Texas Southern University Awarded $4.7 Million from U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration

Texas Southern University has been awarded a $4.7 million academic research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to lead the Consortium for Research and Education for Advanced Manufacturing of Alloys for Extreme Conditions (REAM).

“This award represents a transformative moment for Texas Southern University,” said Dr. Michelle John, the Vice President for Research and Innovation. “Leading the REAM consortium underscores our growing national research footprint and our ability to convene top-tier partners to address critical challenges in advanced manufacturing and national security. It also reflects our continued investment in building sustainable research infrastructure and expanding opportunities for our students and faculty.”

Texas Southern will lead the research consortium that consists of two additional academic partners: Howard University and Texas A&M University. Together, the consortium institutions will investigate advanced manufacturing of alloys in extreme conditions.

“We are proud to be the lead institution for this consortium that will have an impact on our nation’s security,” said Dr. Carl B. Goodman, Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs. “It is a national acknowledgment of Texas Southern University’s commitment to and execution of research that matters in our community and far beyond.”

Texas A&M researchers will facilitate the printing of metal parts. Mechanical engineering students at Howard will test the parts. Multiple federal laboratories will facilitate radiation testing.

“This is an opportunity to make a national impact, collaborate with two of the nation’s leading research universities, and deepen relationships with national labs that are conducting research that is changing the world,” said Texas Southern professor and principal investigator Dr. Daniel Vrinceanu. “I’m most excited about the opportunity this provides us to build up our engineering and materials science infrastructure at Texas Southern.”

The five-year grant is administered by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). It is part of its effort to establish partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to enhance research capability and capacity specifically in the interest of national security, and to train a nuclear national security workforce.

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