The U.S. Department of Energy has invested $18 million into accelerator science and nuclear physics research and development with the goal of maintaining the United States' leadership position in those fields.
The funding opportunities are open to single investigators, small groups and large multidisciplinary teams. Research should concentrate on research and development groundwork for the next generation of accelerators and potential upgrades to existing operations.
"Accelerator technology has been the key to unlocking the secrets of matter - and it has also found valuable applications in medicine and industry," DOE Associate Director for Nuclear Physics Timothy Hallman said in the news release. "This investment will help keep the United States in the lead in this indispensable technology."
The opportunity is sponsored by DOE's Office of Nuclear Physics in the Department Office of Science. Research is expected to focus on the building blocks of matter, origins of nuclei and all forces that transform matter. Topics will include high field superconducting magnets, transformative superconducting radio-frequency technology and the development of next-generation ion sources. Planned funding for Fiscal Year 2022 will be up to about $9 million, with a similar amount planned for FY 2023, contingent on congressional appropriations.
DOE's national laboratories, universities and nonprofits are eligible to lead applications for the two-year awards. Successful applications will pass peer review.
The application deadline for accelerator science and nuclear physics technology research and development is April 8. The application deadline for scientific discovery through advanced computing in partnership in nuclear physics is April 26. The application deadline for topical collaborations in nuclear theory is May 18.
More information about all three opportunities is available on DOE's funding opportunity announcement page on the department's website.
