Energy Research Priority Area

Grants and Contracts

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

• 35 Active
• 397 Finished

Grants and Contracts per year

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• 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%

• Proposal to Host Borlaug Fellow from Mexico on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Composting

  Taraba, J., Coyne, M. & Reed, M.

  7/22/14 → 9/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Composting 100%
  • Compost 75%
  • Greenhouse Gas 75%
  • Research 62%
  • Moisture 62%

• 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%

• Integrating Restorations, Microstructural Analyses, and Forward Finite Element Modeling to Understand Deformation in Contractional Salt Systems

  Thigpen, J.

  American Chemical Society

  8/1/19 → 8/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Deformation 100%
  • Wall Rock 80%
  • Diapirism 60%
  • Strain 60%
  • Behavior 40%

• DoE EPSCoR: Discovery, Design, Synthesis and Testing of High Performance Structural Alloys

  Balk, J.

  Department of Energy

  9/1/18 → 8/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Alloy 100%
  • Alloy Element 66%
  • Design 66%
  • Research 66%
  • Property Relationship 33%

• Beneficiation Technology Deep Dive: Manufactured Aggregates

  Jewell, R.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  6/22/20 → 6/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Science and Technology 100%
  • Aggregate 66%
  • Specification 33%
  • Ash 33%
  • Lightweight Aggregate 33%

• Evaluation of acidic atmospheric deposition and its influence on soil solution composition in the Daniel Boone National Forest

  Barton, C. & Karathanasis, A.

  Forest Service

  11/22/11 → 11/22/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Datum 60%
  • Solution Chemistry 40%
  • Atmospheric Deposition 40%
  • Proposal 20%

• Continuous Manufacturing of Lead-free Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Using a Microreactor System

  Yang, F.

  National Science Foundation

  7/1/19 → 6/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Perovskites 100%
  • Nanocrystals 100%
  • Fluid Flow 66%
  • Halide 66%
  • Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) 50%

• 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%

• CAREER: Linking the Forward and Reverse Vapor-Liquid-Solid Mechanisms to Synthesize Ordered Integrated Metal-Oxide Nanostructures

  Guiton, B.

  National Science Foundation

  4/1/15 → 3/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Liquids 100%
  • Solid State 100%
  • Vapor 100%
  • Solid 100%
  • Liquid 100%

• Kentucky Geologic Core Digital Image Archive

  Adams, E.

  Institute of Museum and Library Services

  10/1/18 → 9/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Core 100%
  • Sample 40%
  • Collection 31%
  • Library 20%
  • Project 20%

• Novel Ultra-High Polarity and High-Frequency Axil Flux Electric Machines and Wide Band Gap Power Electronic Drives

  Ionel, D. & Cramer, A.

  National Science Foundation

  10/1/18 → 9/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Electric Machine 100%
  • Drive 100%
  • Drives 83%
  • Coil 66%
  • Power Density 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%

• Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant FY15 AIP-FFA

  Hampson, S.

  7/1/14 → 6/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Agreement 100%
  • Contract Law 100%
  • Health 57%
  • Kentucky 57%
  • Service 57%

• National Geological And Geophysical Data Preservation Program

  Curl, D.

  US Geological Survey

  9/1/14 → 8/31/15

  Project: Research project

  • Documents 100%
  • Record 83%
  • Document 83%
  • Disc Recordings 83%
  • Records 83%

• 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%

• Local Government Energy RetrofitProgram

  Copley, G.

  KY Department for Local Government

  9/27/13 → 8/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Contract Law 100%
  • Contract 85%
  • Project 71%
  • Local Government 71%
  • Buildings 57%

• 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%

• Nanoscale Electrical Transfer and Coherent Transport Between Atomically-Thin Materials

  Strachan, D. & Guiton, B.

  Department of Energy

  8/15/16 → 8/14/20

  Project: Research project

  • Electronics 100%
  • Transfer Process 66%
  • Device 66%
  • Electrodes 66%
  • Nanotube 66%

• Experimental Testing and Design of Protective Measure For Communications and Tracking Systems Subjected to Catastrophic Events in Underground Coal Mines

  Silva Castro, J. & Novak, T.

  12/1/16 → 3/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Explosion 100%
  • Protection 100%
  • Event 100%
  • Elements 100%
  • Testing 100%

• Development of Solution Spun Bio-Derived Carbon Fiber from Fractionated Lignin

  Morris, E. & Weisenberger, M.

  University of Tennessee

  1/1/18 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • Lignin 100%
  • Carbon Fiber 60%
  • Fiber 30%
  • Solution 20%
  • Characterization 10%

• 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%

• UK Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP)

  Hampson, S.

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Plant 100%
  • Gaseous Diffusion 100%
  • Health 58%
  • Family 50%
  • Service 50%

• 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%

• LP Hybrid Forklift Demonstration

  Dvorak, J. & Stombaugh, T.

  Propane Education and Research Council

  2/1/17 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Hybrid 100%
  • Modules 85%
  • Generators 42%
  • Material Handling 28%
  • Chassis 14%

• 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%

• Harnessing Wind Energy to Improve Grain Safety From Aflatoxin

  A. Adedeji, A.

  Environmental Protection Agency

  11/1/17 → 10/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Aflatoxin 100%
  • Cereal 54%
  • Drying 50%
  • Air 22%
  • Contamination 22%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• ARRA: National Geothermal Data System Program

  Curl, D. & Cordiviola, S.

  Arizona Geological Survey

  5/24/10 → 12/31/14

  Project: Research project

  • Image 100%
  • Depth 66%
  • Temperature 66%
  • Datum 33%
  • Sample 33%

• Compiling Kentucky Coal Information for the National coal Resource Data System 2010-2015

  Weisenfluh, G. & Eble, C.

  US Geological Survey

  7/1/10 → 6/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Coal 100%
  • Datum 23%
  • Data System 23%
  • Geological Survey 23%
  • Kentucky 15%

• 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%

• Development of High Capacity Hydrogen Storage for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

  Hwang, H. T. & Hwang, H. T.

  Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation Kyonggi University

  5/1/17 → 4/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Pilotless Aircraft 100%
  • Hydrogen 100%
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 100%
  • Research 66%
  • Additives 66%

• SARE Sustainable Ag Training Program (MSP)

  Meyer, A.

  9/1/14 → 6/7/15

  Project: Research project

  • Training 100%
  • Kentucky 100%
  • Administrative Structure 66%
  • Conferences 50%
  • Farmers 33%

• 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%

• Phase II: UKy-CAER Heat-integrated Transformative CO2 Capture Process for Pulverized Coal Power Plants

  Liu, K. & Nikolic, H.

  Department of Energy

  4/1/18 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Research 80%
  • Carbon Capture 66%
  • Capture System 33%
  • Absorber 13%

• Tailoring the Ionic Liquid Environment in Nanopores for Green Reaction Engineering

  Rankin, S., Knutson, B. & Ladipo, F.

  National Science Foundation

  9/1/16 → 8/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Ionic Liquid 100%
  • Environment 50%
  • Catalysis 30%
  • Chemical Reaction 20%
  • Green 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%

• CAREER: Glucan phosphatases: a key to designer starches and plant energy storage

  Gentry, M.

  3/15/13 → 2/28/19

  Project: Research project

  • Starch 100%
  • Glucan 76%
  • Phosphatase 61%
  • Metabolic Pathway 14%
  • Phosphorylation 14%

• Defining Glucan Dikinase Phosphorylation of Starch from Multiple Kingdoms

  Gentry, M. & Vander Kooi, C.

  8/1/18 → 8/12/22

  Project: Research project

  • Starch 100%
  • Glucan 51%
  • Phosphorylation 33%
  • Plant 29%
  • Lysozyme 18%

• Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center

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

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

  7/1/12 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

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

• 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%

• Advancing Post-Combustion CO2 Capture through Increased Mass Transfer and Lower Degradation

  Thompson, J. & Liu, K.

  Department of Energy

  10/1/18 → 9/30/22

  Project: Research project

  • Mass Transfer 100%
  • Solvent 55%
  • Development 44%
  • Carbon Capture 33%
  • Aerosol 22%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• High Potential Redox Couples: Design Strategies for Survival in Diverse Environments

  Kaur, A. P. & Odom, S.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/18 → 7/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • Radical Cation 100%
  • Application 75%
  • Electron Particle 50%
  • Lithium Ion Battery 50%
  • Redox Potential 50%

• A Database Design for Management of Time-Series Data in Underground Coalmines

  Agioutantis, Z.

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  2/1/15 → 1/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Mines 100%
  • Datum 88%
  • Sensor 88%
  • Real Time 77%
  • Parameter 55%

• Appalachian Research Initiative for Environmental Sciences: UK Mining Engineering Tasks

  Honaker, R., Agioutantis, Z. & Lusk, B.

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  7/1/11 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Mining Engineering 100%
  • Research 85%
  • Water 57%
  • Engineering 57%
  • United Kingdom 42%