Swanson, DavidComputer Science <strong>and</strong> EngineeringUS CMS Tier 2 Center$3,445,767 NSF through UCLA5/1/05 – 12/31/11Bloom, KennethPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyDominguez, AaronPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyDavid Swanson, research associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor<strong>of</strong> computer science <strong>and</strong> engineering, directsthe Holl<strong>and</strong> Computing Center, which hosts aUS CMS Tier 2 computing site, funded by theNational Science Foundation’s US CompactMuon Solenoid (CMS) Research <strong>Program</strong>through a subcontract with UCLA. KenBloom <strong>and</strong> Aaron Dominguez, both associate pr<strong>of</strong>essors <strong>of</strong> physicsat UNL, are collaborating with Swanson <strong>and</strong> HCC staff to analyzedata from particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider at theEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva,Switzerl<strong>and</strong>. UNL researchers are involved in one <strong>of</strong> the two largestexperiments. CMS is designed to investigate a wide range <strong>of</strong>physics, including the search for the Higgs boson, extra dimensions<strong>and</strong> particles that could make up dark matter. The experimentcreates so much data that a ‘tiered’ hierarchy <strong>of</strong> computingfacilities has been created to analyze it; UNL is a member <strong>of</strong> thathierarchy, hosting a subset <strong>of</strong> the data.Tsymbal, EvgenyPhysics <strong>and</strong> Astronomy/NebraskaCenter for Materials <strong>and</strong> NanoscienceMaterials Research Science & Engineering Center:Quantum Spin$6,321,899 NSF9/1/08 – 8/31/14Grouverman, AlexeiPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyEvgeny Tsymbal, pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> physics <strong>and</strong>astronomy at UNL, leads the MaterialsResearch Science <strong>and</strong> Engineering Center(MRSEC). The center was established in 2002with a grant from the National ScienceFoundation <strong>and</strong> involves scientists from theDepartments <strong>of</strong> Physics <strong>and</strong> Astronomy,Chemistry <strong>and</strong> Mechanical Engineering, <strong>and</strong> the School <strong>of</strong>Biological Sciences. MRSEC projects focus on fabricating <strong>and</strong>studying new magnetic structures <strong>and</strong> materials at the nanometerscale. The research has applications in advanced computing <strong>and</strong>data storage, h<strong>and</strong>held electronic devices, advanced sensors <strong>and</strong>future medical technologies.18AWARDS OF $3 MILLION OR MORE
Umstadter, DonaldPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyHigh-Energy Laser for Detection,Inspection, & Non-Destructive Testing$4,846,860 DoD-AFOSR5/15/08 – 5/14/11Banerjee, SudeepPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyShadwick, BradleyPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyWith support from the Department <strong>of</strong>Defense Air Force <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> ScientificResearch, Donald Umstadter, Lel<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>Dorothy Olson Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Physics <strong>and</strong>Astronomy, will complete construction <strong>of</strong> ahigh-energy laser system at the UNL ExtremeLight Laboratory capable <strong>of</strong> delivering a peakpower <strong>of</strong> 1 petawatt. This project is critical to the development <strong>and</strong>performance <strong>of</strong> laser-driven radiation sources used for detection,inspection <strong>and</strong> non-destructive testing. The most immediate resultwill be a dramatic increase in the brightness <strong>and</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> thelaser-driven electron beams <strong>and</strong> x-rays, with applications fordetecting cracks in aging critical components <strong>and</strong> detectingspecial nuclear materials through large thicknesses <strong>of</strong> shielding.Tunable, Monoenergetic Gamma-Ray Sourcefor Identification <strong>of</strong> Embedded SNM$3,904,359 DHS-DNDO3/1/07 – 8/31/11Banerjee, SudeepPhysics <strong>and</strong> AstronomyWith support from the Department <strong>of</strong> Homel<strong>and</strong> SecurityDomestic Nuclear Detection <strong>Office</strong>, Donald Umstadter isdeveloping an x-ray source capable <strong>of</strong> distinguishing differenttarget materials embedded in thick shielding, including specialnuclear materials (SNM), <strong>and</strong> determining the target’s size, shape<strong>and</strong> isotopic composition. By allowing rapid scanning <strong>of</strong> a largenumber <strong>of</strong> cargo containers, <strong>and</strong> enabling spot inspections onl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> sea, this system would provide early detection capability,<strong>and</strong> so greatly reduce the threat from SNM. As such, it has thepotential to radically improve current cargo screening capabilities<strong>and</strong> transform the national security environment.AWARDS OF $3 MILLION OR MORE19
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