WORCESTER, MA — An educational institution in Worcester has been awarded federal funding to support scientific research.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute was awarded funding for interpretable deep learning to advance field-enhanced catalysis, according to the state. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $30 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, awarded to Massachusetts companies and universities.
A total of $320 million of funding from the Energy Department was awarded to institutions across the country. The money is meant for research in fusion energy, quantum physics, PFAS remediation, and other scientific disciplines.
Several other universities in the state received this funding, including multiple groups at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Boston.
“Massachusetts is the global leader in innovative research,” said Gov. Maura Healey. “The technologies of the future – from fusion energy to quantum information science – are born in Massachusetts. We know how to grow an idea into a business that changes lives. Congratulations to the companies and universities, including so many of our state schools, on this achievement.”
Neither the announcement from the Healey-Driscoll Administration nor the Department of Energy disclosed how much funding each institution was granted.
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