U.S. Energy Dept. To Fund Coal Research
May 20 - United Press International
The Department of Energy is calling on U.S. colleges and universities to
propose new projects to enhance the long-term use of coal.
Officials said the announcement marks the start of the 30th year of the
department's University Coal Research program -- its longest-running
student-teacher research grant project.
Since the program's inception in 1979, nearly 1,765 students have received
hands-on research experience investigating long-term solutions for clean and
efficient use of coal, officials said.
This year, the program will make available $2.4 million to fund projects
with a maximum of $300,000 per project. Each 36-month project will involve
one or two colleges or universities.
Research proposals are being sought in three areas of interest:
computational energy sciences, material science and novel materials for
sensing or monitoring in extreme environments of fossil energy systems.
Proposals are due by June 10. The National Energy Technology Laboratory,
which implements the program for the Energy Department, will name the
winning projects in December. |