FY 2007 LDRD Director's R&D Fund Projects

Listed below by initiative are the titles and principal investigators of the projects being supported by the ORNL LDRD Director’s R&D Fund during FY 2007.

Advanced Energy Systems

  • D06-028, "Biomass Ethanol from Clostridium thermocellum: Linking Bioprocessing with Systems Biology for Bioenergy," Jonathan R Mielenz (co-sponsored by the Systems Biology Initiative)
  • D06-071, "Accelerated Domestication in Populus: Harnessing the Recently Sequenced Genome for Bioenergy Crop Production," Timothy J Tschaplinski (co-sponsored by the Systems Biology Initiative)
  • D06-088, "Novel Carbon Materials for Advanced Energy Storage," David W DePaoli
  • D06-094, "Multi-Component Fuel Spray Simulation Tools for Alternative Fuel Formulations," Joanna McFarlane
  • D06-100, "Nanocomposite Dielectrics: New Smart Materials for Electric Power Applications and the Advanced Grid," Isidor Sauers
  • D06-138, "Experimental Optimization of Advanced Stellarator Confinement," Jeffrey H Harris
  • D06-141, "Theoretical and Computational Methodologies and Tools for Second-Generation Integrated Fusion Simulation," Raul Sanchez
  • D07-112, "Advanced Nuclear Fuel Examination and Testing," Gary L Bell
  • D07-117, "A Hybrid Hydrogen Storage-Generation System Based on Bi-Functional Nanostructured Photocatalysts," Panos G Datskos
  • D07-119, "Modular Utility-Scale Power Converters and Controllers for the Next-Generation Grid," Leon M Tolbert
  • D07-125, "Alternative Feedstocks for the Petrochemical Industry from No-Sulfur-Added Biomass Lignins," David W DePaoli
  • D07-126, "Developing a Science Base for Fuel Reprocessing Separations in the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership," Valmor F de Almeida

Advanced Materials

  • D05-106, "Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Metals," Tai-Gang Nieh
  • D05-107, "High-Resolution Imaging of Biological Samples in a Wet Environment," Niels De Jonge
  • D06-014, "Probing the Boundary Between Imaging Microscopy and Spectroscopy: Toward the Exploration of Single Particles by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy," Edward W Hagaman
  • D06-017, "Synthesis and Neutron-Scattering Characterization of Ordered Self-Assembled Polymer Nanostructures and Bio-Membranes," Volker S Urban
  • D06-037, "Taming Electronic Spins in Conjugated Polymers for Photovoltaic and Solid-State Lighting Applications," Jian Shen
  • D06-119, "Nanocrystalline/Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Composite for Stable, High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Application," Ronald D Ott
  • D07-044, "Nanoparticle Phase Change Materials: The Nanoscale Science Basis for Gigajoule Energy Storage," Miroslaw S Gruszkiewicz
  • D07-045, "Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Nanoscale Chemical Imaging," Doug Goeringer
  • D07-091, "Fundamental Mechanisms of Self-Assembly of Ordered Nanostructures in Heterogeneous Ceramic Materials," George Malcolm Stocks
  • D07-097, "Imaging Energy Materials in operandi with Atomic Resolution Scanning-Transmission Electron Microscopy," Stephen J Pennycook
  • D07-099, "Antiferroelectric Thin-Film Capacitors for Ultrafast High-Power Energy Storage," Ho Nyung Lee
  • D07-100, "Energy Flow and Conversion on the Molecular Level: A View at Molecular Photoelectromechanical Machines," Sergei V Kalinin
  • D07-101, "Nanostructured Thermoelectrics for Power Generation: Smaller is Cooler," Rongying Jin
  • D07-132, "Smart Materials Toward a New Paradigm of Super-Efficient Separations Using only Energy Input: Conformational Switching Based on Magnetic Nanoparticles," Bruce A Moyer
  • D07-139, "Design of Point-Defect Trapping Centers in Nanostructured Nickel for Advanced Nuclear Applications," David T Hoelzer

National Security

  • D06-005, "Enhanced Cognizance of Evolving Threat Situations via Knowledge Discovery from Disparate Data," Auroop R Ganguly (co-sponsored by the Ultrascale Computing Initiative)
  • D06-016, "Detection and Identification of Bacteria and Viruses Including Stealth and Genetically Modified Organisms," W Hayes McDonald
  • D06-020, "Design and Synthesis of Novel Infrared-Active Nanophosphors," Linda A Lewis
  • D06-116, "Assuring Dynamic Power Grid Stability: Integrated Electric and Information Grid Modeling," Mallikarjun Shankar (co-sponsored by the Ultrascale Computing Initiative)
  • D06-128, "Combustion of Nanostructured Metal Fuels: Towards Designing Optimized Combustion Chambers," Mariappan P Paranthaman
  • D07-078, "NanoePower - Nanocatalytic Direct-Fuel Thermoelectric Generator," Zhiyu Hu
  • D07-096, "A Novel Process of Thick Nanocomposite Surfaces for Defense Applications," Jun Qu
  • D07-116, "Cognitive Radio for Transformational Logistics," Mark A Buckner

Neutron Sciences

  • D05-053, "In-Situ, Time-Resolved, Neutron Diffraction Study of Materials Behavior Under Severe Thermomechanical Deformation," Zhili Feng
  • D06-004, "Time-Resolved Analysis of Microstructure in Advanced Materials Under High Magnetic Fields using Neutrons," Gerard Michael Ludtka
  • D06-015, "Infrastructure Development for Neutron Scattering for Biomembranes and Biomimetic Membranes," William T Heller
  • D06-061, "Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigations and Computational Modeling of Creep Cavitation in Nanoparticle Strengthened Materials," Govindarajan Muralidharan
  • D06-143, "Use of Small Angle Neutron Scattering to Study Complex Systems," Ken Littrell
  • D07-019, "High-Temperature, High-Pressure Studies of Dynamics of Fluids in Nanopores using the Spallation Neutron Source Backscattering Spectrometer," Eugene Mamontov
  • D07-032, "A Robust Polymer Scaffold System for Bio-Inspired Membranes," John Francis Ankner
  • D07-053, "Probing Molecular Interaction Between Microbial-Cell Protein and Mineral Surfaces With Neutrons," Liyuan Liang
  • D07-057, "Neutron Crystallography for Macromolecular Structure, Function, and Design," Dean A Myles
  • D07-069, "Magnetic Structure Under Simultaneous Ultrahigh-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions: 200 kbar and 1500 K," Christopher A Tulk
  • D07-083, "A Helicon Ion Source for the Spallation Neutron Source Power Upgrade," Robert F Welton

Systems Biology

  • D06-028, "Biomass Ethanol from Clostridium thermocellum: Linking Bioprocessing with Systems Biology for Bioenergy," Jonathan R Mielenz (co-sponsored by the Advanced Energy Systems Initiative)
  • D06-033, "A Model System for Analyzing Whole-Body Toxicity of TICs, TIMs, and Chemical Warfare Agents," Brynn H Voy
  • D06-034, "Systems Biology of the Mammalian Cilium: A Cellular Organelle Essential for Human Health and Development," Edward J Michaud III
  • D06-071, "Accelerated Domestication in Populus: Harnessing the Recently Sequenced Genome for Bioenergy Crop Production," Timothy J Tschaplinski (co-sponsored by the Advanced Energy Systems Initiative)
  • D06-136, "Disentangling Soil Respiration Using Genomic Techniques," Aimee T Classen
  • D06-137, "Photoregulated Peptide-Protein Interaction Systems for Bionanotechnology Applications," Robert F Standaert
  • D06-139, "Functional Analysis of the Role of MicroRNAs in Cancer," Yisong Wang
  • D06-142, "Novel Approaches for Uncovering Total Environmental Gene Expression Patterns," Martin Keller
  • D07-054, "Systemic Approaches in Recombinant Zymomonas mobilis to the Regulation of Ethanol Fermentation," Steven David Brown
  • D07-056, "Unraveling the Regulatory and Biosynthetic Genes that Control Cellulose Production in the Model Bioenergy Crop Populus," Udaya C Kalluri
  • D07-105, "Three-Dimensional, Aberration-Corrected, Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Studying Microbiological Systems," Niels De Jonge
  • D07-127, "Electricity and Biohydrogen Production via a Systems-Level Understanding of Microbial Fuel Cells," Abhijeet P Borole
  • D07-142, "Microfluidic Platform for Individual Microbe Capture, Cultivation, and Selective Release," Martin Keller
  • D07-143, "Methodological Development of Computer Simulation in Molecular Biophysics," Jeremy C Smith

Ultrascale Computing

  • D06-005, "Enhanced Cognizance of Evolving Threat Situations via Knowledge Discovery from Disparate Data," Auroop R Ganguly (co-sponsored by the National Security Initiative)
  • D06-075, "Development of a Global Biogeochemistry Capability for Enhanced Climate Simulation and Earth System Modeling," Wilfred M Post
  • D06-087, "Terascale Simulation Tools for Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Systems," Kevin T Clarno
  • D06-101, "Multiscale Modeling: Application to Hydrogen and Helium in Steel," Don M Nicholson
  • D06-105, "Exploring Performance Tools for Petascale Systems with Lightweight Compute Node Kernels," Philip C Roth
  • D06-116, "Assuring Dynamic Power Grid Stability: Integrated Electric and Information Grid Modeling," Mallikarjun Shankar (co-sponsored by the National Security Initiative)
  • D06-133, "Large-Scale Exploration of Protein Models for System Biology Applications," Andrey A Gorin
  • D06-140, "Exploring Reconfigurable Computing Programming Models to Accelerate High-Performance Computing Applications," Olaf O Storaasli
  • D07-002, "Predictive Simulation and Virtual Design of High-Speed, High-Density Molecular and Nanoscale Sensors and Devices," Vincent Meunier
  • D07-003, "Storage Virtualization: An Integrated Approach to Machine-Room Storage Management," Sudharshan S Vazhkudai
  • D07-004, "Virtualized System Environments for Petascale Computing and Beyond," Stephen L Scott
  • D07-006, "Petascale Computing in Nanoscience on 100,000+ Cores," Thomas C Schulthess
  • D07-014, "Modeling Cellular Mechanisms for Efficient Bioethanol Production through Petascale Comparative Analysis of Biological Networks," Nagiza F Samatova
  • D07-024, "An Evolutionary Framework for Porting Applications to Petascale Platforms," Kalyan S Perumalla
  • D07-035, "Development of a Global Advanced Nuclear Fuel Rod Model," Srdjan Simunovic
  • D07-084, "Waveguide Entangled Photon Sources for Quantum Information," Warren P Grice

General

  • D05-009, "Applications of Ultrafast, Ultra-Intense Lasers to Radioactive Ion Beam Production and Diagnostics," David Robert Schultz
  • D07-141, "Nanostructured Surfaces from Drawn Materials," Brian R D'Urso