The MPRL is supported by research grants from federal and internal (AU) organizations agencies.
Funding portfolio for PSL (as of June, 2018):
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | $6,581,000 |
| Department of Energy (DOE) | $4,386,000 |
| Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) | $653,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | $510,000 |
| Other Federal Agencies (NRL, etc.) | $22,000 |
| Subcontracts | $174,000 |
| Total Support (1998 - present): | $12,326,000 |
Current Active Research Grants:
DOE - The Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory as a DOE Plasma Science Facility (DE-SC0019176)
PIs: E. Thomas, Jr., U. Konopka (9/1/18 - 8/31/21)
DOE - Collaborative Research: Advancing the Physics of Magnetized Dusty Plasmas (DE - SC0016330)
PIs: E. Thomas, Jr., U. Konopka (8/15/16 - 8/14/19)
Funding: $850,000
NSF - Collaborative Research: Advancing the Physics of Magnetized Dusty Plasmas (PHY-1613087)
PIs: E. Thomas, Jr., U. Konopka (8/15/16 - 7/31/19)
Funding: $15,000
NSF - EPSCOR: RII Track-1: CPU2AL: Connecting the NSF
Plasma Universe to Plasma Technology in AL: the
Science and Technology of Low-Temperature Plasma (OIA-1655280)
PIs: G. Zank (UAH); E. Thomas (AU); R. Branam (UA), Y. Vohra (UAB), V. Rangari
(Tuskegee) (9/1/17 - 8/31/22)
Funding: $20,000,000 [Auburn University portion: ~$3.6 million]
NASA/JPL: Complex Plasma under Microgravity, Utilizing the International Space Station Experiment “PK-4” and Beyond (JPL-RSA 1571699)
PIs: U. Konopka, E. Thomas, Jr., J. Williams (6/1/17 - 5/31/21)
NSF: Complex Plasma under Microgravity, Utilizing the International Space Station Experiment “PK-4” and Beyond (PHY-1655280)
PIs: U. Konopka, E. Thomas, Jr.,(6/1/17 - 5/31/21)
Past Research Funding for the AUPSL