← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
The University Of Texas At El Paso
$74,323,039
Total funding
141
Grants
Funding over time
peak $11.1M · FY2008–25$20M$15M$10M$5M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$33,279,695 · 67
DOE$23,010,169 · 46
NASA$10,078,818 · 18
USDA$7,954,358 · 10
By mechanism
—$74,323,039 · 141
Investigators at The University Of Texas At El Paso
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
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Largest grants
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASOCENTER FOR SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EI PASO (UTEP) THE ONLY DOCTORAL/RESEARCH INTENSIVE UNIVERSITY IN THE U.S. WITH A STUDENT POPULATION THAT IS MAJORITY (75%) MEXICAN AMERICAN PROPOSES THE CREATION OF THE CENTER FOR SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (CSETR) SUPPORTING NASAS VISION ON SPACE EXPLORATION BY FOCUSING ON ADVANCED CAPABILITIES IN THE AREAS OF GREEN PROPULSION AND IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION. THE PROPOSED CENTER S GOALS ARE TO PERFORM ADVANCED RESEARCH ON EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES TO EDUCATE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS IN AEROSPACE SCIENCES AND TO BUILD RESEARCH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN AEROSPACE AREAS. THE CENTER RESEARCHERS WILL PERFORM FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON IGNITION HIGH HEAT TRANSFER THRUST CHAMBERS AND INJECTOR DYNAMICS AND DEVELOP ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOX/HYDROCARBON (ESPECIALLY LOX/METHANE) ENGINES. THE RESEARCH ON IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION IS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING PROMISING SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO FIND AND EXPLOIT IN-SITU RESOURCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROPELLANTS AND OTHER VALUABLE MATERIALS. SPECIFICALLY THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE PRODUCTION OF OXYGEN STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND METALS FROM LUNAR AND MARTIAN REGOLITH. THE CENTER WILL INITIATE AND MAINTAIN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN AEROSPACE SCIENCES SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AND PROVIDE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THE PROPOSED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL BE INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED WITH NUMEROUS EXISTING AND SUSTAINED PROGRAMS AT UTEP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH NASA CENTERS DOD AGENCIES NASA CONTRACTORS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ARE THE BASIS OF PROPOSED CENTERS ROADMAP FOR GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER AND THE CRITICAL METRICS OF SUCCESS (RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING) WILL BE ASSESSED AND EVALUATED BY THE CENTER OF INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION RESEARCH AND PLANNING (CIERP). USING CLOSED LOOP PROCESSES CIERP WILL DISTRIBUTE EVALUATION RESULTS TO UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP INVESTIGATORS AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD WITH ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION FROM NASA NASA CENTERS NASA PRIME CONTRACTORS AND EXCEPTIONAL UNIVERSITIES WILL PERFORM SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEWS.$4,999,598
· FY2009 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ADVANCED MULTI-PHYSICS MACHINE LEARNING FOR SUBSURFACE ENERGY SYSTEMS ACROSS SCALES$3,805,175
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN A DESERT RIVER BASIN FACING CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMPETING DEMANDS: FROM CHARACTERIZA$2,989,211
· FY2017 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
TAS::57 3600::TAS"BRI: CYBER TRUST AND SUSPICION" (THE GRANTEE'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL), DATED 01 JUN 2012$2,833,291
· FY2012 · Department of the Air Force
2.1 & 2.2: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: MATERIALS SCIENCE, PROCESSES AND MULTI-FUNCTIONAL$2,000,000
· FY2016 · Department of the Army
THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AIMS TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCED THERMAL MINING TECHNOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES ENGINEERED EXTRACTION TRANSPORTATION AND CONDENSATION OF WATER VAPOR AT LOW PRESSURE FROM LUNAR REGOLITH. THIS WILL BE REALIZED THROUGH INTERLINKED TASKS OF (A) MEASURING THE THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ICY REGOLITH (B) CHARACTERIZING VAPOR SUBLIMATION RATES OF CAPTURE TENT AND THERMAL DRILLS (C) TRANSPORTING VAPOR IN AN ELECTROSTATIC FIELD AND (D) RECAPTURING ICE IN AN ENGINEERED COLD TRAP WITH ACTIVE ICE DEPOSITION AND DELAMINATION. THE LAB-SCALE SYSTEM PROTOTYPE AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE A 1 KG ICE COLLECTION CAPACITY FROM ICY REGOLITH SIMULANT IN APPROXIMATELY 11 HOURS. SIGNIFICANT PAST EFFORTS WERE DEDICATED TO INVESTIGATING THE USE OF THERMAL MINING APPROACHES TO SEPARATE WATER FROM ICY REGOLITH. HOWEVER MUCH WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TECHNOLOGIES. MOST OF THE TECHNOLOGIES STUDIED SO FAR MAY NOT PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT VAPOR PRESSURE. LOW-PRESSURE WATER EXTRACTION WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO SEPARATE WATER FROM OTHER VOLATILES AND CAPTURE WATER WITHOUT USING LARGE RADIATORS OR ADDITIONAL POWER. THERMAL MINING METHODS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE PRESSURE HOLDING PROCESS WILL HAVE THE CHALLENGE OF RECAPTURING WATER ICE IN A VACUUM. POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOW-PRESSURE WATER EXTRACTION FROM VAPOR SUBLIMING FROM THERMAL MINING PROCESSES ARE YET TO BE EXPLORED. THE PROPOSED ADVANCED THERMAL MINING TECHNOLOGY OF 1 KG ICE COLLECTION CAPACITY AIMS TO SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN NASA'S ISRU MISSION BY PROVIDING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH LAB-SCALE PROTOTYPE DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND A SYSTEM-LEVEL SCALE-UP ANALYSIS FOR LUNAR WATER COLLECTION.$1,999,638
· FY2021 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ADVANCING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES WITH ARL FOR ARMY FUTURES COMMAND$1,800,000
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
FY06 CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE$1,500,000
· FY2008 · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
DIGITAL ENGINEERING COALITION FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS INNOVATION.
THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE THE DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM OF A 300 KWTH HIGH-PRESSURE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)-BIOMASS FLUIDIZED BED CO-GASIFIER. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL EXPERIMENTALLY VALIDATE THE FIDELITY OF THE GASIFIER DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM FOR OPTIMUM HYDROGEN YIELD AND REDUCED EMISSIONS FOR VARIOUS FEEDSTOCKS AND OPERATING CONDITIONS. A MAJOR GOAL WILL BE TRAINING THE STUDENTS OF THE HOST AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS ON CORE DIGITAL SKILLS, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION.$1,499,999
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
NEW; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL BASED TOOLS FOR SIMULATION OF PHOTO-INDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER; PI: TUNNA BARUAH$1,340,701
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
"NEW; I/O COORDINATION TO IMPROVE HEC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE: A MARRIAGE OF ANALYTICAL MODELING, CONTROL THEORY, AND DIFFERENTIATED I/O PERFORMANCE; PI -$1,303,224
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS WORLD MODULES (MWM) FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE COURSES$1,100,000
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION OF A HIGH PRESSURE SWIRL COMBUSTOR$1,099,663
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
NEW CO-OP AGREEMENT$1,065,385
· FY2024 · Department of the Army
SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN A DESERT RIVER BASIN FACING CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMPETING DEMANDS: FROM CHARACTERIZA$1,000,000
· FY2016 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
DAISES: DYNAMIC ADAPTABILITY IN SUPPORT OF EXTREME SCALE$957,363
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
INVESTIGATION OF SMART PARTS WITH EMBEDDED SENSORS FOR ENERGY SYSTEM APPLICATIONS$913,288
· FY2013 · Department of Energy
HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF ALLOYS FORM NB-CR-SI-SYSTEM$900,000
· FY2008 · Department of the Navy
SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN A DESERT RIVER BASIN FACING CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMPETING DEMANDS: FROM CHARACTERIZA$900,000
· FY2015 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
COLLABORATIVE ATOMIC-SCALE DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND NANOFABRICATION FOR RECORD BREAKING, SINGLE-CRYSTAL ZN(X)CD(1-X)TE SOLAR CELL ARRAYS$892,553
· FY2013 · Department of Energy