Faculty and Student Teams Program

Project Descriptions

Ames Laboratory

• Design and synthesis of novel synthetic block copolymers as well as protein polymers produced by recombinant DNA techniques
• Multidisciplinary approach to the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of nanocomposites of optically active semiconductor nanocrystals embedded in a transparent polyolefin matrix

Argonne National Laboratory

PLEASE NOTE THAT Argonne WILL NOT REVIEW FaST APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUMMER 2010 TERM SUBMITTED AFTER February 1, 2010.

A request for supplemental funds TO the National Science Foundation (NSF) should be submitted by March 10, 2010, in Compliance with the NSF Dear Colleague Letter. NSF Grantees should review the supplement opportunity guidelines as provided in the "Dear Colleague Letter": Cooperative Activity with Department of Energy Programs for Education and Human Resource Development -- "Dear Colleague Letter" (NSF07-133).

Detailed descriptions of Argonne Research Programs are located at this site: http://www.dep.anl.gov/catalog/catalog.htm.

ALL programs listed in the above catalog are available for the placement of FaST teams.  Representative project descriptions include the following: 

• Advanced Photon Source (APS) Facility
• Biosciences (BIOS) Division
• Catalysis
• Energy Technology Division
• Fuel Cells
• Lithium Battery Development

Brookhaven National Laboratory

• CP-Violation Experiment
• Crystal Growth and Transport Measurements of Cobalt-Oxide Thermoelectric Materials
• Design and Assembly of Ultra-Flat Mosaic Focal Planes for Advanced Telescopes
• Ecology of Vernal Ponds
• Electronic Properties at Materials Interfaces for Nanoelectronics, Molecular Electronics, and Photovoltaic Applications
• Energetics of Charge Separation
• Spectroscopy of Gas-Phase Molecular Free Radicals Related to Combustion Chemistry
• Heating System Which Integrates Thermophotovoltaic Power Generation
• Multi-Criteria Decision Software for Environmental Science Decision Making
• Nucleation Properties of Materials Deposited  onto Carbon Nanotubes at Low Temperatures
• Oscillation of Electron-Type Antineutrinos From Nuclear Reactions
• Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Research
• Profiling of Differential Cell Functions Controlled by DNA Methylation
• Radio Wave Detection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays
• Study of Ionic Liquids
• Study of Radiation-induced Reactions in Ionic Liquids
• The NSLS Detector Development
• Thermal, Photo- and Radiation-Induced Reactions in Condensed Media Group
• Vapor Intrusion of Volatile Organic Compounds into Residential Homes

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

• Development and testing of programs to simulate astronomical images on optical and near infrared pixel detectors
• Extend temperature and humidity monitoring within the Computer Rooms
• High Intensity Neutrino Source (HINS) R&D Program
• Intensity Frontier program
• RF measurements on a ILC-style cavity BPM

Idaho National Laboratory

• Center for Advanced Modeling & Simulation

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Auer Laboratory
• Automated Fortran to C++ Conversion Tools
• Biogeochemistry in Subsurface Environments
• Characterization of Microbial Communities
• Chemical Bonding Parameterization
• Laser and Synchrotron based studies of aerosols and nanoparticles
• Energy Sciences, Physical, Earth, and Life Sciences, Computing Science, and Engineering
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Miniaturized Systems for Particle Assessment
• Physics Research
• Seismic Monitoring
• Serotonergic Systems

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• Carbon Management Program
• Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering for Chemical Detection and Imaging
• Spectral Theory of Dense, Partially Ionized Matter

Los Alamos National Laboratory 

• Computer Cluster Summer Institute

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Analysis of Building Thermal Capacitance as an Electrical Grid Storage Element
• Applying Sensitivity Analysis to Energy Efficient Building Design Optimization
• Barriers to Biomass Conversion to Sugars and Sustainable Transportation Fuels
• Image Processing-Based Occupancy Detection for Building Energy Management
• Research Opportunities at NREL in the National Center for Photovoltaics, Process Technology and Advanced Concepts Group for Organic Photovoltaic Devices
• Transparent Conducting Oxide Development

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• 3D X-ray CT Image Data Analysis for Biomass
• Application of Neutron Diffraction Techniques to Measure Strains in Light Weight Alloy Specimens using In-Situ and Ex-Situ Loading Conditions and/or Joining Methods
• Atmospheric Pressure Surface Sampling & Ionization Techniques for the Analysis of Analytes on Surfaces Using Mass Spectrometry
• Biofuel Cells for Energy and Hydrogen Production
• Chemical Processing and Analysis of Energy Related Wastewaters
• Controlled Automated Gas Environment System (CAGES)
• Designing Microbial Consortia for Cellulose Degradation
• Development and Validation of HPLC/Mass Spectrometry Methods in Support of the BESC Metabolomics Mission
• Development of an Integrated Sensor System for Real-time Monitoring of Chemical and Biological Agents in Food and Water
• Development of Novel Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
• Effect of Mechanical Stress on the Transport Properties of Thermoelectric Materials
• Enhancing the Critical Current Performance of High-temperature Superconducting Films by Introduction of Controlled Nanostructures
• Examining the Sub-lethal Effects of Mercury Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Invertebrates
• Experimentation to Examine Molten Salt Heat Transfer in a Pebble Bed
• Explore Methods Involving Metadata Description and Classification into Formal Ontological Concepts
• Fundamental Interactions of Inorganic Nanostructures
• High-Performance Molecular Simulation in the Energy Biosciences
• Intermodal Network Mapping and GIS Integration
• Interrelationships between Genomics and Physiology of Environmentally Relevant Microorganisms
• Methods for Analysis of Extreme Scale Data and Extreme Scale Computing Systems
• Modeling and Analysis for Siting of Biomass Preprocessing and Storage Centers
• Modeling and Analysis of Smart Electric Grids
• Modeling and Visualization of Crystalline Structures from Single Crystal Neutron Diffraction Data
• Modeling Cascading Failures in Electric Power Grids
• Neutron Super Mirror Focusing
• Nuclear Physics to Determine the Synthesis of Elements Occurring When Stars Explode
• Resilient and Robust Communications for Post-Disaster Response
• Semantic Information Extraction from Geospatial Imagery
• Studying Crystallographic and Magnetic Properties of Strongly Correlated Electron Materials
• Understanding Climate Change Impacts
• US ITER Project

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• Analysis of Medical Incident Reports
• Analysis of Active Components in Plant Extracts
• Chlorophosphate Waste Forms and High-Level Waste Glass Vitrification
• Content Analysis of Newswire Articles: Identifying Frames of Contention
• Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches for the Quantitative Assessment of Pathogens and Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins in Drinking Water
• Development of an Aqueous-Based Process for Producing Durable Waste-Forms Containing 
• Emergency Management Decision Support Tools
• f-Block Element Separations to Support Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles
• Intrinsically Secure Computing^TM Environments
• Leaching and Filtration Processes for Waste Treatment Plant
• Models Describing Joint Behavior of Electrical Power Markets and Systems
• Multi-Jurisdiction Web-Based Operations Status Boards
• Nuclear Plant Incidents
• Radiation Monitoring for Border Protection

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

• Design and test new lubricants in ultra high vacuum (UHV) environments

Sandia National Laboratories - New Mexico

• Developing a Molecular Understanding of Water-Organophosphate Agent-Surface Interactions