The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy

Technology Laboratory (NETL)

seeks applications for the UCR Program.

Since its inception in FY1979,

the

primary objective of the UCR Program has been threefold:
(1) to improve

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understanding of the chemical and physical processes involved in the

conversion

and utilization of coal in an environmentally acceptable manner; (2) to

maintain and upgrade the coal research capabilities and facilities of U. S.



colleges and universities; and (3) to support the education of students in

the

area of coal science.



To develop and sustain a national program of university research that

advances

the previous stated objectives, the DOE is interested in innovative and

fundamental research pertinent to coal conversion and utilization.

This

year,

research is limited to three broad areas:
1) AREA 1 - COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY



SCIENCES:
MULTIPHASE FLOW RESEARCH; 2) AREA 2 - MATERIAL SCIENCES:


COMPUTER-AIDED DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL NEW MATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION

FROM

COAL; and 3) AREA 3 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS:
NANO DERIVED MATERIALS FOR THE



FORMATION OF MULTI DIMENSIONAL SENSING STRUCTURES FOR THE SELECTIVE

DETECTION

OF FOSSIL ENERGY GASES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.