Press Release: 3/31/2026
Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $30 Million Awards for Energy & Scientific Research
Awards include investments to Commonwealth Fusion Systems and MIT
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3/30/2026
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BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today is celebrating $30 million from the U.S. Department of Energy awarded to Massachusetts-based companies and universities for cutting-edge research in fusion energy, quantum physics, PFAS remediation, and other scientific disciplines. The investments include investments in Commonwealth Fusion Systems and MIT to advance the commercialization of fusion energy.
“Massachusetts is the global leader in innovative research,” said Governor 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.”
“Companies that change the world are started in Massachusetts universities,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “This cross-disciplinary investment in Massachusetts researchers will keep their projects moving forward as they explore the farthest horizons of scientific exploration and, ultimately, practical applications.”
“Massachusetts is pioneering the first commercial-scale fusion technology thanks to the innovative work of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which was born out of the brilliant minds at MIT,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. “We are glad to see continued federal investment in this promising clean energy resource, especially as we work to design a fusion roadmap to grow the industry in Massachusetts.”
“Massachusetts continues to set the pace for innovation because we invest in the full pipeline, from research to commercialization,” said Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley. “These awards are a powerful vote of confidence in our universities, companies, and talent. They help ensure that breakthroughs happening in our state strengthen our global competitiveness.”
The awarded companies include:
| Institution | Project Title | City |
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| Commonwealth Fusion Systems | Commercial fusion power on a decadal timescale with the compact, high-field ARC power plant | Cambridge |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Dynamics: From Chaos to Spacetime | Cambridge |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Heterogeneity of Electrocatalysts in Working Environments | Cambridge |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | High-pressure imaging of unconventional superconductivity and topological magnetism using Nitrogen-Vacancy centers | Cambridge |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Hybrid interfaces between silicon and excitonic materials | Cambridge |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Interpretable Deep Learning for Advancing Field-Enhanced Catalysis | Worcester |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Joint Research on SPARC | Cambridge |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Quantum Field Theory and Theoretical Particle Physics | Cambridge |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Quantum-classical hybrid simulations for nuclear physics | Boston |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Quantum-Enhanced Data Analysis for High-Energy Physics: Leveraging NISQ Algorithms for Efficient Data Compression and Machine Learning Applications | Cambridge |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Task R - Theoretical Nuclear Physics | Cambridge |
| Giner, Inc. | Complete Mineralization of PFAS in Groundwater via Advanced Electrolytic Oxidation | Newton |
| CapeSym, Inc. | Growth of CZT Crystals with Electro-Magnetically Stirred Solution Zone | Natick |
| CF Technologies, Inc. | High-Purity Separations of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphogypsum | Hyde Park |
| Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. | Novel High Efficiency Digital Panel for Field Radiography | Watertown |
| MagiQ Technologies, Inc. | Quantum Enhanced Seismic and Acoustic Sensors | Somerville |
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