The primary objective of this 12-week program is to support and guide faculty from Boise State University, Idaho State University and University of Idaho in the development of a submission-ready research proposal in collaboration with a researcher at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), who will serve as co-PI. Awardees receive a summer stipend, which could be used to support students assisting with the project.
Awardees will participate in professional development, seminars and informational sessions aimed at building the faculty members understanding of the US Department of Energy and its core capabilities, INL’s strategic initiatives and areas of interest, and best practices in cross-institutional collaboration. Long-term objectives of the program include continued partnerships between the faculty member, INL and the CAES consortium, strengthening the consortium’s inclusive research community and support STEM research and education across Idaho through collaborative university and laboratory networks.
Interested faculty should contact CAES Research, Education and Innovation Specialist Dr. Hillary Fishler (Hillary.fishler@inl.gov).
Overview
- Provides summer funding for selected faculty to work jointly with an INL researcher on a joint proposal for external funding
- Opportunity to build lasting networks while building new connections
- Provides faculty with exposure to the inner workings of a national lab and knowledge of national lab capabilities and expertise
- Provides INL researchers with exposure to new diversified funding opportunities and potential to work and connect with students
Goals
- Create robust connections between faculty and INL researchers
- Create long-term impact to university and INL programs
- Bring in external funding to complete innovative and inspiring research providing value to institutions, INL, and funding agency
- Facilitate student integration into joint research
CSVFP cohorts
| CSVFP Year | Institution | Faculty Member Awardee | Focus Area | INL Collaborators | Project | Proposed Funding Agency | Proposed Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State University | Dan Deng | Computing, Data, Visualization | Casey Icenhour | An open source multiphysics platform for studying magnetorestrictive materials and devices | NSF DMR | |
| 2021 | Boise State University | Yantian Hou | Nuclear Energy | Koushik A. Manjunatha; Vivek K. Singh | Protection and Threat Mitigation of DER Wireless Infrastructure | NSF CPS | |
| 2021 | Boise State University | Min Long | Computing, Data, Visualization | Yidong Xia, Trishelle Copeland-Johnson | Discovery of Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Nuclear Applications Using Data Informed Computing | NEUP | 700,000 |
| 2021 | Boise State University | Yang (Frank) Lu | Innovative Energy Systems | Binghui Li | Data-enabled holistic optimization of integrated passive and grid-interactive design for energy efficient buildings | DOE EERE | 1,000,000 |
| 2021 | Boise State University | Jayash Paudel | Energy Policy | Lionel Toba, Mamunur Rahman | Modeling energy poverty in the US | US EPA | 65,000 |
| 2021 | Idaho State University | Andrew Chrysler | Cybersecurity | John Beck | Spectrum Analysis for Detection of Malware in RFID Tags | DOE | 464,000 |
| 2021 | Idaho State University | Mostafa Fouda | Cybersecurity | Kurt Derr | 5G Security through Artificial Intelligence | DOD | 450,000 |
| 2021 | Idaho State University | Mustafa Mashal | Nuclear Energy | Chandu Bolisetti, Som Dhulipala | Potential Applications of Ultra–High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in Nuclear Energy, Defense, and Homeland Security | ARPA-E | 1,300,000 |
| 2021 | Idaho State University | Irene van Woerden | Nuclear Energy | Rajiv Khadka | Sensor Analytics: Innovation in fission battery development and deployment | DOE | |
| 2021 | University of Idaho | Dave Arcilesi | Nuclear Energy | Amey Shigrekar | Not Received | ||
| 2021 | University of Idaho | Vibhav Durgesh | Nuclear Energy | Stephen Hancock | Thermo-fluid characterization of flow in nuclear reactors | CINR | |
| 2021 | University of Idaho | Michael Maughan | Adv. Manufacturing | Thomas Lillo | In-Situ Quenching for Additive Manufacturing of Cost Effective High-Temperature Powerplant Components | DOE, NASA, ARO, ANR | 800,000 |
| 2021 | University of Idaho | Rick Sheldon | Cybersecurity | Craig Rieger | Security analytics for cyber physical systems and IoT | DOE | |
| 2021 | University of Idaho | Damon Woods | Innovative Energy Systems | Bhaskar Mitra | Demand response capabilities of a ground-source neighborhood network | NSF | 2,000,000 |
| 2020 | Boise State University | Todd Otanicar | Energy-Water Nexus | Aaron Wilson | Thermal Gradient Reverse Osmosis — Pathway to Low Energy Thermal Desalination | EERE, NSF | 247,000 |
| 2020 | Boise State University | Marion Scheepers | Cybersecurity | Katya LeBlanc | The Human Factor and Threat Mitigation in Cyberspace | DOD, NSF | |
| 2020 | Idaho State University | Amir Ali | Nuclear Energy | SuJong Yoon, Piyush Sabharwall | Scaling distortions and high-quality thermal-hydraulic validation data for pebble-bed reactors | NEUP | 800,000 |
| 2020 | Idaho State University | Dan LaBrier | Nuclear Energy | Bryce Kelly | Development of Advanced Manufactured High-Temperature-Resistant Permanent Magnets | NEUP, NSUF | 260,000 |
| 2020 | Idaho State University | Anna McCarrey | Nuclear Energy | Ron Boring, Tina Miyake | Identifying the effects of age and increased automation on human performance in the nuclear control room workspace | NEUP | 600,000 |
| 2020 | Idaho State University | Irene van Woerden | Energy Policy | Rae Moss | Perceptions of Nuclear energy across Idaho | NE, IGEM, WECC | 228,496 |
| 2020 | University of Idaho | Hangtian Lei | Cybersecurity | Tim McJunkin, Luo Yusheng | Adaptive Cyber Protection for Intelligent Electronic Devices in Smart Substations | DOE | 400,000 |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Liljana Babinkostova | Cybersecurity | Robert Erbes | Integrating Algebraic Structures and Side Channel Attacks for Lightweight and Post-Quantum Cryptographic Protocols | NSF SATC CORE | |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Dan Deng | Advanced Manufacturing | Michael Shaltry | Micro-Scale Additive Manufacturing of Shape Memory Thin Films | NSF Additive Manufacturing | 470,361.00 |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Dave Estrada | Energy-Water Nexus | Rebecca Fushimi | Emerging 2-Dimensional Materials for Process Intensification | ACS PRF | 110,000 |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Mike Hurley | Advanced Manufacturing | Donna Guillen | 3D Metal Printer to Enable Innovations in Nuclear Materials and Sensors | NSUF | |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Brian Jacques | Nuclear Energy | Subhashish Meher | Novel Hierarchical Nickel-based Superalloys for Molten Chloride Salt Reactors | CINR | |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Nirmala Kandadai | Energy-Water Nexus | Josh Daw | Silicon Carbide based hardened Raman and Infrared Thermography Temperature Sensors | DOD DTRA | 162,140 |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Michal Kopera | Computing, Data, Visualization | Cody Permann | High-resolution Dynamic interface Model of Ice/ocean interactions in Arctic Fjords | NSF | 311,042 |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Min Long | Advanced Manufacturing; Computing, Data, Visualization | Larry Aagesen | An Integrated Experimental and Computational Study on Irradiation Effects of Additive Manufacturing Materials | NSUF | 500,000 |
| 2019 | Boise State University | Edoardo Serra | Cybersecurity; Computing, Data, Visualizatioin | Shane Stailey | Enhancing workforce development and early outreach to advance data-driven cyber physical security | Idaho STEM Action Center P3; NSF | 450,000 |
| 2019 | Idaho State University | Tony Forest | Nuclear Energy; Computing, Data, Visualization | Daniel Schwen | A Validation of Radiation Induced Swelling for Materials used in Micro-Reactor Structural Systems | NEUP | 374,180 |
| 2019 | Idaho State University | Leslie Kerby | Computing, Data, Visualization | Leah Guzowski | Applied Data Science and Machine Learning in Python Boot Camp | ARPA-E, IGEM, NNSA | 32,500 |
| 2019 | Idaho State University | Mustafa Mashal | Innovative Energy Systems; Cybersecurity | Matthew Watrous | Earthquake Luminosities (EQLs): Fundamental Understanding of the Phenomenon and Identifying Potential Applications | DOD DTRA | 20,000 |
| 2019 | Idaho State University | Yaqi You | Nuclear Energy, Energy Water Nexus; Cybersecurity | Chenlin Li | Harness Agricultural Biowastes for Sustainable Food- Energy-Water Nexus: Maximizing Biochar Potential for Microbiome-mediated Soil Health | NSF | 507,718 |
| 2019 | University of Idaho | Costas Kolias | Cybersecurity | Craig Rieger | An Immutable Device Authentication Technology Based on Radiant Analog Behavior | NSF SaTC Core/TTP | 800,000 |
| 2019 | University of Idaho | Michael McKellar | Nuclear Energy; Advanced Manufacturing; Innovative Energy Systems | Donna Guillen | Technical and Economic Analyses of Power Conversion Units for Micro-Reactors. | DOE RC 2.3 | 800,000 |
| 2019 | University of Idaho | Thomas Ptak | Energy Policy | Noel Bakhtian | Energy Pipeline for Idaho Partnership in Education (EPIPE) | NSF IUSE | 570,000 |
| 2019 | University of Idaho | Zouheior Rezki | Cybersecurity | Arup Bhuyan | Resilient and Secure Sensor Networks for Efficient Autonomous Operations and Remote Control on Reactors | NSF CPS | 598,881 |
| 2019 | University of Idaho | Min Xian | Computing, Data, Visualization | Noel Bakhtian | PCDD: Physics-constrained Data-driven Framework for Multiphase Flow Modeling of Nuclear Reactors | NEUP | 466,000 |
| 2018 | Boise State University | Mike Hurley | Nuclear Energy | Gabriel Ilevbare | Using additive manufacturing to tailor the corrosion performance of stainless steel (title used for future Single Investigator Call ) Novel Nanoscale Electrochemical Characterization for the Qualification of Advanced Manufactured Alloys (title for contribution to collaborative proposals, specific alloy dependent on proposal call: DOE= Stainless Steel, DoD SBIR Phase II= Glassy Aluminum Alloys) | DOE NEUP | |
| 2018 | University of Idaho | Dave Arcilesi | Nuclear Energy | Donna Guillen | Not Received | ||
| 2018 | University of Idaho | Michael Haney | Cybersecurity | Steve Hartenstein, Wayne Austad | Nuclear Operator Cybersecurity Research and Development | LDRD | 125,000 |
| 2018 | University of Idaho | Michael McKellar | Nuclear Energy | Donna Guillen | Benefit of Collaboration Technical and Economic Analysis of Power Conversion Units for Special Reactors, Special Purpose or Micro Nuclear Reactors produce power in the range of 2 MWe to 20 MWe and Technical Abstract TEA of PCUs for SPRs | NE | 380,000 |
| 2018 | University of Idaho | Dakota Roberson | Cybersecurity | Steve Hartenstein, Wayne Austad | Wide-Area Control Learning Archetypes Responsive to Compensator Output and Facilities, Equipment, and Other Resources University of Idaho — Idaho Falls | NSF | |
| 2022 | University of Idaho | Alex Vakanski | Computing, Data, Visualization | Yachun Wang, Fei Xu | Modeling Creep Mechanism in Nuclear Materials using Machine Learning | DOE NUEP: NSUF R&D CT-3.2 Advanced Creep Mechanisms | |
| 2022 | University of Idaho | Matthew Swenson | Nuclear Energy, Advanced Manufacturing | Kaustabh Bawane | The combined effects of laser weld joining and irradiation on advanced alloys | DOE-NE — Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) NSF - Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR:TMRP) | |
| 2022 | University of Idaho | Hasan Jamil | Cybersecurity | Shad Staples | A Best-Effort Damage Mitigation Model for Cyber-Attacks on Smart Grids | NSF SaTC, NSF CICI, DHS and DOE | |
| 2022 | Idaho State University | Minhaz Zibran | Computing, Data, Visualization | Austin Carter, Josh Peterson-Droogh, Andrew Bascom | Verification, Validation, and Quality Assurance of Computational Tools Associated with Experimental Irradiation Experiments | DOE, DOD, NSF (SaTC, CISE) | |
| 2022 | Idaho State University | Rajib Mahamud | Nuclear Energy | Ahmed Hamed | Multiphysics Modeling of Hydrogen Deflagration in the Event of a Severe Nuclear Accident | Department of Energy [Project Assessment (OP), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), and Nuclear Physics (NP)] ; NSF (Combustion and Fire Systems) | |
| 2022 | Boise State University | Dazhi Yang | Computing, Data, Visualization | John Koudelka, Hillary Fishler | Using Visualization in Resilient Renewable Energy Education for Future Energy Consumers and Innovators | NSF AISL |