Science Alliance - 2012 JDRD Awards

2012 JDRD Projects

New Projects

1: Incorporating microbial dynamics that alter soil C fluxes into terrestrial C cycle models

2: Triazole and Tetrazole Linkers for Covalent Organic Frameworks for Carbon Dioxide Capture

3: Lignin-based High Performance Li-Ion Anode Materials Synthesized from Low-Cost Renewable Resources

4: Ferroelectric instabilities in thermoelectric materials

5: Wireless Communication Network Design for Flow Control in Microgrid

6: Coupled Simulation of Hydrologic Processes and Terrestrial Ecosystem and Climate Feedbacks: Inclusion of Soil Freezing/Thawing and Upscaling Modules in PFLOTRAN

7: Redesigning yeast metabolism for optimal biodiesel production from biomass

8: High-throughput transcriptomics to secure ecosystem health in freshwater systems

Second-year Projects

1: Monolayer Polymeric Coatings to Enhance the Performance and Service Life of Membranes for High Temperature Biomass Pretreatment

2: Distributed Computational Framework for Massive Heterogeneous Data Fusion: A Location-Centric Approach

3: Distributed Computation Framework for Faster-than-Real-Time Microscopic Traffic Simulation

4: Lignocellulose Bioconversion in Anaerobic Digestion as a Unique Model

2012 JDRD Awards

In October 2011, 16 proposals were submitted for first-year funding, each joined to one of the XX funded ORNL LDRD projects. Eight first-year projects and four second-year proposals received JDRD awards. Factors that influenced the selections included the following:

- Technical merit of the proposal
- Opportunities for faculty members to establish new collaborations at ORNL
- Prospects for future external funding
- Inclusion of graduate and undergraduate students in the research
- Proposals that were especially timely or strategic for UT Knoxville

Lynne E. Parker is the JDRD point of contact for the Science Alliance. She can be reached by phone at 865 974-4394 or 865-974-6765