The Office of Science of the Department of Energy is pleased to announce that four projects (listed below) have been selected to receive funding as part of a competition for research in Computational Materials Science (CMS) sponsored by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The research efforts will develop advanced open-source community software and databases. Solicited topics were (a) computational discovery and design of functional materials with unique physical properties, and (b) computation ... Show More

The Office of Science of the Department of Energy is pleased to announce that four projects (listed below) have been selected to receive funding as part of a competition for research in Computational Materials Science (CMS) sponsored by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The research efforts will develop advanced open-source community software and databases. Solicited topics were (a) computational discovery and design of functional materials with unique physical properties, and (b) computational modeling of emergent and ordered magnetic, superconducting, and/or ferroelectric phases, including their dynamics. A key aim of the current projects is to take full advantage of the nation’s most advanced computers. Funding will provide a bridge to perform fundamental and exploratory research at so-called “exascale” machines recently deployed at DOE national laboratories. Show Less

The FOA is issued by the FES General Plasma Science (GPS) program to seek new applications from U.S. researchers to carry out frontier-level plasma science research on one or more of the FES GPS Program supported collaborative research facilities (CRFs). The focus here is on new, one-time, short-term, small “seed” funding for external collaborations with the CRFs and to increase participation at and productivity of these facilities. Through the support of this research, the FES GPS Program plays ... Show More

The FOA is issued by the FES General Plasma Science (GPS) program to seek new applications from U.S. researchers to carry out frontier-level plasma science research on one or more of the FES GPS Program supported collaborative research facilities (CRFs). The focus here is on new, one-time, short-term, small “seed” funding for external collaborations with the CRFs and to increase participation at and productivity of these facilities. Through the support of this research, the FES GPS Program plays a key role in training the next generation of plasma scientists and engineers. Show Less

The FOA is issued by the FES General Plasma Science (GPS) program to provide frontier-level research opportunities leading to significant advances in the fundamental understanding of basic plasma science and engineering. The FOA welcomed proposals in three core research areas: (i) dynamical processes in laboratory, space, and astrophysical plasma, such as magnetic reconnection, plasma dynamo, shocks, turbulence cascade, structures, waves, flows and their interactions; (ii) behavior of dusty plas ... Show More

The FOA is issued by the FES General Plasma Science (GPS) program to provide frontier-level research opportunities leading to significant advances in the fundamental understanding of basic plasma science and engineering. The FOA welcomed proposals in three core research areas: (i) dynamical processes in laboratory, space, and astrophysical plasma, such as magnetic reconnection, plasma dynamo, shocks, turbulence cascade, structures, waves, flows and their interactions; (ii) behavior of dusty plasma, non-neutral, single-component matter or antimatter plasma, and ultra-cold neutral plasma; and (iii) plasma chemistry and processes in low temperature plasma, interfacial plasma, and interaction of plasma with materials and/or biomaterials. Through the support of this research, the FES GPS Program plays a key role in training the next generation of plasma scientists and engineers. Show Less

These partnerships advance understanding of the physical world by supporting fundamental, early-stage energy research collaborations with the DOE National Laboratories. The grants are aimed to enhance the research of EPSCoR scientists while building expertise and capabilities that will enable the institutions to compete more successfully for other federal R&D funding. In this way the DOE EPSCoR program advances the geographic diversity of researchers conducting competitive energy-related resear ... Show More

These partnerships advance understanding of the physical world by supporting fundamental, early-stage energy research collaborations with the DOE National Laboratories. The grants are aimed to enhance the research of EPSCoR scientists while building expertise and capabilities that will enable the institutions to compete more successfully for other federal R&D funding. In this way the DOE EPSCoR program advances the geographic diversity of researchers conducting competitive energy-related research. Show Less

Nuclear Data Evaluators are subject matter experts that assess new and old experimental data, theory, and computational methods to determine the best accepted values for properties of nuclear structure and reactions. Due to retirements and increasing demand in nuclear data, there is a need to increase the evaluator workforce. Awards under this FOA will train four new evaluators to bolster the workforce, and include a summer school for in-depth training in specialized topics among the cohort of t ... Show More

Nuclear Data Evaluators are subject matter experts that assess new and old experimental data, theory, and computational methods to determine the best accepted values for properties of nuclear structure and reactions. Due to retirements and increasing demand in nuclear data, there is a need to increase the evaluator workforce. Awards under this FOA will train four new evaluators to bolster the workforce, and include a summer school for in-depth training in specialized topics among the cohort of trainees. Show Less

Bioimaging Research and Approaches for the Bioeconomy & the Environment supports fundamental research to enhance resolution, speed, stability, sensitivity, or chemical specificity of bioimaging and sensing technologies. Quantum-enabled research is included. Two subtopics are supported: novel research concepts proceeding through technical validation; and innovative experimental prototype research proceeding through hypothesis-driven biological experimentation. All applications will advance biolog ... Show More

Bioimaging Research and Approaches for the Bioeconomy & the Environment supports fundamental research to enhance resolution, speed, stability, sensitivity, or chemical specificity of bioimaging and sensing technologies. Quantum-enabled research is included. Two subtopics are supported: novel research concepts proceeding through technical validation; and innovative experimental prototype research proceeding through hypothesis-driven biological experimentation. All applications will advance biological knowledge of plant and microbial systems for a bioeconomy. Show Less

Particle accelerators provide unique sources of light and particles that support the research of thousands of scientists worldwide. The DOE Office of Science Accelerator Stewardship and Accelerator Development programs (ARDAP) support use-inspired basic research and development (R&D) on accelerator technology that advances science, healthcare, the economy, and our security, and supports public-private partnerships to strengthen domestic suppliers of accelerator technology. The awards in this ann ... Show More

Particle accelerators provide unique sources of light and particles that support the research of thousands of scientists worldwide. The DOE Office of Science Accelerator Stewardship and Accelerator Development programs (ARDAP) support use-inspired basic research and development (R&D) on accelerator technology that advances science, healthcare, the economy, and our security, and supports public-private partnerships to strengthen domestic suppliers of accelerator technology. The awards in this announcement are working to solve some of the most challenging problems in medical, industrial, environmental, and security applications of accelerator technology. Show Less