Southern University scientist earns $200,000 DOE grant
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Posted By: LaKeeshia Giddens on August 10, 2011 The Department of Energy has selected Southern University as one of the four institutions chosen in an annual competition for fossil energy research ideas from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions. The Department of Energy will provide $200,000 to Southern and Dr. Shizhong Yang, a computational scientist in Southern’s Department of Computer Science. Students and faculty from the chosen universities will investigate projects dealing with computational energy sciences, material sciences, and sensors and controls for use in fossil fuel power systems. Yang’s submittal to the DOE is titled “An Integrated Study on the Novel Thermal Barrier Coating for Nb-Based High Temperature Alloy.” Southern University’s project is an integrated method combining high-performance computer (HPC) simulation and experimental validation in material sciences to study the elastic constants, interface bonding, high-temperature microstructures, melting points, diffusion coefficients, and oxidation resistance of the proposed bond coat and top coat of niobium-based alloys. The project will last 24 months. Established in 1984, the HBCU/OMI program was designed to encourage cooperative fossil energy research and development projects between HBCU/OMI and federal agencies. Carried out by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy, the program gives minority students valuable hands-on experience in developing technologies to promote the efficient and environmentally safe use of fossil fuels. The other three schools to win grants are Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., and University of Texas, El Paso, El Paso, Texas. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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