The overarching mission of the ETI 2.0 is to direct the multidisciplinary research and innovation that enable the technologies that support the NNSA DNN R&D, to train and educate the next generation of researchers, and to bridge the gap between university basic research and the national laboratories’ mission-specific applications. ETI 2.0 will leverage the strong foundation of interdisciplinary collaboration-driven technological innovation developed in the ETI Consortium (ETI 1.0) funded in 2019. The core of the research expenditures is directed at student education and support in order to grow the next generation of nonproliferation scientists with strong connections to national laboratories.
The technical mission of the ETI 2.0 team is to advance technologies across three core disciplines: (TA1) data science and digital technologies in nuclear security and nonproliferation; (TA2) precision environmental analysis for enhanced nuclear nonproliferation vigilance and emergency response; and (TA3) emerging technologies. The primary thrust areas will be advanced by cross-cutting research projects in (CC1) novel radiation detectors and algorithms and (CC2) testbeds and digital twins. Collaboration across a robust range of disciplines will ensure our capability to develop both professionals and enabling technologies for critical nuclear nonproliferation missions that will support NNSA, national laboratories, and the other NNSA Consortia efforts.
The ETI 2.0 is composed of twelve institutions of higher education (IHE) and twelve national laboratories, committed to promoting the spirit of collaborative intelligence. All participating members of the ETI 2.0 Consortium have a stellar research and education record and represent a diverse group of faculty members to carry out the proposed activities.
Institutions of Higher Education
The IHEs are led by the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) along with the thrust area leads, Texas A&M University (TAMU), The Ohio State University (OSU), University of Wisconsin (UW), and The University of Texas at Austin (UTA).
The other partners include Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Abilene Christian University (ACU), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and Stony Brook University (SBU).
Laboratory Partners
The laboratory partners, who will support the research activities and host the students, postdocs and faculty during their internships, include Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nevada National Security Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, and Savannah River National Laboratory.