Research Funding & Support

Prof. Varma has received about 40 million dollars of total research funding, of which he is directly responsible for about 33 million dollars. He has received funding from a variety of sources including federal agencies, state agencies, the structural steel industry, concrete research foundations, and the power industry.

🏛️ Federal Agencies

  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through the U.S. Dept. of Commerce
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - NEUP Program
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - NRIC Program
  • National Academy of Sciences through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program

⚖️ Federal Regulatory Agencies

  • US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERA)

⚛️ National Laboratories

  • Idaho National Lab (INL)
  • Los Alamos National Lab (LANL)
  • Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL)

🛣️ State Agencies

  • Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
  • Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)

🏗️ Industry & Foundations

  • American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
  • American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
  • Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF)
  • MKA Foundation
  • Steel Institute of New York (SINY)

⚡ Power Industry

  • Bechtel Power
  • Westinghouse Electric Company
  • URS (now AECOM)
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)
  • Korea Hydro Nuclear Power (S. Korea)
  • GE Vernova
  • Holtec International