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FY2023

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Research Category Project Type Project Status
Automated, High-Throughput Screening of Increased Ionic Conductivity Polymer Electrolytes 22-LW-006 Johanna Schwartz Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing Lab-Wide Continuing
Multi-Enzyme and Cofactor Co-Localization for Cell-Free Biocatalysis 23-LW-009 Ziye Dong Bioscience and Bioengineering Lab-Wide Continuing
Harnessing Organic Phosphorus Scavengers to Mitigate Nutrient Scarcity 23-LW-068 Wei Li Bioscience and Bioengineering Lab-Wide Continuing
Exploring the Cosmos: Enabling One-Thousand Times More Sensitive Spectrographs for Exoplanet Search 22-LW-020 David Erskine Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Lab-Wide Final
Graph-Based Modeling for Detection and Tracking of Sarin-Surrogate-Induced Neurotoxicity using a human-relevant in vitro brain model 23-LW-011 Jose Cadena Pico Bioscience and Bioengineering Lab-Wide Continuing
Bead Fabrication for Extreme Environment Analysis Development 22-LW-021 Elizabeth Sobalvarro Science of Materials in Hypersonic Regime Conditions Lab-Wide Final
Engineering Bacillus Subtilis for Controlled Gaseous Nitrogen Fixation to Reduce Artificial Nitrogen Utilization and Enhance Microbial Community Function 23-LW-014 Cody Madsen Bioscience and Bioengineering Lab-Wide Continuing
Microbe-Mediated Effects of Enhanced Rock Weathering on Soil Organic Carbon Storage 22-LW-022 Noah Sokol Earth and Atmospheric Science Lab-Wide Final
Reconstructing the Birth Environment of the Solar System 23-LW-015 Quinn Shollenberger Earth and Atmospheric Science Lab-Wide Continuing
Nuclear Detective Work in the Early Universe: The Mysterious Origin of Protein-Rich Stable Nuclei 22-LW-029 Andrew Ratkiewicz Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Manipulating the Spin of Nuclei with Nuclear Reactions 23-LW-016 Daniel Hoff Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Developing a Predictive Catalysis Framework for Upgrading Sustainable Alcohols 22-LW-033 Christopher Hahn Energy and Resource Security Lab-Wide Final
Understanding Chemical Kinetics by Operando Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy 23-LW-018 Xiaoxing Xia Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing Lab-Wide Continuing
Microbial Recycling of Plastic-Polymer-Bonded Rare Earth Magnets 22-LW-034 Nancy Merino Bioscience and Bioengineering Lab-Wide Final
Searching for the Edges of the Nuclear Landscape 23-LW-025 Wei Jia Ong Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Modulating Guanosine Triphosphate Hydrolysis Provides Novel Therapeutic Option to Treat Cancer and Bacterial Infections 22-LW-041 Yue Yang Bioscience and Bioengineering Lab-Wide Final
Antimicrobials for Multi-Drug Resistant Infections for BioResilience, Advancement 23-LW-029 Carolyn Fisher Biological and Chemical Countermeasures Lab-Wide Continuing
Fighting Fire with Fire: Can Traditional Native American Burning Practices Help Reduce Devastating Wildfires and Increase Soil Carbon Storage? 22-LW-053 Susan Zimmerman Earth and Atmospheric Science Lab-Wide Final
Revealing the Mystery Mode: Understanding the Nuclear Decay Mechanism that Governs Formation of the Universe's Heavy Elements 23-LW-034 Anthony Paul Ramirez Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Solid-State Gamma-Ray Detection Using Quantum Dots 22-LW-054 Tom Nakotte Nuclear Threat Reduction Lab-Wide Final