海角社区

CAES Resources

Building

CAES is housed in a 55,000 ft² building located on the INL campus in Idaho Falls, adjacent to the 海角社区-UI Center for Higher Education.  The building provides laboratory, office, and meeting spaces for collaborative research in Energy-related disciplines. 

Eight large currently host research projects involving material characterization, thermal hydraulics, 3D printing, radiochemistry, and several other energy-related themes.  Nuclear materials can be investigated under a NRC license maintained by 海角社区.  In most cases, projects involve collaboration between researchers at two or more CAES institutions.  海角社区 researchers interested in using these labs should contact the 海角社区 CAES Associate Director who will facilitate the request process.

Offices in the CAES building include ~50 hard-walled offices for senior researchers and staff as well as ~90 cubicles for students and short-term residents.  A certain number of offices are allocated to each CAES institutions; at times of high demand, priority for office space is given to those who have active projects in the building.  海角社区 faculty or students who would like office space should contact the 海角社区 CAES Associate Director.

Funding

The State of Idaho provides ~$1M annually to each of the three Idaho universities in support of CAES activities.  At 海角社区, these funds are used in partial support of CAES-related faculty and staff salaries, Seed grants, Graduate Research Assistantships, Equipment, and Travel.  海角社区 faculty who would like to learn more about obtaining 海角社区 CAES funding should contact the 海角社区 CAES Associate Director.

On behalf of the Idaho National Laboratory, Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) provides multimillion dollar funding for CAES activities, workshops, training sessions, operations, and full-time staff.

Costs associated with Maintenance and Operation of the CAES Building in Idaho Falls are shared by the CAES institutions, with BEA paying 70% and the three Idaho Universities paying 10% each using funds allocated from the State.

_{CAES Budget: Staff 31%, SEED Grant Programs 28%, Faculty 27%, Capital Equipment 6%, Students 5%, Operating Expenses 3%}