Rice University
AFRL ML-RCP Partner Institution Strength and Capabilities
Contact Information
Name: Ramamoorthy Ramesh, PhD
Title: Executive Vice President for Research
Email: research@rice.edu
Research
1. Please select the research areas in which your institution currently engages.
Structural materials: Matteo Pasquali (CNT fibers); Lisa Biswal & Rafael Verduzco (colloidal and polymeric materials)
Spectrum warfare: A. Sabharwal, E. Knightly
High speed systems; A. Veeraraghavan
Rocket propulsion: M. Wong, L. Kurti
Aerospace vehicles: P. Ajayan
Functional materials & applications: Pulickel Ajayan (batteries; 2D materials; diamond); Naomi Halas (plasmonic nanoparticles); Jun Kono (photonic applications of nanomaterials); Jun Lou (2D materials); Aditya Mohite (materials for solar cells); Emilia Morosan (quantum materials synthesis); Doug Natelson (nanomaterials); Jim Tour (batteries; 2D materials); Yuji Zhao (Electronic materials; wide and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors GaN, AlN, BN, diamond, gallium oxide); Hanyu Zhu (using light to engineer artificial quantum materials), L. Martin, R. Ramesh (low power comp.)
Manufacturing technology: Matteo Pasquali
Electro-optical sensing: Lan Luan, Jacob Robinson & Chong Xie (electrical and optical sensing and manipulation of brain activity)
Control, power, & thermal management systems: Alessandro Alabastri; Yildiz Bayazitoglu; Daniel Preston; Geoff Wehmeyer
Training & decision making: E. Salas
2. Please note, in detail, any research areas of strength not listed above. This may include fundamental sciences (e.g., math, physics, biology, etc.).
Physics (especially condensed matter, quantum, materials, both experimental and theory): Kaden Hazzard (theory), Doug Natelson (experiment)
3. Are there any emerging areas of research your institution is actively seeking to develop?
Quantum research (materials; devices; computing; simulations): Jun Kono
4. Does your institution have any internal research centers or participate in any research consortia?
Smalley-Curl Institute: advanced materials, photonics and plasmonics, quantum research; home of the Applied Physics Graduate Program: Naomi Halas (https://sci.rice.edu)
5. Please provide a list of relevant facilities and equipment.
https://research.rice.edu/opd/cyberinfrastructure-facilities
https://research.rice.edu/opd/rice-university-office-stem-engagement-r-stem
6. Does your institution have a relationship with any other academic institution or research organization(s) that enables your access to their facilities and equipment?
No response provided.
7. Has your institution collaborated with Department of Defense in the past?
Yes
8. Is your institution involved in any federal STEM funding efforts?
Yes
9. This program requires documentation (i.e., theses, dissertation, presentations, etc.) to go through the AFRL public affairs review process. Would this present a challenge for your institution?
No
Research Administration and Compliance
10. Does your institution have an office of sponsored programs?
Yes
11. Does your institution have an approval process for seeking extramural funding?
Yes
12. Does your institution accept federal award dollars and manage standard fiscal reporting, and compliance requirements?
Yes
13. Does your institution provide guidance to PIs for budget development?
Yes
14. Does your institution offer proposal development services?
Yes
15. Does your institution offer research development services, e.g., assistance with finding research funding, proposal management, team formation/development, etc.?
Yes
16. Does you institution offer research compliance training and education, i.e., roles and responsibilities of principal investigators?
Yes
17. Does your institution have a designated Export Control Officer?
Yes
18. Is your institution registered with the US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls?
Yes
19. Does your institution currently perform Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI/ NIST 800-171 compliant) research?
Yes
20. Does your institution currently perform research subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations?
Yes
21. Does your institution have a DoD Facility Security Clearance (FCL)?
No
ML-RCP Program Expectations
22. The objective of the AFRL ML-RCP is to enable and enhance the research capabilities of the HBCU’s/MSIs through collaborative research efforts with AFRL. What would be necessary for you to receive to meet this objective?
No response provided.