Department of Energy
The Department of Energy partners with researchers across U-M to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
$57 MILLION
Research Supported by DoE in FY24
341
Active Projects Supported by DoE
$15M to fund U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory collaboration
Through a new five-year, $15 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Michigan is partnering with the New Mexico-based laboratory to develop advanced computing technologies—including artificial intelligence and increasingly sophisticated modeling techniques—to address critical challenges.
Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy
An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet decarbonization goals, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers.
Better battery manufacturing: Robotic lab vets new reaction design strategy
New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to making chemically complex materials that researchers at the University of Michigan and Samsung’s Advanced Materials Lab have demonstrated.
