SUNRISE Project Grants


Principal Investigator
Participants
Title
Agencies
Start Date
End Date
Amount
Mann, M.   Thermoeconomic Modeling NSF Career 06/01/01 05/30/06 $375,000
Mann, M. Seames, W. Testing of Gasifier Refractory DOE UCR 06/01/02 05/31/05 $200,000
Mann, M. Seames, W. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters EPA EPSCoR 09/01/02 03/31/03 $39,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters DOE UCR Phase I 09/01/02 08/31/03 $50,000
Mann, M.   Novel Concepts for Solid Carbon Based Fuel Cells Faculty Seed 01/01/03 11/30/04 $29,100
Kozliak, E. Mann, M. Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research in Gas-Phase Chemistry and Gas-Solid Interactions: A Site Emphasizing the Application of Environmental Chemistry to Address Societal Issues NSF REU 05/01/03 09/31/06 $168,000
Seames, W. Aulich, T. Biojet Fuel Characterization Study DOE Biomass via EERC 07/01/ 03 06/31/04 $92,327
Seames, W. Mann, M. Evaluating Soy-Derived Fuel: JP8 Blends for Jet Aircraft Applications ND SBARE 07/01/03 06/30/04 $15,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Evaluating Soy-Derived Fuel: JP8 Blends for Jet Aircraft Applications NDSC 07/01/03 06/30/04 $5,000
Seames, W.   Trace Elements from Biomass Fly Ash Samples UND Faculty Seed Grant Program 09/01/03 08/31/04 $52,000
Watson, J.

Tolbert, S.; Mann, M.; Salehfar, H.

Development and Dissemination of PEM Fuel Cell Education Modules DOE 10/01/03 09/31/05 $200,000
Mann, M. Seames, W. Electrical Infrastructure for Combustion Test Furnace UND Faculty Seed Grant 12/01/03 08/31/04 $39,812
Mann, M. Karki, S. Doctoral Dissertation for Shankar Karki EPSCoR 01/01/04 08/30/05 $35,050
Mann, M. Zhao, Y. Investigation of Mercury Control Technologies: Doctoral Dissertation for Yongxin Zhao EPSCoR 01/01/04 12/31/05 $35,050
Hoffmann, M.   Development and Parallel Computer Implementation of Quasidegenerate Perturbation Theory for Molecular Electronic Structure DOE 02/01/04 01/31/08 $360,000
Mann, M. Salehfar, H. Addressing System Integration Issues Required for the Development of Distributed Wind-Hydrogen Energy Systems DOE EPSCoR 05/01/04 12/31/07 $420,000
Mann, M. Salehfar, H. Addressing System Integration Issues Required for the Development of Distributed Wind-Hydrogen Energy Systems ND Division of Community Services 05/01/04 04/30/06 $15,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. BioJet Fuel Year 2 - Exploring Options to Overcome Cold Flow Property Limitations ND APUC 07/01/04 06/30/05 $20,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. BioJet Fuel Year 2 - Exploring Options to Overcome Cold Flow Property Limitations ND SBARE 07/01/ 04 08/31/05 $16,303
Seames, W. Mann, M. BioJet Fuel Year 2 - Exploring Options to Overcome Cold Flow Property Limitations NDSC 07/01/04 06/30/05 $5,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters Supplement Basin Electric 08/01/04 08/31/07 $3,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters Supplement Great River Energy 08/01/04 08/31/07 $3,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters Supplement MDU 08/01/04 08/31/07 $3,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters Supplement Minkota Power 08/01/04 08/31/07 $3,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters Supplement ND Lignite Council 08/01/04 08/31/07 $15,000
Seames, W. Mann, M. Mercury Oxidation via Catalytic Barrier Filters Supplement SAS Power 08/01/04 08/31/07 $3,000
Seames, W. Mann, M.; Muggli, D. Oxidation of Mercury via Catalytic Barrier Filters, Phase II DOE UCR 08/01/ 04 08/31/07 $215,000
Muggli, D.   Transient Reaction Techniques in Photocatalytic Oxidation ACS-PRF 08/31/04 08/31/08 $50,000
Seames, W. Aulich, T.; Mann, M.; Timpe, R. BioJet Fuel Year 2 - Exploring Options to Overcome Cold Flow Property Limitations DOE Biomass via EERC 09/01/04 08/31/05 $80,000
Johnson, B.   Harvest Management Guidelines for Cuphea in ND ND State Board of Research & Ext. 12/01/04 06/30/07 $4,200
Johnson, B.   Seeding Depth Guidelines for Cuphea in ND ND State Board of Research & Ext. 05/01/04 06/20/07 $2,400
Hoffmann, M. Mann, M.; Seames, W.; Smoliakova, I.; Hershberger, J.; Johnson, B. "Sustainable Energy Research Infrastructure and Supporting Education" SRI component of "Advancing Science Excellence in North Dakota" NSF 05/15/05 05/14/08 $979,369
Seames, W.   Constructing a High Temperature Materials Test Chamber EPSCoR AURA 06/01/05 12/31/05 $7,400
Aulich, T. Seames, W. Commercial Feasibility Study: Soy-Derived Aviation Turbine Fuel DOE Biomass Agreement 07/01/05 06/30/06 $110,000
Seames, W. Mann, M.; Stamp, J. Commercial Feasibility Study: Soy-Derived Aviation Turbine Fuel ND APUC 07/01/05 06/30/06 $35,000
Mann, M. Seames, W. Distributed Combined Heat, Power and Hydrogen Systems DOE STAC 07/01/05 06/30/06 $141,091
Seames, W. Ames, F.; Mann, M. Small-Scale Testing of Candidate Soy-Derived Aviation Turbine Fuels and Fuel Blendstocks ND SBARE 07/01/05 06/30/08 $38,337
Seames, W. Ames, F.; Mann, M. Small-Scale Testing of Candidate Soy-Derived Aviation Turbine Fuels and Fuel Blendstocks NDSC 07/01/05 06/30/06 $12,779
Hershberger, J.   Kinetics and Product Channel Studies in Combustion Chemistry DOE 07/15/05 07/14/ 08 $264,604
Kubatova, A.   Characterization of Polar Carbonaceous PM Using Liquid and Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry EPSCoR and UND Startup Internal 08/15/08 05/30/07 $216,000
Kolodka, E.   Impact Modified Biodegradable Polymers for Food Handling Applications UND Faculty Seed Grant 09/01/05 02/28/07 $26,000
Kolodka, E.   Impact Modified Biodegradable Polymers for Food Handling Applications UND SSAC 01/01/06 12/31/06 $2,000
Johnson, B.   Cuphea Nitrogen Fertility Influence on Yield & Oil Content ND State Board of Research & Ext. 01/26/06 06/30/07 $4,718
Mann, M.   Long-Term Study of Underground Thermal Resevoir ND Division of Community Services 03/01/06 12/31/07 $8,000
Kozliak, E. Mann, M. Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Emphasizing the Application of Environmental Chemistry to Address Societal Issues NSF REU 05/01/06 08/31/09 $221,592
Kolodka, E.   High Impact Biodegradable Polymers for Food Handling Applications UND Graduate School 05/15/06 08/14/06 $6,000
Seames, W. Hoffmann, M.; Hershberger, J. Advances in the Fundamnetal Understanidng of Coal Combustion Emission Mechanisms UND EPSCoR IIP 07/01/06 06/30/09 $2,493,984
Stamp, J. Seames, W.; Mann, M. Commercialization of Biojet Fuel Technologies in North Dakota ND APUC 07/01/06 06/30/07 $17, 245
Seames, W. Kubatova, A. Commodity Chemical Intermediate Products from Cracked Soybean Oil/SME ND SPARE 07/01/06 06/30/07 $37,500
Seames, W. Kubatova, A. Commodity Chemical Intermediate Products from Cracked Soybean Oil/SME NDSC 07/01/06 06/30/07 $9,785
Johnson, B.   Cuphea Nitrogen Fertility Influence on Yield & Oil Content Technology Crops 07/01/06 06/30/07 $2,530
Johnsob, B.   Cuphea: A New Crop on the Horizon NDSU Development Fountation 07/01/06 06/30/07 $8,000
Kubatova, A.   Distribution of Polar (Secondary) and Nonpolar (Primary) Organic Particulate Matter Between Lower and Upper Troposphere UND, NSERC 07/01/06 06/30/07 $26,000
Mann, M.   New Faculty Startup EPSCoR 08/15/06 07/31/08 $100,000
Mann, M.   Study Limiting Factors and Optimum Parameters of Electrochemical Hydrogen Compression Technology Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy EPSCoR 08/15/06 12/31/08 $39,390
Kolodka, E.   Synthesis and Characterization of New High Impact Biodegradable Polymers USDA 09/01/06 08/31/08 $200,000
Aulich, T. Seames, W. The Crop Oil Refinery Paradigm – Fuels and Chemicals from Renewable Oils DOE Biomass via EERC 09/01/06 08/31/07 $100,000
Zhao, J.   A New Approach to more Efficient Metallic Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion EPSCoR 10/01/06 06/30/07 $20,000
Bowman, F.   Modeling the Impact of Coagulation and Semivolatile Partitioning on Aerosol Mixing State EPSCoR 10/01/06 06/30/07 $20,000
Seames, W. Kubatova, A.; Mann, M. Supplemental Equipment Award EPSCoR 02/01/07 04/30/07 $49,000
Muggli, D.   TiO2 Nanotubes for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organophosphorous Compounds NSF 03/15/07 03/14/10 $299,830
Seames, W. Muggli, D. Octane Enhancers from Crop Oils FAA/CGAR via Embry Riddle University 05/01/07 12/31/08 $556,904
Zhao, J.   Development of TiO2 Nanocatalysts for Sustainable Energy DOE EPSCoR Seed 05/13/07 12/30/08 $64,368
Laguette, S.   Spectral Characterization of Switchgrass for Biomass Energy and Biofuel Quality DOE EPSCoR 05/15/07 12/31/08 $37,295
Ulven, C.   Ultra-Lightweight Polymer Composites for Wind Energy System: Turbine Blade Structures DOE EPSCoR Seed Grant 05/15/07 05/14/08 $49,770
Tande, B.   Membranes from Highly Branched Polymers and Copolymers ND Corn Council 07/01/07 06/30/08 $16,500
Seames, W. Kubatova, A.; Kolodka, E.; Stamp, J. The Development of Fuels and Chemicals from Soybean Oil NDSC 07/01/07 06/30/08 $100,000
Salehfar, H.   Modeling of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Technique DOE EPSCoR Seed 08/01/ 07 10/30/08 $18,000
Mann, M. Salehfar, H. Purchase of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy EPSCoR 08/01/07 11/01/07 $29,841
Mann, M.   Large Scale Integration Of Electrochemical Stacks With Distribution Networks: An Impedance Spectroscopy Approach EPSCoR 08/15/07 08/15/08 $37,500
Bowman, F. Eck, R. Promoting STEM inquiry and problem-based learning in Middle and High School Students: Design, Development and Evaluation of a Standards-Based Air Pollution Science Instructional Simulation Game Prototype UND 08/16/07 05/15/09 $22,030
Ulven, C.   Flax Fibre Quality Assessment Protocols: Testing & Evaluation Composites Innovation Center 09/15/07 04/30/08 $17,895
Ulven, C. Wiesenborn, D.; Zhong, W.H. Acquisition of Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer to Upgrade Research Infrastructure CSREES / USDA – NRI Competitive Grants Program 10/01/07 09/30/08 $32,650
Seames, W. Petell, J. Assessment of a Hybrid Canola Oil as a Feedstock for Biofuels and Polymers Using the UND Cracking Process Bayer CropScience 01/01/08 12/31/08 $150,000
Kubatova, A.   CAREER: Formation Pathway of Polar Derivatives of Nitro-PAHs NSF 01/01/08 12/31/12 $640,000
Bowman, F.   Modeling Trace Element Transformations in Coal-Fired Power Plant Plumes EPRI 01/01/08 09/30/08 $9,994
Seames, W. Petell, J. SUNRISE Renewables: Biofuel Commercialization Global Agricultural Solutions 01/01/08 12/31/10 $6,000,000
Jayarman, S.   Imprinting Molecular Chirality in Light Induced Transformations NSF-CAREER 01/01/08 12/31/10 $1,500,000
Mann, M. Seames, W. Grand Forks Climate Protection Campaign GHG Inventory Study City of Grand Forks 01/16/08 06/15/08 $29,250
Mann, M.   Software in Support of EIS Analysis EPSCoR 01/30/08 06/30/08 $2,250
Bowman, F.   Integrated Laboratory and Modeling Study of Trace Element Transformations in Coal-Fired Power Plant Plumes UND 05/15/08 07/31/08 $6,000
Kubatova, A. Seames, W. Method Development for Determination of Wood Preserving Fungicides Marvin Windows 06/01/08 08/30/09 $33,000
Seames, W.   Processing of Proprietary Canola Crop Oil in a High Value Feedstock
For Utility in Energy and Chemical Industries: Amendment 3
Bayer CropScience 06/01/08 12/31/09 $250,000
Salehfar, H.   Modeling of Fuel Cell Power Generators Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy UND Graduate School Summer Professorship Grants 06/12/08 08/04/08 $6,000
Mann, M. Seames, W. Benefits of Co-Locating Soybean Facilities with Sugar Beet Factories NDSC 07/01/08 06/30/09 $17,500
Seames, W. Muggli, D.; Tande, B.; Kubatova, A. Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers from Soybean Oil NDSC 07/01/08 06/30/09 $110,000
Mann, M. Salehfar, H. Develoment of a Renewable Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cell Education Program DOE EERE 08/01/08 07/31/11 $382,881
Tande, B. Kolodka, E.; Seames, W.; Muggli, D. Biobased Polymers from Cracked Crop Oils USDA 09/01/08 08/30/11 $367,000
Burghaus, U.   Chemical Activity of Copper Oxide and Gold Nano Model Array Catalysts
Towards CO Oxidation
NSF CAREER 01/01/08 12/31/12 $426,000
Burghaus, U.   Characterization of Fundamental Catalytic Properties of MoS2/WS2 Nanotubes and Nanoclusters
for Desulfurization Catalysis: A Surface Chemistry Study
DOE 08/01/08 08/30/11 $352,000
Ulven, C.   Ultra-Lightweight Polymer Composites for Wind Energy System: Turbine Blade Structures DOE EPSCoR Seed Grant 05/15/07 05/14/08 $49,770
Ulven, C. Wiesenborn, D.; Zhong, W.H. Acquisition of Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer to Upgrade Research Infrastructure CSREES / USDA – NRI Competitive Grants Program 10/01/07 09/30/08 $32,650
Ulven, C.   Development of Corn Fibers from DDGs for Plastic Composite Materials ND Corn Council 07/01/07 06/30/08 $16,500
Ulven, C.   Development of Corn Fibers from DDGs for Reinforcement in Polymer Matrix Composites ND Corn Council 07/01/08 06/30/09 $20,960
Ulven, C.   Flax Fibre Grading Project: Continuity Funding for Additional Tasks Composites Innovation Center 07/01/08 01/31/09 $19,985
Ulven, C.   Flax Fibre Quality Assessment Protocols: Testing & Evaluation Composites Innovation Center 09/15/07 04/30/08 $17,895
Kolodka, E.   Biobased Polymeric Materials from Cracked Crop Oils UND Faculty Seed Grants 05/16/08 11/15/09 $13,397
Total: $20,069,581

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