Texas Tech University

A moment of appreciation for you support

 

We are thankful for the support of our collaborators across the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Industry, and Texas Tech University.

Current Projects

Growing STEMS Partnership: Training the Next Generation of Engineers for the Naval Enterprise; PI: Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: Office of Naval Research; Award No. N00014-21-1-2519, POP 06/23/2021-06/23/2025.


Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Fuels for Enhanced Reactivity; PI: Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: Office of Naval Research; Award No. N00014-22-1-2006, POP 11/01/2021-10/31/2025.


Novel Metal Surface Chemistry for Fast Reacting Fuel Particles; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Army Research Office; Award No. W911NF-22-2-0168; POP 09/30/2022-09/29/2025.


Energetic Material Basic Research (EMBR) Center; Co-PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Army Research Office; Award No. W911NF-22-2-0170; Texas Tech; POP 09/30/2022-09/29/2025.


Control of Motor Performance by Ion-Mediated Amplification of Condensed Heat Release in Metalized Fuels/Propellants; PI: Dr. Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics; POP 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2023.


Energetic Material Training for the Next Generation Naval Workforce; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Office of Naval Research; POP 08/01/2024-07/30/2027.


Advancing experimental diagnostics for obscurant testing; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Department of Defense (DEVCOM CCDC AC); POP 08/17/2023-03/28/2025.


Reactive Boron Fuel for Energetic Applications; PI: Michelle Pantoya; Source: TDA Research, Inc; POP 12/16/2022-03/15/2025.


Growing STEMS Consortium: Training the Next Generation of Engineers for the DOE NNSA Workforce; PI: Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: MSIPP DOE/NNSA; Award No. DE NA0003988, POP 04/15/2021-04/15/2025


Material Property-Functional-Performance characterization studies for solid fuel combustion PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Department of Energy, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC; POP 08/21/2-23-08/20/2025.


Advancing engineering practices toward nuclear security purposes; PI: Michelle Pantoya; Source: Department of Energy, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC; POP 08/21/2-23-08/20/2025.


Pycnometer Testing and Redesign Support; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Department of Energy, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC; POP 10/1/2022-09/30/2025.


Consumable Fragment Research and Development; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Minority Serving (Institution) Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC); Award No. W911SR22F0047; POP 10/09/2023 – 10/08/2026.
 

 

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