Contracts & Grants / Partnerships and Affiliations

By:

Shea Winton

Contracts and Grants

The EMS Energy Institute receives contracts and grants from various government agencies, industries and universities. Below is a sample of the contracts awarded since January 2008.

Boehman, André

Clean and Efficient Diesel Locomotive; Industry

Burgess-Cliff ord, Caroline

Coker Runs, Industry
Solvent Extraction of Coal to Produce Feedstock for a Laboratory Scale Delayed Coker; Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal

Cannon, Fred

Anthracite Fines for Foundries and Graphite Substitution; Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal

Elsworth, Derek

Role of Desorbing Gas on the Energetic of Failure Coal; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Flemings, Peter

Geofluids Consortium Membership; ConocoPhillips; Exxon Mobil Corporation; BHP Billiton Corporation; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; Shell International; BP Exploration Operating Company Limited; Industry

Gul, Omer

Production of Graphite from Coke Obtained from Delayed Coking of Decant Oil-Coal Blends; Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal

Haight, Joel

Intervention Eff ectiveness Research; NIOSH - Pittsburgh Research Center
Performance Measurement Research; Industry

Lvov, Serguei

U.S. Department of Energy

Ma, Xiaoliang

Preparation of Novel Adsorbent from Coal for Adsorptive Removal of Nitrogen from Liquid Fuels; Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal

Marone, Chris

The Role of Vibration in Stick Slip Behavior; Los Alamos National Laboratory

Mathews, Johnathan

Enhancing Appalachian Coalbed Methane Extraction by Microwave- Induced Fractures; Industry

Mathews, Jonathan; Mitchell, Gary

Coal Characterization; Industry

Mathews, Jonathan; Painter, Paul; Schobert, Harold

Coal Model Representation Creation & Use; Industry

Mathews, Jonathan; Halleck, Phil

Coal Drying; Industry

Miller, Bruce; Mitchell, Gary; Falcone Miller, Sharon

Direct Coal Liquefaction Material Handling Research Proposal; Industry

Miller, Bruce

NO_x/SO₂ Study and Anhydrous coal fines test; Industry Research Boiler Testing; Industry
TGA Char Oxidation Kinetics; Industry
DTR Pyrolysis Kinetics; Industry
Power Plant Sample Preparation and Analysis; Industry
Combustion Testing; Industry

Painter, Paul

Metallurgical Coke and Other Premium Carbon Products from Coal; Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal

Morrison, Joel

West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, Inc.
Gas Storage Technology Consortium

Rajagopalan, Ram

Preparation and Characterization of Boron Containing Carbons Derived from Coal Tar Pitch; Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal

Ryan, Tim

CT Scanning of Foot Bones; University
CT Scanning of a Fossil Mammal; Industry
CT Scanning of Partial Fossil Skull; Industry
CT Scanning of Fossil Skulls from China; Industry
CT Scanning of Fossil Teeth; Industry
CT Scanning of Primitive Marsupial Skulls; Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Saffer, Demian; Marone, Chris

Laboratory Study of the Mechanics and Physical Properties of the Active San Andreas Fault Zone From Phase II SAFOD Cores; National Science Foundation
Laboratory Investigations of Fault Zone Mechanical Behavior and Fluid Overpressure; National Science Foundation

Song, Chunshan

CORE 10 kWe Reformer for TACOM Applications; Industry

Song, Chunshan; Ma, Xiaoliang

Nanoporous Molecular-Basket Sorbents for Removing Hydrogen Sulfide in Syngas from Alternative Logistic Fuels Synthesis; U.S. Navy

Song, Chunshan; Lvov, Serguei

Alternative Fuel Processing for Solid

Oxide Fuel Cells; Industry

Partnerships and Affiliations

This list includes some of the many companies and agencies that have worked with the EMS Energy Institute since 2005.

Federal

Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Science Foundation, NASA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

State

Pennsylvania

Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Association

California

California Energy Commission

Colorado

Colorado Engineering Experiment Station, Inc.

New York

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Ohio

Cincinnati Waterworks

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Commission on Marginally Producing Oil and Gas Wells

Academia

U.S. Universities

Clemson University, Colorado School of Mines, Delaware State University, Duquesne University, George Washington University, Kent State University, New York Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Purdue University, State University of New York – Stony Brook, Taylor University, Texas A&M University, University of Arizona, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Missouri– Rolla, University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University, Yale University

International Universities

Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Dalian University of Technology (China), Kuwait University (Kuwait), Middle East Technical University (Turkey), Monash University (Australia), University of Nottingham (U.K.)

Industrial

Advanced Recycling Equipment, Inc.; Advanced Resources International, Inc.; AHP Technology, Inc.; Airlift Services International; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; ALCOA; Altex Technologies Corporation; Amerada Hess Corporation; American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund; American Energies Corporation; American Gas Association; American Museum of Natural History; American Refining Group/ARG Resources; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; ANR Pipelines/TransCanada Applied Sciences, Inc.; Asemblon Corporation; Atmos Energy; Baker Hughes, Inc.; Baker Petrolite; Barrick Gold Corporation; Basic Systems, Inc.; BHP Billiton; Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP; BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.; Brandywine Energy & Development Co., Inc.; Buckeye Pipeline Co.; Buffalo Museum of Science; Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; Carbone of America; Cargill, Inc.; Carnegie Museum of Natural History; Case Forensics; CenterPoint Energy; Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Chevron Energy Technology Company; Citizens Gas & Coke Utility; CMS Energy; Columbia Gas Transmission Co.; Columbia Natural Resources, LLC; Combined Heat & Power, Inc.; ConocoPhillips; Conserve Oil Corporation; Consumers Energy; Corning, Inc.; Correlations Company; Cummins, Inc.; Cyclone Production Tools LCC; Devon Energy Corporation; Dofasco, Inc.; Double ‘K’ Oil, Inc; Dominion Delivery; Dominion Transmission, Inc.; DTE Energy; Duke Energy Gas Transmission; DuPont Company; E-One Moli Energy Ltd.; East Resources, Inc.; EcoSafe Environmental Solutions; Edison Welding Institute, Inc.; Electric Power Research Institute; El Paso Corporation; Emerson; Enbridge Gas Distribution, Inc.; Enhanced Well Flow, Inc.; Enstor, Inc.; EOG Resources, Inc.; eProduction Solutions; Equitrans LP; ERC Company; eVionyx, Inc.; Exponent; ExxonMobil Corporation; Fisher Mining Company; Frontier Energy Systems; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Furness-Newburge, Inc.; Gas Technology Institute; General Electric Co.; General Motors Corporation; GEO₂ Technologies; Global Oil Flow; Global Technology Transfer, Inc.; GrafTech International Ltd.; Graphite Metallizing Corporation; Great Lakes Energy Patners LCC; Greensburg Oil LCC; Gulf South Pipeline Company L.P.; Halliburton Energy Services; Headwaters, Inc.; Hydroslotter Corporation; I.L. Geer & Sons; Impact Technologies LCC; Imprimatur Capital Ltd.; Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York; Independent Oil & Gas Association of PA; Independent Petroleum Association of

America; Industrial Automation Solutions, Inc.; Infineum USA LP; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.; InterRep Division Pattion Enerprises, Inc.; Intertek-PARC; Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission; IPAA; Isotech Laboratories, Inc.; James Engineering, Inc.; Jeddo Coal Company; Jet Lifting Systems, Ltd.; Kiefner & Associates, Inc.; Kinder Morgan; Koppers Industries, Inc.; Korean Institute for Geology and Minerals; Lenape Resources, Inc.; Linn Energy LCC; Loews Corporation; Makel Engineering; Mars, Inc.; Masterfoods USA; Millennium Inorganic Chemicals; Minard Run Oil Co.; Minus 100 LCC; Monarch Resources; National Biodiesel Board; National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; National Science Foundation; United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Center; NiSource, Inc.; NITEC LCC; NOJAK Pumping Solutions; North Penn Pipe & Supply, Inc.; Northeast Solite Corporation; Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc.; NW Natural; Oak Resources; Oil Well Sentry, Inc.; ONEOK Gas Storage LCC; OptiFuel; PAAL LCC; Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; PB Energy Storage Services; Petroleum Advancement Group; Petroleum Habitats LCC; PHILCON; Phillips Production Co.; Pipeline Research Council International; Planet Resource Recovery, Inc.; Polymer Services LCC; POSCO; Production Plug, Production Resources, Inc.; R&A Moore, Inc.; Rain CII Carbon LCC; RAM Biochemical, Inc.; Reading Anthracite Company; RESPEC; Rex Energy Operating Co.; RHI Canada, Inc.; Rio Tinto Aluminium; Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center; Rolls-Royce PLC; RTA Systems, Inc.; SASOL Ltd.; S.W. Jack Drilling Co.; Salt River Engineering LCC; Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services; Seadrift Coke LP; Sean Carrico; Seneca Resources Co.; SGL Carbon LCC; Shell International E&P, Inc.; Shell Oil Co.; Shell Pipeline Company LP; Siemens Energy, Inc.; Skillman DownStroke LCC; Southern California Gas Co.; Southern Union; Spectra Energy Transmission; Stafford Research Laboratories, Inc.; Sud-Chemie; Superior Well Services; System Improvements, Inc.; Systems of Merritt, Inc.; Technology International, Inc.; Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.; Tellus Hydrocarbon Development Co.; Texas Gas Transmission LCC; Texas Keystone, Inc.; The Asbury Graphite Mills, Inc.; The Williams Companies, Inc.; Tryby Energy, Minerals & Environmental Corporation; Tubel LCC; United Refining; Universal Well Services; URS Corporation; Weatherford International; Well Grounded LLC; West Materials, Inc.; Westport Energy Holdings LCC; Williams Gas Pipeline; Ziebel

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Energy Innovation - Summer 2009