VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY: NEW AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1425-1506 TITLE: ''INEXPENSIVE AEROGEL PANES FOR WINDOW RETROFIT'' VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WILL DEVELOP AND FABRICATE AEROGEL PANES THAT WILL REQUIRE MINIMAL PROCESSING, USES FREEZE DRYING TO REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS, AND YIELDS MECHANICALLY ROBUST MATERIALS. REPLACING EXISTING SINGLE GLASS-PANE STOCK WITH PROPOSED AEROGEL PANES WILL YIELD CONSIDERABLE ENERGY SAVINGS THAT WILL IN TURN HELP REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN ENERGY IMPORTS AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS. ----------