Energy Research Priority Area

Grants and Contracts

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• 397 Finished

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• Research project

  IACMI Task 6.18: Preparation of Mesophase Pitch Feedstock for Carbon Fiber

  Weisenberger, M.

  University of Tennessee

  5/1/18 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Filters 100%
  • Knowledge 100%
  • Oils 100%
  • Petroleum 100%

• Maintain Risk Based Data Management System (RBDMS)

  Lambert, S.

  7/1/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Oil 100%
  • Position 50%
  • Division 50%
  • Ground Water 50%
  • Inspection 50%

• Invasive Pest Outreach: Focus Firewood

  Lensing, J.

  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

  6/1/18 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Pests 100%
  • Outreach 75%
  • Entomologists 25%
  • Beetle 25%
  • Canker 25%

• Kentucky Energy Education Outreach Program

  Fehr, R.

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Energy Efficiency 100%
  • Education 50%
  • Outreach Program 50%
  • Training Session 50%
  • Events 50%

• Kentucky Energy Education and Outreach Project

  Fehr, R.

  7/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • UK 100%
  • Education 100%
  • Outreach 100%
  • Electronic Circuits 50%
  • Service Industries 50%

• Maintain Risk Based Data Management System (RBDMS)

  Lambert, S. & Corbin, J.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Oil 100%
  • Position 50%
  • Division 50%
  • Ground Water 50%
  • Inspection 50%

• 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%

• Electric Warship Early Design Space Methods Incorporating Dynamic Energy Storage

  Cramer, A.

  Office of Naval Research

  8/18/14 → 8/17/15

  Project: Research project

  • Warship 100%
  • Power Engineering 100%
  • Energy Storage 75%
  • Design-Space Exploration 75%
  • Early Stage 50%

• 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

  • Research 100%
  • Legal Geography 100%
  • Ownership 75%
  • Geography 75%
  • Mining Engineering 50%

• 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%

• 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%

• Working Toward Restoration of Critically Imperiled Forest Tree Species

  Crocker, E.

  KY Division of Forestry

  11/1/18 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Trees 100%
  • Forests 66%
  • Forest Trees 66%
  • Fraxinus 66%
  • Seeds 33%

• Kentucky Geologic Data for the Hicks Dome Regional EarthMRI Priority Project

  Lukoczki, G. & Andrews, W.

  US Geological Survey

  8/1/19 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Kentucky 100%
  • Datum 40%
  • Project 40%
  • Documentation 40%
  • Document 40%

• Microalgae-based Carbon Dioxide Capture and Recycle for the Production of Fuels and Plastics

  Crocker, M. & Crofcheck, C.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  7/1/15 → 2/29/16

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Capture 100%
  • Biomass 100%
  • Microalgae 66%
  • Production 66%
  • Fuel 66%

• 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 → 3/31/23

  Project: Research project

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

• What AGN revergeration maps tell us: plasma simulations of dense accreting gas

  Ferland, G.

  Space Telescope Science Institute

  2/1/15 → 1/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Gases 100%
  • Black Holes 57%
  • Reverberation 57%
  • Plasma Simulation 42%
  • Active Galactic Nucleus 42%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• Ash Fouling Free Regenerative Air Pre-heater for Deep Cyclic Operation

  Liu, K. & Nikolic, H.

  Department of Energy

  8/15/19 → 8/14/24

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Fouling 100%
  • Fired Power Plant 100%
  • Flue Gas 75%
  • Preheater 75%

• 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%

• Carbon Management Research Group Slipstream Cost share Topic 1

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

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  7/1/14 → 2/29/16

  Project: Research project

  • Carbon Capture 100%
  • Capture System 50%
  • Slipstream 30%
  • Demonstrates 20%
  • Critical Point 20%

• KSEF RDE: Drilling for biofuel: uncovering the potential of wasp venom for the production of renewable energy

  DeBolt, S.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/14 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Venom 100%
  • Wasp 80%
  • Drilling 80%
  • Enzymes 60%
  • Lysozyme 60%

• KSEF RDE: A Cyberphysical Approach to Wind Field Estimation with Application to Pollutant-dispersion

  Bailey, S. & Martin, A.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/15 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Flow Distribution 100%
  • Flow Field 100%
  • Pollutant Dispersion 50%
  • Boundary Layer 50%
  • Approach 37%

• 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%

• Autonomous Underground Mining Systems to Improve Safety - Intelligent Coal Mining

  Agioutantis, Z., Schafrik, S. & Sottile, J.

  Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Incorporated

  12/1/17 → 6/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Car 100%
  • Railroad Cars 100%
  • Project 71%
  • Safety 57%
  • Feeder 42%

• M-Activity

  Liu, K., Challman, D. & Placido, A.

  Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth

  7/1/18 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Membrane 100%
  • Combustion 40%
  • Carbon Capture 26%
  • Elements 26%
  • Separation Performance 20%

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

  Crocker, M.

  3/31/15 → 4/30/18

  Project: Research project

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

• 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%

• Roof Bolting Module Automation for Enhancing Miner Safety

  Schafrik, S. & Agioutantis, Z.

  Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Incorporated

  9/1/19 → 2/28/23

  Project: Research project

  • Robot 100%
  • Roofs 89%
  • Trajectories 30%
  • Mining 30%
  • Automation 20%

• Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center

  Sanderson, W., Anderson, D., Ashford, K., Browning, S., Bunn, T., Hahn, E., Honaker, R., Mannino, D., Purschwitz, M., Reed, D. & Sottile, J.

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

  7/1/12 → 6/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Doctor of Philosophy 100%
  • Occupational Safety 100%
  • Student 100%
  • Students 83%
  • Education 83%

• KY EPSCoR: Improving Heat Shields for Atmospheric Entry

  Smith, S., Bailey, S., Lumpp, J., Martin, A. & Winter, M.

  KY Council on Postsecondary Education

  9/1/13 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • NASA 100%
  • Thermal Protection 75%
  • Protection System 75%
  • Research 50%
  • Vehicle 50%

• 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%

• Maintenance Free Filters for Continuous Miner Scrubber Systems

  Schafrik, S.

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

  9/1/19 → 12/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Cleaning Efficiency 100%
  • Design 100%
  • Filters 100%
  • Performance 50%
  • Pressure Drop 50%

• 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%

• Graphene Nanoribbons By Design

  Anthony, J.

  Office of Naval Research

  7/31/12 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Graphene 100%
  • Nanoribbon 60%
  • Material 40%
  • Amplifier 20%
  • Graphite 20%

• 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%
  • Crystalline Material 33%
  • Crystallization 33%

• Graphene Nanoribbons By Design

  Anthony, J.

  Office of Naval Research

  7/31/12 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Graphene 100%
  • Nanoribbon 60%
  • Material 40%
  • Amplifier 20%
  • Graphite 20%

• Fundamental Study of Hadronic Structure

  Korsch, W.

  Department of Energy

  2/1/99 → 4/30/22

  Project: Research project

  • Neutrons 100%
  • Gluon 33%
  • Spin 33%
  • Spallation 33%
  • Neutron Source 33%

• Improved Chia Production & Product Usage

  Hildebrand, D.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/14 → 3/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Seeds 100%
  • Foods 100%
  • Oils 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Harvest Date 50%

• 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%

• 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%

• High Energy Density Metal-Oxides for Energy Storage: in silico Electrochemistry to Control Interface Chemistry

  Risko, C.

  Research Corporation for Science Advancement

  7/1/18 → 6/30/22

  Project: Research project

  • Metal Oxide 100%
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage 82%
  • Electrode 64%
  • Electrolyte 52%
  • Surface Structure 47%

• 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%

• 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%

• Measurements of Low Energy Neutrons from Neutron-Induced Fission

  Kovash, M.

  3/1/13 → 8/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Neutrons 100%
  • Fission 69%
  • Knowledge 20%
  • Helium 10%
  • Area 10%

• Collaborative Research to Advance Solid State Ion Conductors for Emerging Batteries

  Cheng, Y.

  Sandia National Laboratory

  3/1/19 → 3/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Conductor 100%
  • Ceramics 100%
  • Solid 100%
  • Fracture Toughness 50%
  • Viscoplasticity 50%

• Wood Bioenergy for Rural Energy Resilience

  Ochuodho, T., Contreras, M., Niman, C. & Sena, K.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  2/1/19 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Wood 100%
  • Priority 55%
  • Industry 44%
  • Municipality 44%
  • Infrastructure 44%

• 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%