The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory implement Congressionally-mandated programs and promote the Department's strategic plan by supporting external research and development projects awarded competitively through the University Coal Research (UCR) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU/OMI) solicitations. 

As part of the program requirements, Principal Investigators are obligated to attend an annual two-day contractor review meeting to report their research accomplishments.  Their presentations provide an opportunity for information exchange between UCR, HBCU, DOE, and NETL attendees.  These meetings also provide an opportunity for the participants to exchange ideas and to be exposed to potential energy-related research programs and the state-of-the-art techniques in the energy field within DOE, industry, and other governmental agencies.

Past Conference Proceedings

• 2012 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (May 30-31, 2012)
• 2011 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 7-8, 2011)
• 2010 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 2-3, 2010)
• 2009 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 9-10, 2009)
• 2008 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 10-11, 2008)
• 2007 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 5-6, 2007)
• 2006 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 6-7, 2006)
• 2005 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 7, 2005)
• 2004 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 9, 2004)
• 2003 University Coal Research/Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Other Minority Institutions Contractor Review Mtg. (June 3, 2003)