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FY2023

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Research Category Project Type Project Status
Developing a Predictive Physics-Based Modeling Framework for Biomass Combustion in Typical Wildfire Conditions 23-LW-007 Chiara Saggese Earth and Atmospheric Science Lab-Wide Continuing
Cosmic Ray Investigations with National Security Detector Networks 23-LW-067 Eric Albin Nuclear Threat Reduction Lab-Wide Continuing
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
Rapid T Cell Engineering to Counter Emerging Threats 22-DR-001 Claire Robertson Bioscience and Bioengineering Disruptive Research Continuing
High-Efficiency Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Membranes 22-DR-003 Juergen Biener Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing Disruptive Research Continuing
Laser Amplification with Suppressed Amplified Spontaneous Emission 22-DR-004 Stephen Payne Lasers and Optical Science and Technology Disruptive Research Continuing