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FY2023

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Project Title Project Code Research Category Project Type Project Status
Hunting Sub-gigaelectron-volt Dark Matter with Diamonds and Magnetic Microcalorimeters 22-FS-011 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Final
Deciphering Fingerprints of Stellar Nucleosynthesis Through Nuclear Reaction Rate Measurements and Isotopic Analyses of Stardust 20-ERD-030 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Nuclear Detective Work in the Early Universe: The Mysterious Origin of Protein-Rich Stable Nuclei 22-LW-029 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Manipulating the Spin of Nuclei with Nuclear Reactions 23-LW-016 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Towards Three-Dimensional Neutron Imaging with Light-field Technology 23-FS-053 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Continuing
Searching for the Edges of the Nuclear Landscape 23-LW-025 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Development of a Novel Neutron Source for Next-Generation Neutron Scattering Experiments 22-ERD-026 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Continuing
Revealing the Mystery Mode: Understanding the Nuclear Decay Mechanism that Governs Formation of the Universe's Heavy Elements 23-LW-034 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Do Tetraquarks Exist? Understanding the Nature of the Mysterious Meson Candidate 23-LW-036 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Expanding Plutonium Inorganic Chemistry 23-FS-041 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Continuing
Dark Matter Search with Plutonium-241 Beta Decays 23-LW-043 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Fission with Exotic Nuclei 21-ERD-001 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Putting the Super Back In Supernova 23-LW-044 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
Breakdown of the Magic Numbers: Unparalleled Opportunities at the New Facility for Rare Isotope Beams 23-LW-047 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Continuing
How Rapid is the Rapid Neutron Capture Process? 21-LW-032 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Final
Target Production Using Additive Manufacturing 23-FS-010 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Feasibility Study Continuing
Reverse-Engineering the Neutron-Nucleus Interaction 21-ERD-006 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Exploratory Research Final
Predictive Ternary Reactions for Stellar Nucleosynthesis 22-LW-003 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Lab-Wide Final
The Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Pioneering a Nuclear Science Program Guided by Artificial Intelligence 23-SI-004 Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology Strategic Initiative Continuing
Adverse Neurological Effects of Wildfire Smoke 23-ERD-020 Bioscience and Bioengineering Exploratory Research Continuing