The FY2023 INFUSE awardees have been announced by DOE.  This is the only round of awards that will be given this FY.  The official announcement can be found here.  A list of projects with abstracts is in the Library.  Thank you to all of those show submitted applications – the largest number of applications of any previous INFUSE round.

The next Request for Applications is expected to come out in January 2024.

Development of Tritium Sensors for Enabling Low-Carbon Technologies for FUSION (DETECT – FUSION) Baker Hughes Christopher Freeman University-Penn State
A low AC loss, fast ramp HTS solenoid prototype for compact Spherical Tokamak Bruker OST Yibing Huang PPPL
Electrochemical Evaluation of Hydrogen Concentration and Diffusivity in FLiBe Commonwealth Fusion Systems Caroline Sorensen University-UC Berkeley
Deuterium retention in boron dust Commonwealth Fusion Systems Adam Kuang PPPL
Informing ARC divertor design and plasma facing material selection through integrated modeling Commonwealth Fusion Systems Lauren Garrison University-UCLA
Design of proton diagnostics operating at high repetition rate to advance proton fast ignition Focused Energy Inc. Andrea Hannasch PPPL
Opportunities for Fusion Coil System in a Compact Spherical Tokamak using Low Cost, High Field Superconductors Made in USA Gauss Fusion Inc. Lawrence Masur PPPL
Design and simulation of innovative p-11B targets for IFE HB11 Energy USA LLC Thomas Mehlhorn University-Rochester
Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of non-equilibrium and merging FRCs Helion Energy Anthony Pancotti PPPL
A Multiphysics Simulation of Magnetohydrodynamic Li-Pb Flow in a Blanket Module with SiCf/SiC as Structural Material Kyoto Fusioneering America Ltd. Bibake Uppal PPPL
Evaluating Lithium-Lead Mixtures for Increased Tritium Breeding in Fusion Energy Blanket Systems: Exploring the Impact of Composition and Temperature Kyoto Fusioneering America Ltd. Chris Dorn ORNL
Evaluating Lithium Compatibility for Electrode Materials Used in an Electrolysis-Based Tritium Extraction Process Kyoto Fusioneering America Ltd. Chris Dorn SRNL
Developing a renewable first wall with boron pebbles. Princeton Stellarators, Inc. Santhosh Kumar University-UCSD
ORNL Portable Diagnostic Package for Evaluating Mirror Performance Realta Fusion Kieran Furlong ORNL
Efficient Tritium Extraction from Liquid Lithium Stellarex, Inc. Michael Zarnstorff SRNL
Integrated kinetic modeling of a biased expander using Aleph code TAE Technologies Ales Necas SNL
In-situ measurements of hydrogen-titanium plasma-material interactions for model validation TAE Technologies Jon Drobny University-UIUC
Post irradiation examination of nickel doped fusion steels irradiated in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) Tokamak Energy Inc Mark Koepke ORNL