For a list of faculty at partner universities interested in collaborative research, please click here to download.

Areas eligible for funding are shown below.

To be eligible for funding, you must be a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis or a faculty member at one of the 24 McDonnell Academy partner universities and collaborate with a faculty member at Washington University.

Spring 2009 Call for Proposal is available for viewing.

Ongoing Research Projects


  • Oxy-coal combustion
  • Mercury and fine particle emissions control
  • Geological carbon dioxide sequestration
  • Algal systems for carbon dioxide capture
  • Co-firing biomass with coal
  • Distributed power generation in China and India