TECHNICAL TOPIC DESCRIPTIONS

 

OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

Program Area Overview

            1. Research to Support Proliferation Detection

a) Simulation, Modeling, and Algorithms

b) Nuclear Fuel Cycle Remote Sensing (Electro-Optical Systems):  Hardware, Software, and System Development

c) Advanced Materials Research for Radiation Detection Applications  

 

2. Research to Support Nuclear Explosion Monitoring

a) Seismic Monitoring of Nuclear Explosions

b) Radionuclide Monitoring of Nuclear Explosions

c) Space-Based Monitoring of Nuclear Explosions

 

OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

Program Area Overview

            3. Second Generation, High Temperature Superconducting Coated Conductors

a) Multi-Functional Buffer Materials and Deposition Techniques

b) Technology to Increase the Current Capacity of Coated Conductors

c) Stabilized, Low-Loss, Low-Aspect-Ratio Coated Conductors  

 

4. Cryogenic Technology for Superconductors

a) Cryostats

b) Cryo-Coolers

c) Cryogenic Dielectrics for High Voltage Electrical Equipment  

 

5. Electric Transmission and Distribution Technologies

a)  Advanced Voltage Sensor for High-Voltage Transmission Systems

b)  Embedded Monitoring for Fault Anticipation

c)  Distribution System State Estimation

d)  Standard Data Exchanges for Distribution System Management

 

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Program Area Overview

            6. Decontamination and Decommissioning of Facilities in the DOE Complex

a)  Separation Technologies for the Removal of Contaminants from Concrete

b)  Control of Airborne Radiological Contamination

c).  Monitoring Within DOE Facilities for Hazardous Contaminants, Especially to Protect Workers, and Determining Potential
      Hazardous Conditions

 

OFFICE OF BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Program Area Overview

            7. Measurement/Monitoring and Characterization Technologies for the Subsurface Environment

a)  Mapping Hydrogeologic Processes in the Shallow Subsurface

b)  Real-Time, In Situ Biogeochemistry Measurements in Subsurface Sediments, Biofilms, or Groundwater

 

8. Genomes to Life and Related Biotechnologies

a)  Genome Scale Reagent Sets

b)  Proteomics

c)  Instrumentation and Products Needed for Single Macromolecule Analysis and Control

d)  Informatics 

 

9. Atmospheric Measurement Technology

a)  Measurements of the Chemical Composition of Carbonaceous Aerosols

b)  Instrumentation for Characterizing Atmospheric Aerosols

c)  Instrumentation for Characterizing UV Spectrum and Radiative Forcing of Aerosols

d)  UAV-Suitable Cloud Radar

 

10. Medical Sciences

a)  Development of Non-Photovoltaic Biological Power Sources for Implantable Devices

b)  Radiopharmaceutical Development for Radiotracer Diagnosis and Targeted Molecular Therapy

c)  Advanced Imaging Technologies

 

11. Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere

a)  Sensors and Techniques for Measuring Terrestrial Carbon Sinks and Sources

b)  Novel Measurements of Carbon, CO2, and Trace Greenhouse Constituents of Terrestrial and Atmospheric Media

 

12. Biological Solutions for Reducing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and for Producing Fuels

a)  Sequestration of Carbon by Plant-Soil and Aquatic Systems

b)  Microbe-Based Carbon Sequestration in Harsh Environments

c)  Microbe-Based Hydrogen Production

d)  Application of Genome-to-Life (GTL) Concepts to Cellulosic Ethanol Production

 

OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY

Program Area Overview

            13. Capture and Sequestration of Carbon

a)  Advanced Technologies for Monitoring, Mitigation, and Verification

b)  Advanced Separation and Capture Techniques for CO2

c)  Non-Carbon Dioxide (Non-CO2) Greenhouse Gas Reduction

d)  Risk Assessment for Geologic Sequestration

 

14. Environmental Technology Innovations and Controls for Fossil Energy Facilities

a)  Economical Sorbents for Mercury Removal from Coal-Fired Power Plants

b)  Water Usage in Electric Power Production

c)  High Volume Utilization of Coal Combustion By-Products

d)  Development of Robust Sensor Networks for Intelligent Control of Advanced Power Generation Systems

 

15. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Balance-of-Plant (BOP)

a)  Low-Cost High-Efficiency Cathode Air Blowers

b)  Low-Cost High-Temperature Heat Exchangers

c)  DC-AC Inverter with Reactive-Power-Management Functionality

d)  Novel Energy Storage Devices

 

16. Coal Gasification and Combustion Technologies

a)  Novel Concepts in Gasification

b)  Novel Concepts in Air Separation (Non-Cryogenic Non-Membrane)

c)  Hydrogen Production and Storage

d)  Surface Modification of Alloys for Ultrasupercritical Coal-Fired Boilers

 

17. Oil and Natural Gas Technologies

a)  Oil and Gas Drilling

b)  Small Bore "Microhole" Drilling

c)  Methane Hydrates

d)  Advanced Diagnostics and Modeling

 

OFFICE OF BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES

Program Area Overview

            18. Advanced Fossil Fuels Research

a)  Hydrogen Production from Fossil Fuels

b)  Potential for Sequestration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhanced Methane Recovery in Coalbeds

c)  Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Development

d)  Coal Preparation

 

19. Technologies Related to Energy Storage for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

a)  Technology to Improve the Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries at Low Temperatures

b)  Technologies that Result in Cells with Increased Energy Density

c)  Technologies to Improve the Tolerance of Lithium-Ion Cells and Batteries to Thermal Runaway Provoked by Abusive Overcharge

d)  Improved Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors

 

20. Manufacturing for the Hydrogen Economy

a)  Manufacturing of Hydrogen Production Equipment

b)  Manufacturing of Hydrogen Storage Containers

c)  Manufacturing of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells

 

21. Separations Technologies

a)  Distillation

b)  Adsorption

c)  Advanced Dewatering

d)  Biomass Separation Process Technologies

 

22. Nanotechnology

a)  Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technology

b)  Nanomaterials for Chemical Manufacturing

c)  Nanoelectronics and Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Industrial Process Measurement and Control

d)  Solid State Lighting in Buildings

 

23. Chemical Reactions

a)  Heterogeneous Catalysis

b)  Homogeneous Catalysis

c)  Conversion of Biomass-Based Platform Outputs

d)  Bioprocessing

 

24. Solid-State Light Emitting Diodes for General Illumination

a)  High Efficiency Visible and Near UV (>380 nm) Semiconductor Materials for LED-Based General Illumination Technology

b)  High Efficiency Materials for OLED-Based General Illumination

c)  Advanced Phosphors for UV or Blue LEDs

d)  Advanced Materials for Thermal Management in III-Nitride LEDs

 

25. Neutron, Electron, and Photon Beam Instrumentation

a)  Neutron Facilities

b)  Electron Beam Microcharacterization Facilities

c)  Detectors for Synchrotron Radiation Science

 

26. Materials for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems

a)  Advanced Radiation Resistance Ferritic-Martensitic Alloys

b)  Advanced Refractory, Ceramic, Ceramic Composite, or Coated Materials

 

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Program Area Overview

            27. Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy

a)  New Technology for Improved Nuclear Energy Systems

 

OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Program Area Overview

            28.  Advanced Materials for New Energy Carriers, Services, and Products

a)  Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Storage

b)  Thermoelectric Materials for Recovery of Waste Heat from Industrial Streams

c)  Seals for High Temperature Applications

d)  Improved Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite Development for Industrial and Gas Turbine

 

29. Advanced Materials for Lightweight Vehicles

a)  Cost-Effective Coating Systems for Corrosion Protection of Mg Alloys in Automotive and Truck Applications

b)  Architecturally-Improved Ultra-Light Powertrain Concepts for Internal Combustion Engines

c)  Recycling Automotive and Truck Materials

d)  On-Line/Real-Time Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Vehicle Components

 

30. Advanced Materials and Process Technologies

a)  Advanced Bio-Based Materials and Bioproducts

b)  Wind Turbine Materials for Extreme Environments

c)  Renewable Energy and Production of Fresh Water

d)  Natural Gas Alternatives for Manufacturing

 

31. Renewable Energy Sources

a)  Photovoltaic Module Packaging, Interconnects, and Reliability Verification

b)  Improved Thin Film Materials, Modules, and Material Recovery

c)  Innovative Reflector Materials and Designs for Concentrating Solar Power Systems

d)  Non-Rotating Drilling for Geothermal Energy Development

 

32. Advanced Motors, Power Electronics, and Sensors and Controls

a)  Advanced Motors

b)  Advanced High Temperature Power Electronics and Controls

c)  Advanced Power Electronics for Improved Illumination

d)  Sensors and Controls

 

33. Energy Efficient Membranes

a)  Membrane Materials with Improved Properties

b)  Membranes for Separations of Biobased Products

c)  Hydrogen Production

d)  Industrial Membrane Process Systems

 

OFFICE OF FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES

Program Area Overview

            34. Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems

a)  Plasma Facing Components                                                                                                                                    

b)  Blanket Materials

c)  Superconducting Magnets and Materials

d)  Structural Materials and Coatings

 

35. Fusion Science and Technology

a)  Diagnostics for Magnetic and Inertial Fusion Plasma Research

b)  Components for Heating and Fueling of Fusion Plasmas and Tokamak Facility Operations

c)  Plasma Simulation and Data Analysis

d)  Components and Modeling Support for Innovative Approaches to Fusion

 

36. High Energy Density Physics for Inertial Fusion Energy

a)  Beam Generation, Compression, and Focusing

b)  Fast Ignition

c)  Innovative Approaches for Creating and/or Studying States of High Energy Density

 

OFFICE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Program Area Overview

            37. Accelerator Technology for International Linear Collider

a)  Superconducting Radiofrequency Systems                                                                                                                                   

b)  Beam Instrumentation and Feedback Systems

c)  Magnet and Fast Kicker Technology

d)  Polarized RF Photocathode Sources

 

38. Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators

a)  New Concepts for Acceleration

b)  Novel Device and Instrumentation Development

c)  Inexpensive High Quality Electron Sources

d) . Computer Software for Control Systems and Advanced Accelerator Modeling

 

39. Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerators and Colliders

a)  Radio Frequency Acceleration Structures

b)   Radio Frequency Power for Linear Accelerators

c)  New Concepts or Components for Pulsed Power Modulators and Energy Storage

 

40. High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders

a)  High-Field Superconductor Technology

b)  Superconducting Magnet Technology

 

41. High Energy Physics Detectors

a)  Particle Detection and Identification Devices

b)  Detector Support and Integration Components

 

42. High Energy Physics Data Acquisition and Processing

a) . High-Speed Electronic Instrumentation

b)  Large Scale Analysis Computer Systems

c)  Distributed Collaborative Infrastructure and Distributed Data Management and Analysis Frameworks

d)  Simulation and Modeling Techniques and Systems

 

OFFICE OF ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH

Program Area Overview

            43. High-Performance Computing

                        a)  High-Performance Computing Software and Hardware

                        b)  Scientific Data Management and Understanding     

                        c)  Numerical Software Library Management and Technologies  

 

44. High-Performance Networks

a)  Ultra High-Speed Network Components

b)  Agile Optical Networks

c)  High-Speed Network Security Systems

 

45. High-Performance Middleware and Distributed Systems Technologies

a)  Scalable Middleware Technologies

b)  Scalable Distributed System Technologies

 

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Program Area Overview

            46. Nuclear Physics Software and Data Management

a)  Large Scale Data Storage

b)  Large Scale Data Processing and Distribution

c)  Large Scale Data Archiving and Maintenance

d)  Distributed Processing

 

47. Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication

a)  Advances in Digital Electronics

b)  Circuits

c)  Advanced Devices and Systems

d)  Manufacturing and Advanced Interconnection Techniques

 

48. Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology

a)  Materials and Components for Radio Frequency Devices

b) . Design and Operation of Radio Frequency Beam Acceleration Systems

c)  Particle Beam Sources and Techniques

d)  Accelerator Control and Diagnostics

 

49. Nuclear Physics Particle and Radiation Detection Systems, Instrumentation and Techniques

a)  Advances in Detector and Spectrometer Technology

b)  Technology for Rare Particle Detection

c)  Large Band Gap Semiconductors, New Bright Scintillators, Calorimeters, and Optical Elements

d)  Nuclear Targets and High-Radiation Environment Beam Transport Components

 

 

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