Faculty and Student Teams Program

Project Descriptions

Argonne National Laboratory

PLEASE NOTE THAT Argonne WILL NOT REVIEW FaST APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUMMER 2008 TERM SUBMITTED AFTER February 1, 2008.

A request for supplemental funds TO the National Science Foundation (NSF) should be submitted by March 10, 2008, in Compliance with the NSF Dear Colleague Letter. NSF Grantees should review the supplement opportunity guidelines as provided in the "Dear Colleague Letter": Cooperative Activity with Department of Energy Programs for Education and Human Resource Development -- "Dear Colleague Letter" (NSF07-133).

Detailed descriptions of Argonne Research Programs are located at this site: http://www.dep.anl.gov/catalog/catalog.htm.

ALL programs listed in the above catalog are available for the placement of FaST teams.  Representative project descriptions include the following: 

• Advanced Photon Source (APS) Facility
• Biosciences (BIOS) Division
• Catalysis
• Energy Technology Division
• Fuel Cells
• Lithium Battery Development

Brookhaven National Laboratory

• CP-Violation Experiment
• Design and Assembly of Ultra-Flat Mosaic Focal Planes for Advanced Telescopes
• Ecology of Vernal Ponds
• Electronic Properties at Materials Interfaces for Nanoelectronics, Molecular Electronics, and Photovoltaic Applications
• Energetics of Charge Separation
• Spectroscopy of Gas-Phase Molecular Free Radicals Related to Combustion Chemistry
• Heating System Which Integrates Thermophotovoltaic Power Generation
• Multi-Criteria Decision Software for Environmental Science Decision Making
• Nucleation Properties of Materials Deposited  onto Carbon Nanotubes at Low Temperatures
• Oscillation of Electron-Type Antineutrinos From Nuclear Reactions
• Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Research
• Profiling of Differential Cell Functions Controlled by DNA Methylation
• Radio Wave Detection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays
• Study of Ionic Liquids
• Study of Radiation-induced Reactions in Ionic Liquids
• The NSLS Detector Development
• Thermal, Photo- and Radiation-Induced Reactions in Condensed Media Group
• Vapor Intrusion of Volatile Organic Compounds into Residential Homes

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

• Development and testing of programs to simulate astronomical images on optical and near infrared pixel detectors
• Extend temperature and humidity monitoring within the Computer Rooms
• High Intensity Neutrino Source (HINS) R&D Program

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Auer Laboratory
• Automated Fortran to C++ Conversion Tools
• Biogeochemistry in Subsurface Environments
• Characterization of Microbial Communities
• Chemical Bonding Parameterization
• Laser and Synchrotron based studies of aerosols and nanoparticles
• Energy Sciences, Physical, Earth, and Life Sciences, Computing Science, and Engineering
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Miniaturized Systems for Particle Assessment
• Physics Research
• Seismic Monitoring
• Serotonergic Systems
• Windows Desktop Hardware and Software: New Technologies and Collaborative Tools

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• Carbon Management Program
• Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering for Chemical Detection and Imaging
• Spectral Theory of Dense, Partially Ionized Matter

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• 2008 Project Imaging Prostate Cancer Stem Cells
• Application of Neutron Diffraction Techniques to Measure Strains in Metallic Specimens In-Situ and Ex-Situ Loading Conditions
• Atmospheric Pressure Surface Sampling & Ionization Techniques for the Analysis of Analytes on Surfaces Using Mass Spectrometry
• Cellular and Molecular Interactions among Genes in Cerebellar Development over Time and Space
• Design of an Experiment to Examine Molten Salts as a Heat Transfer Medium
• Developing and Optimizing an Appropriate Imaging Technology for Neuronal Cells
• Development of an Integrated Sensor System for Real-time Monitoring of Chemical and Biological Agents in Food and Water
• Development of Novel Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
• Enhancing the Critical Current Performance of High-temperature Superconducting Films by Introduction of Controlled Nanostructures
• Interrelationships between Genomics and Physiology of Environmentally Relevant Microorganisms for Bioremediation
• Modeling and Experiments of Hydrogen Separation and Use in Energy Applications
• Nuclear Physics to Determine the Synthesis of Elements Occurring When Stars Explode
• R&D; In the Areas of Biomedical Imaging, Industrial Inspection, and National Security
• Resilient and Robust Communications for Post-Disaster Response
• Solar Energy Conversion into Electrical Current and Hydrogen
• Study of Complex Traits of Recombinant Inbred (RI) Strains of Mice
• Studying Crystallographic and Magnetic Properties of Strongly Correlated Electron Materials
• Synthesis of Novel Ion Receptors
• Understanding the Structure and Dynamics of Monolayer thick films of n-alkanes
• X-Ray Microtomography

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• Analysis of Medical Incident Reports
• Analysis of Trace Quantities of Organic Compounds in Non-invasive and Invasive Biological Matrices
• Automating DNA, RNA and Cell Separation and Detection
• Chlorophosphate Waste Forms and High-Level Waste Glass Vitrification
• Content Analysis of Newswire Articles: Identifying Frames of Contention
• Development of an Aqueous-Based Process for Producing Durable Waste-Forms Containing 
• Development of Raman Spectral Database for Tank Waste Characterization
• Toxic Metals and Salts
• Emergency Management Decision Support Tools
• Highly Selective Media for Actinide Collection and Pre-Concentration
• Interaction of Uranium with Minerals
• Intrinsically Secure Computing^TM Environments
• Leaching and Filtration Processes for Waste Treatment Plant
• Models Describing Joint Behavior of Electrical Power Markets and Systems
• Multi-Jurisdiction Web-Based Operations Status Boards
• Nuclear Plant Incidents
• Radiation Monitoring for Border Protection
• Ultrasound Catalysis Project