New Grants

Secured between January 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 – (42)

 

Amende, K. (Principal), Mukhopadhyay, J. (Co-Principal), "Integrated Design Lab Services 2018-2019," Sponsored by Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NORENE002). (January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019). 
Current Funding: $29,000

 

Amende, K. (Principal), "Sustainable Operations and Facility Adaption, 2017/2018," Sponsored by National Park Service (NPS). (August 9, 2017 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $50,000

 

Amendola, R. (Principal), "Improving Ni-based SOFC Anode Resilience and Durability Through Secondary Phase Formation," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2019).
Current Funding: $93,240

 

Cairns, D. (Principal), Osen, K. E. (Co-Principal), "IPA: Southern Denmark University Visiting Professor," Sponsored by University of Souther Denmark (UNISOU001). (May 1, 2017 - September 1, 2019).
Current Funding: $27,870

 

Cairns, D. (Principal), Samborsky, D. D. (Co-Principal), "Sandia Blade Reliability Collaborative - Phase II," Sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories (SANNAT). (February 5, 2018 - February 4, 2019).
Current Funding: $120,000

 

Cairns, D. (Principal), "Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Structures," Sponsored by Boeing Company (BOEING). (June 7, 2017 - November 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $63,232

 

Cairns, D. (Principal), Samborsky, D. D. (Co-Principal), "GE Wind Energy Blade Durability and Damage Tolerance (4/25/17-9/30/17)," Sponsored by General Electric Co (GENELE). (April 13, 2017 - November 17, 2017).
Current Funding: $24,718

 

Fields, M. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), "Innovative Subsurface Sampling Technology for Energy Production and Environmental Applications," Sponsored by Montana Emergent Technologies Inc (MONEME001). (December 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018).
Current Funding: $10,000

 

Fields, M. (Principal), "Sulfate reducer biofilm transcriptomics and thermodynamics under transient conditions," Sponsored by Exxon Mobile (EXXMOB002). (January 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018).
Current Funding: $160,000

 

Gerlach, R. (Principal), "Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep & Extreme Environments (BuG ReMeDEE)," Sponsored by South Dakota School of Mines (SOUDAK001). (August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2021).
Current Funding: $439,811

 

Gerlach, R. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), Phillips, A. (Co-Principal), "Developing Biomineralization Technology for Ensuring Wellbore Integrity," Sponsored by Montana Emergent Technologies Inc (MONEME001). (July 31, 2017 - June 30, 2019).
Current Funding: $300,700

 

Larson, R. (Principal), "Montana State University Wind Applications Center," Sponsored by National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). (February 14, 2017 - January 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $20,000

 

Lauchnor, E. G. (Principal), Stein, O. (Co-Principal), "Workshop: GOALI: Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL), August 21-25, 2017, Big Sky, Montana," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (June 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $15,000

 

Miller, P. (Principal), Ewing, S. (Co-Principal), Jones, C. (Co-Principal), "Soil Carbon Accrual in Progressive Montana Crop Rotations," Sponsored by Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC). (January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $14,983

 

Miller, P. (Principal), "Soil Carbon Accumulation in Progressive Montana Crop Rotations," Sponsored by Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC). (January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $14,983

 

Sheppard, J. (Principal), Swearingen, W. (Co-Principal), "Software Quality Analysis of Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory's (CERL) FUELER Sustainment Management Systems," Sponsored by Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WRIPAT). (February 26, 2018 - June 30, 2019).
Current Funding: $91,579

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), "Improving Ni-based SOFC Anode Resilience and Durability Through Secondary Phase Formation," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2019).
Current Funding: $99,264

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), "Composite Cathode Architectures Made by Freeze-Casting for All Solid State Lithium Batteries," Sponsored by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LAWBER). (December 8, 2017 - March 31, 2019).
Current Funding: $120,000

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), "DOE STTR Phase 1: Hybridization of freeze casting with additive manufacturing for simplified production of high performance SOFCs," Sponsored by Glacigen Materials Inc (GLAMAT). (June 12, 2017 - June 11, 2018).
Current Funding: $58,000

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), "Ceramic-Metal Interfaces by Functional Grading," Sponsored by Glacigen Materials Inc (GLAMAT). (June 9, 2017 - December 1, 2017).
Current Funding: $26,500

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), "Novel Composite for High Performance Thermal Interface Material," Sponsored by Glacigen Materials Inc (GLAMAT). (June 1, 2017 - November 22, 2017).
Current Funding: $26,500

 

Wettstein, S. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Dehydration of sugars to furans and their derivatives over rationally designed zeolite catalysts," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $223,000

 

Ongoing Grants

Active between January 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018 – (104)

 

Amende, K. (Principal), Johnson, E. (Co-Principal), Miller, D. (Co-Principal), "MSU Research and Testing in Support of AAON R&D Programs," Sponsored by AAON Inc (AAON). (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2019).
Current Funding: $1,411,018.87

 

Amende, K. (Principal), Mukhopadhyay, J. (Co-Principal), Wood, T. R. (Co-Principal), "Integrated Design Lab Services," Sponsored by Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NORENE002). (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $127,500

 

Amende, K. (Principal), "Sustainable Operations and Facility Adaption, Yellowstone National Park 2015/2016," Sponsored by National Park Service (NPS). (September 14, 2015 - March 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $59,789

 

Amendola, R. (Principal), "Enhancing High Temperature Anode Performance with secondary anchoring phases," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (August 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $71,688

 

Ament, R. (Principal), Hartshorn, A. (Co-Principal), Powell, S. (Co-Principal), "Evaluating Management Options to Increase Roadside Carbon Sequestration," Sponsored by University of Alaska Fairbanks (ALAUNI01). (October 1, 2015 - August 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $62,214

 

Anderson, R. (Principal), Seymour, J. (Co-Principal), "Local velocity and temperature profiles in multiphase systems measured by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $326,848

 

Anderson, R. (Principal), Johnson, E. (Co-Principal), "US-Canada Planning Visit: Investigating Multiphase, Multiscale Transport Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cells with Synchrotron X-Ray Radiography," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (March 15, 2015 - February 28, 2017).
Current Funding: $29,835

 

Brookshire, E. (Principal), Ewing, S. (Co-Principal), Powell, S. (Co-Principal), "Multi-scale analysis of the effects of prescribed fire on terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in the Missouri and Musselshell River Breaks, central Montana," Sponsored by Bureau Of Land Management (BLM). (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2021).
Current Funding: $109,971

 

Brown, J. (Principal), Codd, S. (Co-Principal), "Electromagnetic laboratory investigations of the microphysical structure of planetary ice," Sponsored by Southwest Research Institute (SOURES). (August 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018).
Current Funding: $172,922

 

Cairns, D. (Principal), "Montana State University Tasks for BRC Phase II," Sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories (SANNAT). (July 31, 2013 - December 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $495,000

 

Codd, S. (Principal), "Magnetic Resonance Studies of supercritical fluids in porous media," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $306,480

 

Cunningham, A. (Principal), Gerlach, R. (Co-Principal), Phillips, A. (Co-Principal), Spangler, L. (Co-Principal), "Methods to enhance well bore cement integrity with microbially-induced calcite precipitation (MICP)," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $654,299

 

Fields, M. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), Phillips, A. (Co-Principal), Spangler, L. (Co-Principal), "Optimization, Scale-up, and Design of Coal-Dependent Methanogenesis in Preparation for in situ Field Demonstrations," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (August 1, 2015 - September 30, 2018).
Current Funding: $650,000

 

Fields, M. (Principal), Hwang, C. (Co-Principal), "USGS- BigHorn," Sponsored by US Geological Survey (USGS). (January 15, 2016 - January 14, 2018).
Current Funding: $14,000

 

Fields, M. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research: Hydrodynamic controls on microbial community dynamics and carbon cycling in coal beds," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $202,113

 

Fields, M. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), "OTO MREDI Energy Fields/Cunningham," Sponsored by Office of Commissioner of Higher Education (OFFCOM). (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017). Grant #: 41W075.
Current Funding: $222,160

 

Gannon, P. (Principal), Anderson, R. (Co-Principal), Plumb, C. S. (Co-Principal), "Research Initiation: Engaging Sustainability to Better Recruit, Retain and Prepare Engineers," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $150,000

 

Gerlach, R. (Principal), Fields, M. (Co-Principal), Peyton, B. (Co-Principal), "SEP Collaborative Research: Alkaliphilic microalgae-based sustainable & scalable processes for renewable fuels and products," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 15, 2012 - August 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $780,000

 

Gerlach, R. (Principal), Fields, M. (Co-Principal), Peyton, B. (Co-Principal), "Nutrient and water integration and recycling for sustainable and algal biorefineries," Sponsored by University of Toledo (UNITOL). (February 1, 2013 - August 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $1,187,414

 

Gerlach, R. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), Fields, M. (Co-Principal), "Using Biomineralization Sealing for Leakage Mitigation in Shale during CO2 Sequestration," Sponsored by Montana Emergent Technologies Inc (MONEME001). (August 25, 2014 - July 27, 2017).
Current Funding: $461,148

 

Gerlach, R. (Principal), Phillips, A. (Co-Principal), "OTO MREDI Energy Gerlach/Phillips," Sponsored by Office of Commissioner of Higher Education (OFFCOM). (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017). Grant #: 41W072.
Current Funding: $187,000

 

Haggerty, J. (Principal), "RII Track-2 FEC/Sustainable socio-economic, ecological, and technological scenarios for achieving global climate stabilization through negative CO2 emission policies," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $154,167

 

Haggerty, J. (Co-Principal), Lachapelle, P. (Principal), "Escaping The Resource Curse: Developing Governance And Investment Frameworks To Leverage The Benefits Of Energy Development For Rural Prosperity," Sponsored by US Department Of Agriculture (USDA). (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $136,654

 

Haggerty, J. (Principal), "Escaping the Resource Curse: Developing Governance and Investment Frameworks to Leverage the Benefits of Energy Development for Rural Prosperity," Sponsored by US Department Of Agriculture (USDA). (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $337,536

 

Haggerty, J. (Principal), "Coordinating social-science research across North American energy development regimes," Sponsored by Ohio State University (OHISTA001). (September 1, 2016 - July 15, 2018).
Current Funding: $29,136

 

Haggerty, J. (Principal), "Coordinating social-science research across North American energy development regimes," Sponsored by South Dakota State University (SOUDAK). (July 15, 2015 - May 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $8,085.23

 

Hansen, A. (Principal), Powell, S. (Co-Principal), "Downscaling IPCC land use scenarios for global change adaptation planning in mountainous environments," Sponsored by National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA). (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018).
Current Funding: $749,783

 

Larson, R. (Principal), "Montana State University Wind Applications Center," Sponsored by National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). (January 29, 2016 - January 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $23,000

 

Lauchnor, E. G. (Principal), "OTO MREDI Energy Lauchnor," Sponsored by Office of Commissioner of Higher Education (OFFCOM). (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017). Grant #: 41W074.
Current Funding: $103,980

 

Lu, C. (Principal), "Systems Biology to Improve Camelina Seed and Oil Quality Traits," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2019).
Current Funding: $805,966

 

Lu, C. (Principal), "Targeted Engineering Of Camelina Seed Biochemistry To Produce Oil Containing Valuable Chemical Precursors," Sponsored by Kansas State University (KANSTA). (January 15, 2015 - January 14, 2019).
Current Funding: $120,090

 

Lu, C. (Principal), "Biochemical Genomics: Deciphering the Chemical Factories of Oilseeds," Sponsored by Washington State University (WASSTA). (June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $680,617

 

Miller, P. (Principal), "RII Track-2 FEC/Sustainable socio-economic, ecological, and technological scenarios for achieving global climate stabilization through negative CO2 emission policies," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $39,275

 

Nehrir, M. (Principal), "Design Methodology Development for All Electric and Fuel Cell Powered Ships," Sponsored by Office of Naval Research (NAVRES). (May 17, 2013 - July 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $404,285

 

Peyton, B. (Principal), "RII Track-2 FEC/Sustainable socio-economic, ecological, and technological scenarios for achieving global climate stabilization through negative CO2 emission policies," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $141,861

 

Peyton, B. (Principal), "Lipid-Derived Biofuels: Bicarbonate-Induced Microalgae for Biofuel and Specialty Chemicals," Sponsored by Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHUDWI). (October 1, 2013 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $388,072

 

Peyton, B. (Principal), "Use of Saturated/Submerged Rock Fills for Water Quality Management: Identification of Key Risks Related to Reversibility of Attenuation," Sponsored by SRK Consulting (SRKCON). (February 19, 2015 - October 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $127,282

 

Peyton, B. (Principal), "Saturated Rock Fill Phase 3 Laboratory Column Testing," Sponsored by SRK Consulting (SRKCON). (January 18, 2016 - January 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $142,421

 

Phillips, A. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), Gerlach, R. (Co-Principal), Spangler, L. (Co-Principal), "Wellbore Leakage Mitigation using Advanced Mineral Precipitation Strategies," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2019).
Current Funding: $1,519,450

 

Phillips, A. (Principal), Cunningham, A. (Co-Principal), Gerlach, R. (Co-Principal), Spangler, L. (Co-Principal), "Methods to enhance well bore cement integrity with microbially-induced calcite precipitation (MICP)," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2018).
Current Funding: $1,720,515

 

Phillips, A. (Principal), "OTO MREDI Energy Phillips," Sponsored by Office of Commissioner of Higher Education (OFFCOM). (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017). Grant #: 41W073.
Current Funding: $159,386

 

Repasky, K. (Principal), "Development of a novel infrared detector for improved CO2 subsurface sequestration," Sponsored by Amethyst Research Inc (AMERES002). (April 6, 2015 - April 5, 2017).
Current Funding: $58,844

 

Shaw, C. (Principal), Lageson, D. (Co-Principal), Skidmore, M. (Co-Principal), "Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership - Phase III- SHAW-SKIDMORE-LAGESON," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (July 25, 2011 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $1,283,258

 

Sheppard, J. (Principal), Swearingen, W. (Co-Principal), "CS DLA Fueler - TL," Sponsored by Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WRIPAT). (July 28, 2016 - July 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $35,000

 

Skidmore, M. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated study of carbon cycling in hydrologically-active subglacial environments," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 15, 2016 - August 31, 2019).
Current Funding: $220,405

 

Skidmore, M. (Co-Principal), Priscu, J. (Principal), Dore, J. (Co-Principal), Kasic, K. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated study of carbon cycling in hydrologically-active subglacial environments," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (June 20, 2016 - August 31, 2019).
Current Funding: $823,099

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), Walker, R. (Co-Principal), "Design and Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticle Interfaces for Enhancing Thermal Stability and Catalytic Behavior," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 15, 2014 - July 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $475,000

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), "Enhancing High Temperature Anode Performance with Secondary Anchoring Phases," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (August 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $87,512

 

Sofie, S. (Principal), Workman, J. E. (Fellow), "Julie Muretta NSF GRFP," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (June 1, 2014 - May 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $138,000

 

Spangler, L. (Principal), "RII Track-2 FEC/Sustainable socio-economic, ecological, and technological scenarios for achieving global climate stabilization through negative CO2 emission policies," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $73,608

 

Spangler, L. (Principal), "BSCS, Phase III, Admin," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (July 25, 2011 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $10,305,986

 

Spangler, L. (Principal), "BSCS Phase III, Subcontracts," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (July 25, 2011 - December 31, 2018).
Current Funding: $16,978,440

 

Spangler, L. (Principal), Fields, M. (Co-Principal), "Increasing the rate and extent of microbial coal to methane conversion through optimization of microbial activity, thermodynamics, and reactive transport.," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $500,000

 

Spangler, L. (Principal), "Development of Web Resources to Deliver Natural Resources Science Information," Sponsored by US Geological Survey (USGS). (July 1, 2012 - September 30, 2017).
Current Funding: $227,302.27

 

Spangler, L. (Principal), "OTO MREDI Energy Spangler," Sponsored by Office of Commissioner of Higher Education (OFFCOM). (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017). Grant #: 41W071.
Current Funding: $527,474

 

Stoy, P. (Principal), "RII Track-2 FEC/Sustainable socio-economic, ecological, and technological scenarios for achieving global climate stabilization through negative CO2 emission policies," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $155,586

 

Stoy, P. (Principal), Ahmed, S. (Co-Principal), "RII Track-2 FEC/Sustainable socio-economic, ecological, and technological scenarios for achieving global climate stabilization through negative CO2 emission policies," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2020).
Current Funding: $2,107,199.52

 

Walker, R. (Principal), Amendola, R. (Co-Principal), Sofie, S. (Co-Principal), "Enhancing High Temperature Anode Performance with 2˚ Anchoring Phases," Sponsored by US Department of Energy (USDOE). (October 1, 2015 - July 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $40,800

 

Wettstein, S. (Principal), "Effects of mixture adsorbates on zeolite unit cell dimensions," Sponsored by American Chemical Society (AMECHE). (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $100,000

 

Whitlock, C. (Principal), Haggerty, J. (Co-Principal), "Haggerty INSTEP III-RUW4744 Haggerty," Sponsored by University of Montana (MONUNI). (September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $74,100

 

Wilking, J. (Principal), Bimczok, D. (Co-Principal), Gerlach, R. (Co-Principal), Stewart, P. (Co-Principal), Walk, S. (Co-Principal), "MRI: Acquisition of Optical Coherence Tomography Instrumentation at Montana State University," Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017).
Current Funding: $105,000