The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is awarding a $14 million grant to Case Western Reserve University to establish a Center of Excellence in lifetime extension research and materials science.
National Nuclear Security Administration
September 26, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is awarding a $14 million grant to Case Western Reserve University to establish a Center of Excellence in lifetime extension research and materials science. This collaboration between Case Western Reserve and our national laboratories will strengthen NNSA’s capability to modernize manufacturing and production capabilities.
“NNSA’s award recognizes the critical role Case Western Reserve and Northeast Ohio are playing in the advancement of science and technological innovation,” said congressional Representative Marcy. Kaptur (D-OH). “As Chair of the House Energy and Water Subcommittee, I will continue working to deliver the federal resources that help our academic institutions prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers.”
Case Western Reserve University will use the grant, which they will receive over five years, to establish and manage the Material Data Science for Stockpile Stewardship Center of Excellence. The University’s commitment to research and development and mentorship has helped shape and inspire the next generation of American innovators.
The Center will be led by Case Western Reserve's Dr. Roger H. French, with a subaward to the University of Central Florida. The vision of MDS3 COE is to develop, demonstrate, and deploy novel data science tools, frameworks, codes, and computing infrastructure to advance understanding of materials degradation and the failure of materials, parts, and subsystems using novel computer science and data science, and delivering a pipeline of diverse, data-enabled workforce for the future.
The Center’s focus will be on developing new additive and advanced manufacturing techniques, technologies, and methodologies to evaluate, diagnose, and control materials for production and manufacturing purposes. The COE directly targets a crucial part of NNSA Defense Programs’ mission – the modernization of our nuclear deterrent and its associated production capabilities - as well as growing a skilled technical workforce to continue that mission well into the future.