Information for Users
Information for Users
Proposal Information
Thank you for your interest in doing research with the PCRF. Submissions are now closed. We thank all applicants for their interest in conducting research with the PCRF. Submitted proposals are currently being reviewed, and decisions will be communicated in due course.
As a reminder, we encourage you to review the call, submission, review, and decision process by clicking the button below and downloading the information document.
Please also click the button below to download the research template. The template contains all instructions, requirements, and information needed to submit a complete proposal
Proposal submissions are now closed. Proposals submitted before the deadline have been forwarded to the PCRF principal investigator, Yevgeny Raitses (yraitses@pppl.gov), and are currently under review.
Applicants will be contacted by the PCRF team if additional information or follow-up is required.
Current Call for Proposals
- Opening call for proposals: September 29, 2025
Closing call for proposals: December 8, 2025- Extended deadline for proposal submission: December 22, 2025
- Status: Submissions are now closed.
- External Review: ~2 months
- Notification of Principal Investigators: by February 16, 2026
The facilities will consider out-of-cycle proposals throughout the year depending on the availability of the facilities. Interested applicants should contact the respective facilities.
Access to PCRF and options for stay in the Princeton area
Location
PPPL address: 100 Stellarator Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540
PU PCRF address: Engineering Quadrangle, 41 Olden St, Princeton, NJ 08544
PPPL and PU PCRF labs are next to Rt # 1 connecting to a number of nearby Interstate and state highways (IS 95/295, NJ turnpike).
Convenient transportation to the PCRF
- Four major international airports (Newark, Philadelphia, JFK, LaGuardia) within 1- 2 hours car/bus/ shuttle drive/train ride to the Princeton area,
- 10-40 min drive from Amtrak/NJ Transit train stations (Princeton Junction, Trenton, Philadelphia)
- Princeton University bus shuttle (hourly) between Princeton and PPPL via Princeton Junction train station, hotel area, and shopping center
Hotels
Several hotels within 5-10 min drive from both PPPL and Princeton University:
Note that the Princeton University bus shuttle has a stop near both Homewood Suites and Courtyard by Marriott
Additional information
PPPL is obligated to comply with the U.S. Department of Energy Order 142.3A for persons visiting the site who are not citizens of the United States of America. All such persons must have approval prior to visiting PPPL.
For visitors from non-sensitive counties, the approval is usually within a week
More information about access to the PPPL is here: https://www.pppl.gov/about/visiting-pppl
Here is a QR code to add to PCRF user project posters to refer audience members to the PCRF website:
