CMMS 2023/24 RFP Issued

CMMS issued its RFP to LU faculty for midstream-centric proposals for fiscal year 2023/24. Maximum CMMS grants will be $50,000 for the fiscal year. The purpose of this grant program is to provide start-up or “seed” funding for new and innovative research with the expectation being that the Principal Investigator will eventually obtain external support for continuation project. The proposed research work must focus on the midstream industrial sector, including but not limited to oil, natural gas, NGL, LNG pipelines, storage and terminals, NGL fractionation facilities, and natural gas processing plants.

 

Topics of interest include:

Greenhouse Gas Management

Advanced Analytics/Big Data/AI Applications/Machine Learning/Predictive Maintenance

Corrosion Detection/Prevention

Midstream Optimization

Midstream Infrastructure Resilience

Midstream System Cyber Security

Impact of Regulatory Rules and Permitting

 

Awards will be made mid-August for the 2023/24 fiscal year.