spray Dryer 50%
  • Controlling Mechanism 50%
  • Applications 50%

• KY EPSCoR: RII Track-1: Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Enhanced Robotics and Structures

  Andrews, R., Crawford, C. & Mossey, J.

  KY Economic Development Cab

  7/1/19 → 6/30/22

  Project: Research project

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

• Novel Physical Phenomena in Single-Crystal Oxides

  Cao, G.

  5/15/13 → 4/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Material 100%
  • Single Crystals 71%
  • Single Crystalline Solid 71%
  • Single Crystal 71%
  • Students 57%

• Computational characterization of a desulfinase for enhanced crude oil desulfurization

  Payne, C.

  1/1/14 → 8/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Sulfur 100%
  • Chemical Reaction Product 100%
  • Petroleum 100%
  • % Inhibition 75%
  • Product Inhibition 75%

• Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership

  Williams, D.

  12/8/14 → 2/28/17

  Project: Research project

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Fields 66%
  • Bioenergy 66%
  • Mead 16%
  • Research 16%

• Updating Energy Infrastructure, Coal Resource, and Coal Information Websites

  Weisenfluh, G.

  7/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Information 69%
  • Website 40%
  • Kentucky 30%
  • Site 30%

• Mine Mapping Program

  Schubert, T. & Hiett, J.

  7/1/14 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Mining 100%
  • Mines 100%
  • Licensing 57%
  • Oil 42%
  • Gases 28%

• 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%

• UK Cooperative Extension Energy Education Program

  Fehr, R.

  7/1/17 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Efficiency 100%
  • Energy Efficiency 83%
  • State 66%
  • Cabinet 66%
  • Events 66%

• Mine Mapping Program

  Hiett, J.

  7/1/14 → 6/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Mining 100%
  • Mines 100%
  • Licensing 57%
  • Oil 42%
  • Gases 28%

• 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%

• High Performance Public Facilities Workshop

  Marksberry, A.

  8/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Kentucky 100%
  • Service 66%
  • Public 66%
  • Planning 33%
  • Support 33%

• Investigation of Scaling Potential in Spray Drier Applications

  Robl, T., Jewell, R. & Oberlink, A.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  4/23/15 → 4/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Testing 100%
  • Plant 100%
  • Electric Potential 100%
  • Objectives 75%
  • Materials 75%

• Kentucky Geological Survey FY2015 Geologic Data Preservation Project

  Curl, D.

  US Geological Survey

  7/8/15 → 7/7/16

  Project: Research project

  • Sample 100%
  • Datum 80%
  • Record 80%
  • Document 80%
  • Oil 60%

• Novel, Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Separation - Alternative Solvents Investigation and Bench-Scale Evaluation

  Thompson, J.

  Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC

  6/10/19 → 9/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Carbon Capture 66%
  • Sustainable Development 66%
  • Scrubbing 66%
  • Reverse Reaction 33%

• Development of an Updated Software Implementation for the Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP)

  Agioutantis, Z.

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

  7/26/17 → 3/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Database 100%
  • Optimization 50%
  • Window Network 50%
  • Technology Support 50%
  • Window Environment 50%

• Analysis and Design Techniques for Effective Resource Utilization

  Cramer, A.

  Office of Naval Research

  5/1/19 → 8/15/21

  Project: Research project

  • Control Systems 100%
  • Performance 30%
  • Evaluation 30%
  • Design Technique 30%
  • System State 30%

• KSEF RDE: The Damping and Cyclic Behavior of NiTiHfPd High Strength Shape Memory Alloys

  Karaca, H.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/15 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Shape Memory Effect 100%
  • Damping Capacity 50%
  • Actuators 50%
  • High Strength 50%
  • Coupler 50%

• Coal to Carbon Fiber (C2CF) Continuous Processing for High Value Composites

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

  Department of Energy

  10/1/19 → 9/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Fiber 100%
  • Coal Tar 71%
  • Coal 71%
  • Composite Material 57%
  • Carbon Fiber Tow 14%

• Graphene-Based Membranes: Collaborative Research between Monash University, Australia and University of Kentucky

  Bhattacharyya, D.

  Monash University

  4/24/15 → 12/15/18

  Project: Research project

  • Membrane 100%
  • University 37%
  • Research 25%
  • Graphene 25%
  • Kentucky 12%

• I-Corps: Electron-Donating Phenothiazines for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries

  Odom, S., Kaur, A. P. & Landon, J.

  National Science Foundation

  11/1/16 → 10/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Aqueous 100%
  • Electron Particle 50%
  • Engineering Process 50%
  • Phenothiazine 50%
  • Cells 50%

• CAREER: Energy Management for Smart Residential Environments through Human-in-the-loop Algorithm Design

  Silvestri, S.

  National Science Foundation

  3/1/20 → 2/28/25

  Project: Research project

  • Residential Environment 100%
  • User 100%
  • Energy Consumption 100%
  • Algorithm Design 75%
  • Classes 50%

• Lattice Calculation of Nucleon Structure

  Liu, K., Horvath, I., Draper, T. & Horvath, I.

  Department of Energy

  2/1/20 → 5/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Pion 100%
  • Fermion 87%
  • Volume 87%
  • Nucleon 75%
  • Quark 62%

• Identification of Potential Roof Problems Using LED Lighting & Numerical Modeling of Highwall Stability Using FLAC

  Silva Castro, J., Perry, K. & Unrug, K.

  9/27/11 → 9/26/16

  Project: Research project

  • Student 100%
  • Scientific Modelling 50%
  • Completion 25%
  • Graduate Student 12%
  • Coal 12%

• Disorder and Topological Defects in Magnetically Frustrated Single Crystals and Thin-Film Metamaterials

  Delong, L., Hastings, J., Seo, A., Bhat, V. & Cao, G.

  Department of Energy

  9/1/97 → 5/14/16

  Project: Research project

  • Ferrite 100%
  • Perovskites 100%
  • Physical Property 75%
  • Transition Element 75%
  • Single Crystalline Solid 75%

• 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%
  • Facilities 50%
  • Syngas 50%

• Design and Construction Considerations for a Protected Compressed Air Line to a Refuge Alternative

  Silva Castro, J. & Lusk, B.

  8/15/14 → 8/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Compressed Air 100%
  • Refuge 100%
  • Compressor 62%
  • Air 62%
  • Alternatives 62%

• Global Bioenergy, Biofuels and Biorefining Network: GB3-Net

  Crocker, M.

  3/31/15 → 4/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Network 100%
  • Biofuel 100%
  • Biomass 100%
  • Biorefining 100%
  • Networks 100%

• Aquifer Designation - KDOW Water Use Program

  Taylor, C.

  KY Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet

  7/1/18 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Aquifer 100%
  • Water 100%
  • Kentucky 83%
  • State 66%
  • Datum 33%

• FY20 UK Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) (C1135)

  Hampson, S.

  7/1/18 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Health 100%
  • Family 80%
  • Service 80%
  • Health Service 80%
  • Family Services 80%

• Bespoke Crystallization to Enable High Performance Organic Electronics and Circuits

  Anthony, J.

  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

  4/1/17 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Material 100%
  • Synthesis (Chemical) 83%
  • Group 66%
  • Grain Size 33%
  • Crystallization 33%

• Fundamental Investigation Into Pillar Design and Global Stability by Integrating Pillar Load and Opening Convergence Response

  Agioutantis, Z.

  Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Incorporated

  8/1/18 → 10/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Pillar 100%
  • Stability 72%
  • Behavior 63%
  • Mining Engineering 63%
  • Response 63%

• Probing the Mechanistics of a Molecularly Tailored Solid/Solid Interface

  Guiton, B.

  Research Corporation for Science Advancement

  2/1/19 → 1/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • X-Ray Diffraction 100%
  • Solid 83%
  • Solid State 83%
  • Transmission Electron Microscopy 83%
  • Polymer Electrolyte 66%

• The Perfect Pitch Southeast Kentucky Development

  Davis, A.

  KY Community & Technical College System

  6/15/19 → 9/26/20

  Project: Research project

  • Task 100%
  • Loss 100%
  • Coal 66%
  • Kentucky 66%
  • Job Loss 66%

• Sawdust Briquetting to Facilitate Integration and Power Production in a Coal-Fired Utility Boiler

  Keene, T., Medina, S., Smith, S. & Taulbee, D.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  8/1/18 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Utility 66%
  • Kentucky 33%
  • Industry 33%
  • Sawdust 33%

• FY19-20 UK Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) (C1135)

  Hampson, S.

  7/1/18 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Health 100%
  • Family 80%
  • Service 80%
  • Health Service 80%
  • Family Services 80%

• 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%

• ARC Coal Industry Ecosystem (CIE) Analysis Extensions.

  Davis, A.

  West Virginia University

  7/1/19 → 1/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • State 100%
  • Datum 60%
  • Kentucky 40%
  • Identifying 40%
  • Policy 40%

• 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%

• On-Farm Biomass Processing: Towards an Integrated High Solids Transporting/Storing/Processing System

  Nokes, S., Crofcheck, C., DeBolt, S., Halich, G., Knutson, B., Lee, C., Lynn, B., Montross, M., Rankin, S., Seay, J., Smith, S., Stombaugh, T. & Mueller, T.

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

  7/1/12 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Biomass 100%
  • Product Stream 50%
  • Feedstock Production 50%
  • Processing 50%
  • Processing System 50%

• 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%

• 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%

• KSEF RDE: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Investigation of Fluorescent Carbon Dots

  Kim, D. Y.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/14 → 12/31/15

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Quantum Dot 100%
  • Statistical Ensemble 80%
  • Carbon 40%
  • Spectroscopy 40%
  • Photophysics 20%

• SusChEM: Promotion of Nickel Catalysts for the Conversion of Biomass-derived Oils to Fuel-like Hydrocarbons

  Crocker, M. & Santillan-Jimenez, E.

  National Science Foundation

  9/1/14 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Catalyst 100%
  • Hydrocarbon 50%
  • Catalysis 50%
  • Decarboxylation 50%
  • Amount 33%

• RAFT Derived PAN Fiber

  Weisenberger, M. & Morris, E.

  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

  7/1/14 → 4/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Polymer 100%
  • Fiber 33%
  • Solution 33%
  • Polymer Types 33%

• Coal-fueled pressurized chemical looping combustion (PCLC) combined cycle for power generation and CO2 capture - Topic 2

  Liu, K. & Chen, L.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  8/1/14 → 6/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Carbon Capture 66%
  • Chemical Looping Combustion 66%
  • Cost 58%
  • Project 50%