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

  CHFS/DPH FY15-16 UK Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

  Hampson, S.

  7/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Contract Law 100%
  • Agreement 100%
  • Cabinet 83%
  • Health 83%
  • Service 83%

• Oak Ridge Associated Universities Travel Grant

  Odom, S.

  6/8/15 → 11/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Redox Flow Battery 100%
  • Group 33%
  • Lithium-Ion Batteries 16%
  • Oak Ridge 16%
  • Evaluation 16%

• 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%

• Workshop: Research and Education Needs in Sustainable Manufacturing: Atlanta, GA; July 2016

  Badurdeen, F.

  National Science Foundation

  7/15/16 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Manufacturing 100%
  • Sustainable Manufacturing 83%
  • Materials 50%
  • Technology 41%
  • Workshop 41%

• IACMI Task 3.2: Optimized Low Cost Carbon Fiber to Enable High Volume Manufacturing of Lightweight Automotive Composites.

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

  University of Tennessee

  7/1/15 → 1/31/17

  Project: Research project

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

• Identification and Characterization of Coal and Coal By-Products Containing High Rare Earth Element Concentrations

  Groppo, J., Eble, C., Honaker, R. & Hower, J.

  Department of Energy

  10/1/16 → 4/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Rare Earth Element 100%
  • Coal 100%
  • Lanthanoid Atom 100%
  • Concentration 66%
  • Mining Engineering 33%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• Electric Vehicle STEM Project

  Medina, S.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  11/1/19 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

  • Program 100%
  • Programs 100%
  • Students 53%
  • Ethnic Groups 46%
  • Races 46%

• KSEF RDE: Investigating the Effects of Electrochemical Cycling on the Mechanical Behavior of Activated Carbon Nanospheres

  Yang, F. & Chen, R.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Nanosphere 100%
  • Activated Charcoal 89%
  • Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitor 80%
  • Research 30%
  • Tasks 20%

• 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%

• Fire Prevention and Safety Project: Smoke Alarm Installation

  McCool, R.

  Federal Emergency Management Agency

  9/6/16 → 9/5/17

  Project: Research project

  • Smoke 100%
  • Fires 63%
  • Project 45%
  • Education 26%
  • Prevention 21%

• 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%

• 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%

• Consultation on Energy Savings Performance Contracting

  Copley, G.

  KY Department for Local Government

  10/7/16 → 3/15/17

  Project: Research project

  • Contract Law 100%
  • Contract 85%
  • Project 71%
  • Savings 57%
  • Buildings 57%

• 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%

• 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%

• Thermal Characterization of Defense Materials

  Craddock, J.

  Army Research Office

  3/14/19 → 3/13/20

  Project: Research project

  • Research 100%
  • Thermal Diffusivity 28%
  • Measurer 28%
  • Testing 28%
  • Universities 28%

• KSEF RDE: Novel approach to the study of a new alloy for energy applications

  Menon, M.

  7/1/14 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Band Gap 100%
  • Alloy 50%
  • Approach 33%
  • Condition 33%
  • Investigation 33%

• 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%

• 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%

• KSEF RDE: Laser Spectroscopic Studies of Intermediates in the Production of Silica and Silicon Thin Films

  Clouthier, D.

  7/1/16 → 2/22/18

  Project: Research project

  • Radical (Chemistry) 100%
  • Siloxane 100%
  • Spectra 100%
  • Silicon Dioxide 100%
  • Mixture 100%

• 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%

• High Energy Physics Tools for Precision Neutrino Interactions

  Hill, R.

  Department of Energy

  5/1/18 → 4/30/24

  Project: Research project

  • Neutrino 100%
  • Calculation 33%
  • Dark Matter 33%
  • Events 33%
  • Particle Physics 33%

• 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%

• Coal Education - Video Documentary Project

  Parker, S. & Martinez, J.

  KY Energy and Environment Cabinet

  7/1/14 → 6/30/15

  Project: Research project

  • Project 100%
  • Electricity 66%
  • Revenue 33%
  • Landscape 33%
  • Decision Maker 33%

• Surface Ligand Effects on Energetics, Charge Transfer, and Stability at Interfaces Between Metal Halide Perovskites and Organic Semiconductors

  Graham, K.

  Department of Energy

  9/1/17 → 8/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Perovskites 100%
  • Ligand 29%
  • Energetics 25%
  • Charge Transfer 16%
  • Surface 16%

• Development and Testing of a High Temperature PBI Hollow Fiber Membrane Technology for Pre-Combustion CO2 Capture

  Liu, K., Koumoulis, D., Caudill, L. & Placido, A.

  SRI International

  11/1/18 → 12/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • Synthesis Gas 100%
  • Gas 100%
  • Syngas 100%
  • Gases 100%
  • Steam 80%

• 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%