THE SOUTHWEST CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE TRAINING AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP (CCUS-STRP) THE CCUS-STRP AIMS TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN A UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND RESEARCH CONSORTIUM FOR CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE AND PIPELINE UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS FROM MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSI)S TO THE CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MARKET. THE RECIPIENT WILL BUILD NEW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE DOE’S SUPPORTED RESEARCH FACILITIES AND MSIS IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) DISCIPLINES TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION BY LEVERAGING THEIR COMBINED EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL PROVIDE RICH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SPECIALIZED TRAINING COURSES, AND INTERNSHIPS AND PREPARE THEM TO GAIN TRANSLATABLE SKILLSETS TO JOIN THE INDUSTRY. TOWARDS THIS END, ALL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM WILL ASSIST IN WITH ALL RESEARCH TASKS DESCRIBED IN THIS SOPO. THE RECIPIENT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING GAP IN LONG-TERM AND SAFE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) STORAGE, WHICH REQUIRES AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF HETEROGENEOUS GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL INTERACTIONS, INDUCED SEISMICITY, CO2 TRAPPING MECHANISMS, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND CO2 TRANSPORTATION.