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Project Title | Project Code | Principal Investigator | Research Category | Project Type | Project Status |
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Materials for Energy Management across the Electromagnetic Spectrum | 23-ERD-049 | Anna Hiszpanski | Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
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 |
Radiofrequency-Photonic Control Interface for Scalable, High Speed Quantum Computing | 21-ERD-033 | Apurva Gowda | Quantum Science and Technology | Exploratory Research | Final |
Local Energy Matter Interactions and Materials Response in Hypersonic Environments | 21-SI-003 | Aric Rousso | Science of Materials in Hypersonic Regime Conditions | Strategic Initiative | Final |
Water Security in a Snow-Free Future: The Science of Subsurface Water Storage | 23-ERD-039 | Ate Visser | Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
Investigating Fluorescent Amino Acids with Entangled Photon Pair Absorption | 23-FS-022 | Audrey Eshun | Bioscience and Bioengineering | Feasibility Study | Continuing |
Establishing a Design Hub for Tokamak Fusion Reactor Divertor Systems | 23-ERD-015 | Benjamin Dudson | Energy and Resource Security | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
Adaptive Sampling for Risk-Averse Design and Optimization | 22-ERD-009 | Boyan Lazarov | High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
Ultrafast Operation of High-Average-Power, High-Energy Thulium Lasers | 21-ERD-016 | Brendan Reagan | Lasers and Optical Science and Technology | Exploratory Research | Final |
Breakdown of the Magic Numbers: Unparalleled Opportunities at the New Facility for Rare Isotope Beams | 23-LW-047 | Brenden Longfellow | Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology | Lab-Wide | Continuing |
Revealing Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Through Multiscale Dynamic Imaging | 21-ERD-038 | Brent Segelke | Bioscience and Bioengineering | Exploratory Research | Final |
Deciphering Fingerprints of Stellar Nucleosynthesis Through Nuclear Reaction Rate Measurements and Isotopic Analyses of Stardust | 20-ERD-030 | Brett Isselhardt | Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology | Exploratory Research | Final |
Robustly Designed Optical Coatings for Cutting-Edge Science | 23-FS-024 | Brian Bauman | Lasers and Optical Science and Technology | Feasibility Study | Final |
Virtual Inspection of Advanced Manufacturing via Process-Scale Digital Twins | 23-SI-003 | Brian Giera | Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing | Strategic Initiative | Continuing |
Countermeasure Development for Chemical Warfare Agents through Accelerated Molecular Discovery | 22-ERD-007 | Brian Mayer | Forensic Science | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
DENAS: Deep Neuroevolution at Scale | 21-ERD-026 | Brian Van Essen | High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science | Exploratory Research | Final |
Adverse Neurological Effects of Wildfire Smoke | 23-ERD-020 | Bruce Buchholz | Bioscience and Bioengineering | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
Ending Electrolyte Degradation in Aqueous Flow Batteries: Enabling Low-Cost Alternatives for Scalable Grid Storage | 22-DR-014 | Buddhinie Jayathilake | Energy and Resource Security | Disruptive Research | Continuing |
Gallium Arsenide Semiconductor Opening Switches for Pulsed Power Systems | 23-ERD-031 | Caitlin Chapin | Directed Energy | Exploratory Research | Continuing |
Shape Changing of Responsive Elastomer Structures | 22-ERD-030 | Caitlyn Krikorian | Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing | Exploratory Research | Continuing |