Summer Research Grants Available at
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The ORNL/ORAU HBCU and MEI Faculty Summer Research Program
Opportunities are available for faculty and faculty-student teams from qualifying institutions to participate in
some of the country's most exciting research programs. Participants will hold summer appointments at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory where they will become part of research teams investigating a range of important
topics.
A complete description of the program and application process can be found at:
http://www.orau.org/ornl/faculty/hbcu-mei-summer-program.htm
Grants will be awarded through a competitive review process. Faculty awardees will receive stipend,
inbound and outbound travel reimbursement, and a dislocation allowance. Students will receive a stipend,
housing allowance, and inbound and outbound travel reimbursement. Applications for faculty are due by
January 28, 2011. Applications for students are due by February 1, 2011.
Research projects are in the following areas, but applicants must apply to a specific project detailed on the
Web site.
1. Climate Change Impact
a. Understanding Climate Change Impacts
2. Energy Storage
a. Predictive System Simulation Capability for Evaluating Safety and Performance of Batteries
3. General
a. Novel Zeolitic Carbon Support for Catalytic Bioethanol Production
4. Science for Extreme Environments
a. Multiphase Self-organized Interfaces for Polymer Photovoltaic Technologies
5. Ultrascale Computing
a. Wavelength-Division Multiplexed Quantum Communication Network
b. Massively Parallel Algorithms for Scalable Exascale Data Analysis
c. Soft-Error Resilience for Future-Generation High-Performance Computing Systems
6. Neutron Science and Technology
a. Biomolecular Simulation in the Energy Biosciences
7. Global Security Science and Technology
a. Integrated Navigation System for GPS-Denied Environments
Questions about the application process should be directed to Michael Ickowitz at
Michael.Ickowitz@orau.org (856) 974-4550
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY