Ongoing Projects
This page details ongoing projects OHMS's R&D program is funding.
| Project Title | Contractor |
|---|---|
| Metal Foams Development for Rail Cars - SBIR | Advanced Materials Manufacturing |
| Research and Regulation of Polymerizing Materials During Transportation | APT Research |
| Classification and Research of the Transportation of Bio-Derived Fuel | APT Research |
| Mitigating the Risks and Consequences Associated with Hazardous Material Packaging Rupture | APT Research |
| Fine Grain Metal Powder Standards for Consumer Pyrotechnics | APT Research |
| Development of Annual Hazmat Packaging and Commodity Flow Data | Census Bureau |
| Solidification of Natural Gas Hydrates for Transportation | Colorado School of Mines |
| Improved Reaction to Fire Test for Particulate Metals and Method to Evaluate the Efficacy and Limitations of Liquid Suppressant Agent(s) for Metal Fires and Waste Hazard Reduction | Fire and Materials Research Laboratory |
| Metal Foams Manufacturing for Railcars - SBIR | iOS |
| Modeling of Current Standards for Selecting Pressure Vessel Steels (DOT Packaging) to Transport Hydrogen-Bearing Gases | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Composite Metal Foams for Impact Protection | North Carolina State University |
| Metal Foams Manufacturing for Railcars - SBIR | Powdermet |
| Packaging Technique to Defeat Fires and Explosions due to Lithium-Ion and Related High-Energy-Density Batteries | QDOT LLC |
| Development and Testing of New Materials for Improving Thermal Protection Systems to Mitigate Rail Transport Risk of Flammable Liquids Mitigate Rail Transport Risk of Flammable Liquids | Rutgers University |
| Default Classification of Thermites | SMS |
| Evaluation of Shipping Pipes Used to Transport Explosives under DOT-SP-8451 | Southwest Research Institute |
| Honeycomb Encapsulated Phase Change Material Composites for Battery Transportation Safety | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Costs Associated with Delays of Rail Shipment of Hazardous Materials | Volpe Transportation Center |
| Separation Distance of Hazardous Materials Cars and Train Crews and/or Locomotives - Literature Review | Volpe Transportation Center |
| Performance Specification of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Materials for Highway Cargo Tank Packaging | Volpe Transportation Center |
| Nurse Tank Safety Analysis | Volpe Transportation Center |
| Thermo-Mechanical Responses of FRP Composite Jacketing for Tank Cars under Impact and Fire | West Virginia University |
| High Strain Rate Rupture and Fragmentation of Aluminum Cylinders | WHA |
Last updated: Monday, July 20, 2026