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Project Title Tracking Code Author Research Category Project Type Project Status
Characterizing Host–Pathogen Immunity Gut–Brain Interactions 16-ERD-007 Gabriela Loots Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
Materials Informatics for Synthesis, Optimization, and Scale-Up of Advanced Materials 16-ERD-019 Thomas Han Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Final
Nucleosynthesis for Science and Security 16-ERD-022 Nicholas Scielzo Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
HDRScope—The High Dynamic-Range Oscilloscope 16-ERD-045 Peter Devore Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Parallel Two-Photon Polymerization for Sub-Micrometer Additive Manufacturing 16-ERD-047 Sourabh Saha Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Final
Laser Beam Propagation Through Deep Turbulence 16-ERD-049 Stephen Ammons Directed Energy Exploratory Research Final
Optimizing Engineered Flow-Through Electrodes for Energy Applications 16-ERD-051 Marcus Worsley Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Final
Uncovering the Origins of the Solar System with Cosmochemical Forensics 17-ERD-001 Lars Borg Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
The Origins of Matter on Near-Exascale Supercomputing 17-ERD-002 Pavlos Vranas Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Enhanced Surface Laser-Damage Resistance of Nonlinear Crystals 17-ERD-003 Salmaan Baxamusa Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing with High-Accuracy Astrometry 17-ERD-004 Willem De Vries Space Security Exploratory Research Final
Science of Finishing of Novel Optical Materials 17-ERD-005 Tayyab Suratwala Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Control of Superconducting Quantum Circuits 17-ERD-006 Lisa Poyneer High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
High-Dimensional Spectral-Sampling Techniques 17-ERD-009 Jayaraman Thiagarajan High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
Exploring Laser-Produced Relativistic Pair Plasma Jets 17-ERD-010 Hui Chen High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Characterizing Carbon Nucleation in Shocked Energetic Materials 17-ERD-011 Sorin Bastea High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science Exploratory Research Final
Engineering a Therapeutic Microbe for Infection-Site Delivery of Encapsulated Antimicrobial Peptides 17-ERD-013 Mimi Yung Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
Kinetics of Incipient Stages of Phase Transitions 17-ERD-014 Raymond Smith High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensors for Geophysical Applications 17-ERD-015 Robert Mellors Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Final
An Alternative Rare-Event Detector 17-ERD-016 Steven Dazeley Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Fullerene-Grafted Graphene as an Electrical Energy Storage Material 17-ERD-017 Monika Biener Energy and Resource Security Exploratory Research Final
Synthetic Biology and Computational Modeling for Prediction of Viral Virulence 17-ERD-019 Monica Borucki Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
Understanding Plasma Divertor Detachment in Fusion Power Reactors 17-ERD-020 Adam Mclean High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Probabilistic Modeling for Nuclear Fission and Heavy-Ion Collisions 17-ERD-022 Ron Soltz Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Detecting Data Races in High-Performance Computing 17-ERD-023 Markus Schordan High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
Simulation of Biased Random Walks in an Asynchronous Graph Framework 17-ERD-024 Geoffrey Sanders High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
Effects of Pressure-Induced Ionization Potential Depression on Material Properties 17-ERD-025 Amy Jenei High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Projection-Based Model Reduction with Applications in Radiation Transport and Hydrodynamics Simulation 17-ERD-026 Robert Anderson High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
Effects of Magnetic Fields on Transport in Laser-Driven Nonequilibrium Plasmas 17-ERD-027 Gregory Kemp High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Understanding Material Strength Variabilities and Uncertainties for Component Qualification 17-ERD-029 Jeffrey Florando Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Next-Generation Search for Solar Axion Dark Matter with the International Axion Observatory 17-ERD-030 Julia Vogel Space Security Exploratory Research Final
Microbial Characterization of Combat-Patient Wounds to Improve Healing 17-ERD-031 Nicholas Be Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
The Design of a Solid-State Streak Detector 17-ERD-032 Philip Datte High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Technologies for High-Energy, Short-Pulse Laser Systems Beyond the Kilowatt Barrier 17-ERD-033 Emily Link Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Optically Safer, Power-Scalable Laser Systems for Defense Applications 17-ERD-034 Derrek Drachenberg Directed Energy Exploratory Research Final
Multiple-Rate Integrators for Differential Equations 17-ERD-035 Carol Woodward High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
Learning Interactions in Complex Biological Systems 17-ERD-036 Daniel Faissol Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Exploratory Research Final
Rapid Closed-Loop Control of Additive Manufacturing with Machine Learning 17-ERD-037 Brian Giera Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Final
Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Phase Transitions in Metals with a Toroidal Diamond Anvil Cell 17-ERD-038 Zsolt Jenei High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Particle Beam Capability 17-ERD-039 Tammy Ma High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Quantum Levitation of Fuel Capsules for Inertial Confinement Fusion 17-ERD-040 Sergei Kucheyev Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Final
Modeling Thermal and Quantum Magnetic Fluctuations in Correlated Materials 17-ERD-041 Babak Sadigh High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
In Situ Diagnostics for Accelerated Fabrication and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials 17-ERD-042 Jonathan Lee Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Computational Design of Broadly Neutralizing Vaccines for Highly Mutable Pathogens 17-ERD-043 Felice Lightstone Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
Probabilistic Predictions and Uncertainty Estimation for Radiological and Nuclear Effects Modeling 17-ERD-045 Donald Lucas Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Progress
Design and Optimization of Compact Multi-Mission Telescopes 17-ERD-046 Alexander Pertica Space Security Exploratory Research Final
Electrodeposition of Gradient-Density Metal Films from Ionic Liquids 17-ERD-047 Corie Horwood High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Film Growth Dynamics During Pulsed Sputter Deposition 17-ERD-048 Yinmin Wang Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Final
A Diamond Total-Internal-Reflection Photoconductive Switch 17-ERD-050 Lars Voss Directed Energy Exploratory Research Final
Integrating climate model simulations and paleo data to constrain future drought risks over California 17-ERD-052 Susan Zimmerman Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Final
Three-Dimensional Bio-Printed Microenvironments for Studying Cancer Metastasis 17-ERD-054 Monica Moya Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
Measuring Atmospheric Gas Using Small Satellites 17-ERD-059 Vincent Riot Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Progress
Microphysics Studies of Hohlraum Dynamics 17-ERD-060 Drew Higginson High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
New Framework to Prevent Catastrophic Damage to Laser Diodes 17-ERD-069 Robert Deri Directed Energy Exploratory Research Final
Simulations of Interpenetrating Plasmas 17-ERD-081 Debojyoti Ghosh High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Minimizing Absorption on Optical Surfaces of Gas Lasers 17-ERD-099 Benjamin Haid Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Robust Decentralized Signal Processing and Distributed Control of Autonomous Sensor Networks 17-ERD-101 Ryan Goldhahn High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Final
A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure 17-ERD-117 Meghan Mcgarry Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience Exploratory Research Progress
Foams in Hohlraums 17-ERD-118 Ogden Jones High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Next-Generation Hohlraums for High Coupling Efficiency 17-ERD-119 Peter Amendt High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
A Search for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Dark Matter 17-ERD-120 William Dawson Space Security Exploratory Research Progress
Investigating the Role of Innate Immunity in Viral Encephalitis Caused by Rift Valley Fever Virus 17-LW-038 Dina Weilhammer Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Advanced Multilayer Systems for National Security 17-SI-001 Tommaso Pardini Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Strategic Initiatives Final
An Investigational Platform of the Human Brain for Understanding Complex Neural Function 17-SI-002 Nicholas Fischer Bioscience and Bioengineering Strategic Initiatives Final
Large-Scale Multimodal Deep Learning for Nuclear Nonproliferation Analysis 17-SI-003 Barry Chen High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Strategic Initiatives Final
Variable Precision Computing 17-SI-004 Jeffrey Hittinger High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Strategic Initiatives Final
Computational Design Automation 17-SI-005 Daniel Tortorelli Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Strategic Initiatives Final
Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements 18-ERD-001 Federica Coppari High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
High-Order Finite Elements for Thermal Radiative Transfer on Curved Meshes 18-ERD-002 Terry Haut High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Functional Photoresists for Energy Applications 18-ERD-004 Juergen Biener Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Anti-Reflective Meta-Surfaces (ARMS) for High-Power Lasers 18-ERD-005 Eyal Feigenbaum Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
XPlacer: Extensible and Portable Optimizations of Data Placement in Memory 18-ERD-006 Chunhua Liao High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Simulating Magnetized Particle Dynamics in Z-Pinch Plasmas 18-ERD-007 Mikhail Dorf High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Quantifying Uncertainties of Microscopic Nuclear Theories 18-ERD-008 Nicolas Schunck Nuclear Weapons Science Exploratory Research Progress
Longitudinal Monitoring of Ribonucleic Acid Content of a Live Cell with a Nanotube Pore Interface 18-ERD-011 Aleksandr Noy Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector 18-ERD-012 Amalia Fernandez Panella High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Developing Photonuclear Experimental Capabilities for Nuclear Science and Security 18-ERD-013 Robert Casperson Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science 18-ERD-014 Stefan Hau-Riege High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Direct Measurement of Mass-Temperature Distributions in the Core of Implosions on the National Ignition Facility 18-ERD-015 Daniel Thorn High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Pioneering Stable Isotope Signatures of Nuclear Proliferation 18-ERD-016 Jennifer Matzel Nuclear Threat Reduction Exploratory Research Progress
Deep Multitask Learning for Predictive Oncology 18-ERD-017 Ana Paula De Oliveira Sales High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Methods for Explainable Artificial Intelligence 18-ERD-021 Gerald Friedland High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Selective Removal of Ions from Aqueous Solutions 18-ERD-024 Patrick Campbell Energy and Resource Security Exploratory Research Progress
Integration of Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties Methodology into Parallel Discrete Event Simulator Framework 18-ERD-025 James Leek Space Security Exploratory Research Progress
Algebraic Multigrid Preconditioners for Scalable Simulation of Reservoir Geomechanics and Multiphase Flow 18-ERD-027 Joshua White Energy and Resource Security Exploratory Research Progress
The Next Breakthroughs in Neutrino Physics 18-ERD-028 Michael Heffner Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Arbitrary Control and Characterization of Laser Waveforms and Interactions at Picosecond Resolution over Long Record Lengths 18-ERD-029 Ryan Muir Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Quantum Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Electronic Transport in Nonlinear Regimes 18-ERD-031 Alfredo Correa Tedesco High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Porous Metals via Ice Templating 18-ERD-032 Michael Bagge-Hansen Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Pressure Ionization in Ultra-High Density Plasmas 18-ERD-033 Tilo Doeppner High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Construction of Genetic Sense-and-Respond Modules to Detect Viral Infection 18-ERD-034 Kenneth Overton Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Exploratory Research Progress
A Computational Approach to Improve Prediction of Off-Target Drug Binding Using Membrane Bilayer Effects 18-ERD-035 Helgi Ingolfsson Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
Energy Scaling of Thin-Disk Lasers 18-ERD-038 Thomas Spinka Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Predictive Modeling of Correlated Noise in Superconducting Circuits 18-ERD-039 Vincenzo Lordi Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience Exploratory Research Progress
Stable Isotope Probing and Viromics: Quantifying Virus-Host and Carbon Cycling Dynamics in Soil with Isotope-Targeted Metagenomics 18-ERD-041 Steven Blazewicz Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
Optical Interconnect for High-Density Neural Signals 18-ERD-042 Razi-Ul Haque Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
Detection of Upwind Pathogens Using Aircraft and Ground Stations 18-ERD-044 Crystal Jaing Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
A Handheld Medical Diagnostic Device for Harsh Environments 18-ERD-045 Matthew Coleman Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Final
Plasma Photonics: Manipulating Light Using Plasmas 18-ERD-046 Pierre Michel Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
High-Fidelity Kinetic Modeling of Plasmas in Z-Pinch and Pulsed-Power Configurations 18-ERD-048 Genia Vogman High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Modeling Nuclear Cloud Rise and Fallout in Complex Environments 18-ERD-049 Katherine Lundquist Nuclear Threat Reduction Exploratory Research Progress
Flash X-Ray Computed Tomography for Three-Dimensional Characterization of Explosive Performance 18-ERD-052 Kyle Champley Nuclear Weapons Science Exploratory Research Progress
The Development of High-Order Interface Tracking Schemes for the Simulation of Multiphase Flows 18-ERD-053 Bryce Campbell High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Advancing Measurements and Understanding of the Rate and Structure of Atmospheric Warming 18-ERD-054 Stephen Po-Chedley Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Progress
Influence of Process Parameters and Alloy Composition on Crack Mitigation in Selective Laser Melting 18-ERD-057 Bey Vrancken Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Laying the Foundation for a Predictive Theory of Electroweak Nuclear Phenomena 18-ERD-058 Kyle Wendt Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Exploring Deuterium-Tritium Gas-Filled Hohlraums as a High-Yield Neutron Source 18-ERD-059 Matthias Hohenberger High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection 18-ERD-060 Alison Saunders High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Defining the Direction of Nuclear-Plasma Interaction Research at the National Ignition Facility 18-ERD-061 Darren Bleuel High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Final
Bioprinting Breast Cancer In Situ to Study Cell Communication in Disease Progression 18-ERD-062 Claire Robertson Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
Imaging Dynamics of Defects Far from Equilibrium 18-ERD-063 Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Additive Manufacturing of Post-Detonation Surrogate Debris Reference Materials 18-FS-004 Tashi Parsons-Davis Nuclear Threat Reduction Feasibility Study Final
Brain Connectomics: Opportunities for High-Performance Computing 18-FS-009 Alan Kaplan Bioscience and Bioengineering Feasibility Study Final
Experimental Determination of the Uranium-239 Neutron Capture Reaction by Measurement of Uranium-240 by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry 18-FS-023 Scott Tumey Nuclear Threat Reduction Feasibility Study Final
Development of a Low-Cost High-Throughput Ejecta Drive 18-FS-026 Jose Sinibaldi Nuclear Weapons Science Feasibility Study Final
Engineering a Quantum Methuselah Using Phononic Band Gaps 18-FS-036 Yaniv Rosen High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Feasibility Study Final
Multiscale Model for Chemical Degradation of Materials 18-FS-038 Brandon Wood Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Short-Pulse Laser Ablation of Energetic Materials for Threat Object Interrogation 18-FS-039 Nan Shen Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Construction of Solar Cells from Colloidal Nanocrystals Through Electrophoretic Deposition 18-LW-003 Kyoung Eun Kweon Energy and Resource Security Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Directly Probing Spin Fluctuations in Quantum Spin Liquids with X-Ray Free Electron Lasers 18-LW-022 Tommaso Pardini Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
The Mechanochemical Genesis of Prebiotics 18-LW-036 Elissaios Stavrou Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Innate Persistence of Human Immune Memory T Cells 18-LW-037 Bruce Buchholz Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Toward the World's First Nuclear Clock 18-LW-038 Jason Burke Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Rapid Detection of Candidates for Vaccines Against Biothreat Agents 18-LW-039 Magdalena Franco Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Catching Villains: Finding Single Cells Responsible for Cancer Drug Resistance and Metastasis 18-LW-046 Erika Fong Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Protein Factory on a Chip for Rapid Therapeutics 18-LW-055 Nicholas Watkins Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Toward Artificial Neurons: Biomimetic Signal Propagation in Synthetic Nanochannel Systems 18-LW-057 Steven Buchsbaum Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Probing Photon Fusion for New Physics at the Large Hadron Collider Using Proton Tagging 18-LW-061 Finn Rebassoo Nuclear Threat Reduction Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Building a Predictive Fission-Rate Model 18-LW-062 Walid Younes Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Metallopolymers as an Emergent Class of Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Graded Density Gold Foams 18-LW-063 William Compel Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Structure of Ionic Liquids Under Nanoconfinement in Energy Applications 18-LW-064 Eric Meshot Energy and Resource Security Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
A Machine Learning System to Guide Clinical Procedures in Real-Time 18-LW-078 Robert Blake Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Final
Developing and Characterizing New Tools for Actinide Processing Science 18-SI-001 Jason Jeffries Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Strategic Initiatives Progress
Learning-Based Predictive Models: A New Approach to Integrating Large-Scale Simulations and Experiments 18-SI-002 Brian Spears Nuclear Weapons Science Strategic Initiatives Progress
A New Science-Based Paradigm Enabling Microstructure-Tailored Additive Manufacturing of Metals 18-SI-003 Manyalibo Matthews Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Strategic Initiatives Progress
Unlocking the Mysteries of High-Explosive Science 18-SI-004 Lara Leininger High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science Strategic Initiatives Progress
Climbing over Energy Barriers: A New Paradigm for Accelerating Kinetics 19-DR-001 Christine Orme Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Disruptive Research Progress
Hypothesis Testing via Artificial Intelligence: Generating Physically Interpretable Models of Scientific Data with Machine Learning 19-DR-003 Brenden Petersen High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Disruptive Research Progress
Nuclear Dynamics on a Quantum Chip 19-DR-005 Sofia Quaglioni High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Disruptive Research Progress
Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes 19-DR-011 Patrick Poole High-Energy-Density Science Disruptive Research Progress
Beating Monte Carlo: The Polynomial Method in Lattice Problems 19-DR-013 Christian Scullard High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Disruptive Research Progress
Vaccination on the Fly: The Use of Mosquitoes to Vaccinate Bat Populations That Harbor Human Pathogens 19-DR-014 Monica Borucki Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Disruptive Research Progress
Germanium Photodiode Arrays for Hard X-Ray Imaging 19-ERD-001 Arthur Carpenter Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Micro-Resonators for Compact Optical Sensors 19-ERD-002 Tiziana Bond Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Development of Novel Ligand-Based Systems to Study the Chemical Properties of the Transactinides 19-ERD-003 John Despotopulos Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Heterogeneous Computing Elements: A Quantitative Evaluation 19-ERD-004 Maya Gokhale High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Transforming Living Materials into Chemical Reactors 19-ERD-005 Fang Qian Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Gestalt Optics: Three-Dimensional Transparent Ceramics 19-ERD-006 Zachary Seely Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Next Generation Machine Learning 19-ERD-007 Peer-Timo Bremer High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Acoustic and Electromagnetic Characterization for Accelerated Development of Additive Manufacturing 19-ERD-008 Joseph Tringe Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
A Deep Bayesian Active Learning Framework for Temporal Multimodal Data 19-ERD-009 Priyadip Ray Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Progress
Deeply Rooted: Evaluating Plant Rooting Depth as a Means for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration 19-ERD-010 Erin Nuccio Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Progress
Beta Decay at the Limits of Nuclear Stability: Integrating Ab Initio Calculations and Kinematically Complete Measurements 19-ERD-011 Aaron Gallant Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Advanced Photopolymer Materials Engineering for Multiscale Additive Fabrication 19-ERD-012 Maxim Shusteff Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Expanding Control of Quantum Processor Units 19-ERD-013 Jonathan DuBois High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Scalable Computational Tools for Predicting Fluid-Structure Interactions in Laser Directed-Energy Applications 19-ERD-015 Robert Nourgaliev Directed Energy Exploratory Research Progress
Deployable, Automated Chemistry-on-a-Chip Platform for Nuclear Forensics 19-ERD-016 Narek Gharibyan Nuclear Threat Reduction Exploratory Research Progress
Nuclear Reaction Theory for Astrophysics and Laboratory Applications 19-ERD-017 Jutta Escher Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Materials with Embedded Microstructural Logic 19-ERD-018 Robert Panas Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Scalable Multilevel Training of Large Neural Networks 19-ERD-019 Colin Ponce High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Glass Inks for Three-Dimensional Printed Fiber Preforms and Telescope Optics 19-ERD-020 Rebecca Dylla-Spears Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Industrial Control Systems Network Mapping and Data Analytics for Cybersecurity 19-ERD-021 Brian Kelley Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience Exploratory Research Progress
High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Imaging via X-Ray Reflectometry and Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography 19-ERD-022 Jefferson Cuadra Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
Advanced Physics Models for Particle-Particle Interactions 19-ERD-025 Kambiz Salari High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Exascale-Ready Modeling to Predict Recrystallization in High-Temperature Materials 19-ERD-026 Tomas Oppelstrup Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Exploratory Research Progress
The Physics of Confined Laser Ablation and Its Applications 19-ERD-027 Wesley Keller Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Tunable Optoelectronic Materials for Next-Generation Infrared Detectors 19-ERD-029 Anna Hiszpanski Space Security Exploratory Research Progress
High-Performance Parallel Simulations for Whole-Cell Modeling 19-ERD-030 Ali Navid High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Unraveling the Physics and Chemistry of Water-Rich Mixtures at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures 19-ERD-031 Marius Millot High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Interseasonal Prediction of Western United States Snowpack with Deep Learning 19-ERD-032 Gemma Anderson Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Progress
Automatic Design of Transport Systems Through Topology Optimization on Adaptively Refined Computational Grids 19-ERD-035 Victor Beck High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Exploratory Research Progress
Investigating the Site of the Weak Rapid Neutron Capture Process 19-ERD-036 Wei Jia Ong Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Earthquake Predictions on the Sierra High-Performance Computing System 19-ERD-037 Arthur Rodgers Earth and Atmospheric Science Exploratory Research Final
Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments 19-ERD-038 Yuan Shi High-Energy-Density Science Exploratory Research Progress
Photonic Transceivers for Secure Radio Frequency Communications and Radar 19-ERD-039 Jason Chou Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Exploratory Research Progress
Rapid Laser Processing of Nuclear Debris 19-FS-001 David Weisz Nuclear Threat Reduction Feasibility Study Final
Improving the Performance and Efficiency of Diode-Pumped, High-Power Lasers 19-FS-002 Robert Deri Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Using Nanoparticle Sol Gels to Prepare Custom, High-Purity Optical-Fiber Preforms 19-FS-003 Andrew Lange Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Advanced Parameterizations for Topology Optimization via Projection 19-FS-004 Seth Watts High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Feasibility Study Final
Hot Plasma Etching of Gallium Nitride 19-FS-005 Sara Harrison Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Progress
Scalable Graph Motif Learning Capabilities for Operational Cyber Defense 19-FS-006 Geoffrey Sanders Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience Feasibility Study Final
Prototyping Exascale Graph Analytics 19-FS-009 Roger Pearce High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Feasibility Study Final
Photonic-Software-Defined Radio 19-FS-011 Apurva Gowda Space Security Feasibility Study Final
Amorphous Carbon Coatings with Controlled Density and Composition 19-FS-013 Steven Falabella Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Quantum Optimal Control Using High-Performance Computing 19-FS-014 N. Anders Petersson High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Feasibility Study Final
Plasmonics-Enhanced Photocatalysis for Water Decontamination 19-FS-015 Allan Chang Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Final
Efficient, Portable Radioxenon Collection for Nuclear Test Monitoring 19-FS-016 Samuele Sangiorgio Nuclear Threat Reduction Feasibility Study Final
Evaluating Field-Programmable Gate Arrays with Proxy Applications 19-FS-017 Naoya Maruyama High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Feasibility Study Final
Optical Sampler for Broad-Spectrum Sensing 19-FS-018 David Perlmutter Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Developing a Radiochemical Method to Measure Thermonuclear Detector Cross Sections 19-FS-020 Kenton Moody Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Laser-Based Defect Reduction in Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Used in Radiation-Voltaics Devices: Radiation Hardening and Annealing 19-FS-021 Selim Elhadj Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Developing an Observation-Based Transfer Function for Climate Sensitivity 19-FS-022 Mark Zelinka Earth and Atmospheric Science Feasibility Study Final
Preparing Circulatory Modeling Code for Exascale Computing 19-FS-023 Erik Draeger Bioscience and Bioengineering Feasibility Study Final
Three-Dimensional Printed Segmented Electrodes for Water Desalination 19-FS-025 Michael Stadermann Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Final
A Simple Search for Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter 19-FS-027 Stephan Friedrich Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Establishing Hands-On Astrophysics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 19-FS-028 Reto Trappitsch Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Progress
Instrumenting a Fleet of Small Satellites for Monitoring the Earth’s Upper Atmosphere 19-FS-029 Matthew Horsley Space Security Feasibility Study Final
Enabling Optimized Charging of Electric Vehicles in Mobility Services 19-FS-030 Jonathan Donadee Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Progress
Assessment of Laser-Damage Performance of Meta-Surface Material to Enable High-Speed Laser Beam Control 19-FS-032 Selim Elhadj Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Feasibility Study Progress
Modeling Hydrodynamic Instabilities and Mix in Hohlraums 19-FS-033 Daniel Clark High-Energy-Density Science Feasibility Study Final
Short-Pulse Interrogation for Detection of Special Nuclear Materials 19-FS-034 Yuri Podpaly Nuclear Threat Reduction Feasibility Study Progress
Elucidating Algal–Bacterial Community Interactions by Tracking Volatile Biomarkers 19-FS-035 Matthias Frank Bioscience and Bioengineering Feasibility Study Progress
Microsensor Monitoring of a Direct Ink Write Process Using Electromagnetic Resonant Coupling 19-FS-036 Jenny Wang Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing In-Process Monitoring and Optimization Using Thermionic Emission Detection 19-FS-037 Aiden Martin Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Progress
Imaging Macromolecular Structural Dynamics with Low-Dose, Time-Resolved Transmission Electron Microscopy 19-FS-038 Joseph Mckeown Bioscience and Bioengineering Feasibility Study Final
Gas-Electrical Grid Coordination for Cross Infrastructure Resilience Enhancement 19-FS-039 Can Huang Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience Feasibility Study Final
Rational Design of Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Metal–Air Batteries 19-FS-041 Cheng Zhu Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Final
Evolution of Induced Fracture Networks Using Machine Learning Correlation Image Analysis 19-FS-042 Dennise Templeton Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Final
Development of Multilayer Laue Lenses for 25 Kilo-Electronvolt X-Ray Imaging 19-FS-044 Bernard Kozioziemski High-Energy-Density Science Feasibility Study Progress
Examining an On-the-Fly Movable Boundary Capability for Simulations of Unsteady High-Speed Aerothermodynamic Flows 19-FS-045 Gregory Burton Nuclear Weapons Science Feasibility Study Final
Three-Dimensional Printing of Catalytic Electrodes for Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices 19-FS-047 Siwei Liang Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Final
Large Volume Paste Projection Microstereolithography 19-FS-049 James Oakdale Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Machine Learning for Constitutive Modeling on an Exascale Computing Platform 19-FS-050 Michael Homel High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Feasibility Study Final
Using Passive Seismology to Map the Water within Critical Glacial Ice Sheets 19-FS-052 Eric Matzel Earth and Atmospheric Science Feasibility Study Final
Investigation of Computational Corrections to X-Ray Computed Tomography for Dimensional Metrology of Complex Additively Manufactured Parts 19-FS-053 Charles Divin Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Three-Dimensional Microwave Imaging of Detonation Fronts 19-FS-055 Rayford Mays High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science Feasibility Study Final
New Experiment–Theory Capability for Atomic-Level Imaging of Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries 19-FS-056 Liwen Wan Energy and Resource Security Feasibility Study Progress
Creating Feature Representations of Antibody–Antigen Complexes for Fast Binding Prediction with Machine Learning 19-FS-059 Daniel Faissol Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Feasibility Study Final
New Design for Low-Mode Asymmetry Mitigation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions 19-FS-061 Andrea Kritcher High-Energy-Density Science Feasibility Study Final
Heavy-Metal Ceramic Hohlraums for Magnetically Assisted Ignition Targets 19-FS-062 Sergei Kucheyev High-Energy-Density Science Feasibility Study Final
Metamaterials for Mechanically Directing Cell Phenotype 19-FS-064 Karen Dubbin Bioscience and Bioengineering Feasibility Study Progress
Predicting Ionizing Radiation Exposure 19-FS-065 Lawrence Dugan Chemical and Biological Countermeasures Feasibility Study Final
Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Printing of Metallic Structures via Femtosecond Projection Two-Photon Reduction 19-FS-066 Sourabh Saha Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Feasibility Study Final
Development of Beryllium Carbide Capsules for Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions 19-FS-067 Abbas Nikroo High-Energy-Density Science Feasibility Study Progress
Using Microscale Models to Enhance Predictions of Damage to Soft Tissues 19-FS-070 Phillip Paul Bioscience and Bioengineering Feasibility Study Progress
Quantum Leap for Fusion Energy Sciences 19-FS-072 Ilon Joseph High-Energy-Density Science Feasibility Study Progress
Time-Resolved Two-Dimensional Streak Camera 19-FS-073 Matthew Dayton Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Feasibility Study Progress
Connecting Nuclear Structure to Stellar Astrophysics: Neutron Skin in Tin Isotopes 19-LW-004 Jack Silano Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Three-Dimensional Bioprinted Aneurysm for Intervention Modeling Validation 19-LW-006 William Hynes Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Using Moderately Volatile Elements to Understand the Origin of the Earth-Moon System 19-LW-027 Josh Wimpenny Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Metal-Phthalocyanine Superlattices: Exploring Quantum Devices as a New Paradigm for Sensing Applications and Information Storage 19-LW-028 Alexander Baker High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Antibacterial Minerals: A Geochemical Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance 19-LW-029 Keith Morrison Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Proliferation of Interstellar Plutonium into the Solar System 19-LW-033 Reto Trappitsch Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Dating Alluvial Landforms to Understand the Role of Climate in California's Water Supply 19-LW-036 Alan Hidy Earth and Atmospheric Science Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Discovering the Nature of Neutrinos: How Nuclear Theory Will Advance This Grand Endeavor 19-LW-039 Kyle Wendt Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Unconventional Superconductivity in a Focused-Ion-Beam-Decorated Topological Insulator 19-LW-040 Dongxia Qu Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Using Isotope Probing of Microbe-Microbe Interactions to Determine the Fate of Carbon and Impacts on Climate Change 19-LW-044 Ty Samo Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Constraining the Origin of Earth’s Water with Isotope Tracers in Astromaterials 19-LW-046 Erik Oerter Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis: Waging the Arms Race with Superbugs 19-LW-048 Brent Segelke Bioscience and Bioengineering Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Development of Additive-Manufacturing Inks with Embedded Electronics for Programmable Matter 19-LW-056 Maxwell Murialdo Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory-Wide Competitions Progress
Accelerating Feedstock Optimization Using Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Data Analytic Techniques 19-SI-001 Thomas Han Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Strategic Initiatives Progress
Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability 19-SI-002 Andrew Mackinnon High-Energy-Density Science Strategic Initiatives Progress
Engineered and Instrumented Three-Dimensional Tumor-Immune Model System 19-SI-003 Elizabeth Wheeler Bioscience and Bioengineering Strategic Initiatives Progress
MADSTARE: Modeling and Analysis for Data-Starved or Ambiguous Environments 19-SI-004 Michael Schneider High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science Strategic Initiatives Progress
Manufacturing Molecules for the Carbon Economy 19-SI-005 Eric Duoss Energy and Resource Security Strategic Initiatives Progress