ILLINOISROCSTAR LLC

Champaign, IL · Founded 2007 · Energy · Private

Machine learning-based reduced-order modeling software for simulating subsurface reactive transport in nuclear waste repositories

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · illinoisrocstar.com

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: Champaign, IL
Founded: 2007
Total capital: $22.2M

Federal grants: $9.7M; 21 awards · 2015–2022; Rank in peer group#2 of 77
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $12.5M; 38 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Energy#30 of 998
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Innovative Reduced-Order Models for Subsurface Radionuclide Transport in Nuclear Waste Management$206K
Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II$799K
Aug 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Multi-Mode Imaging for TRISO-fueled Pebble Identification$1.1M
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR 0840 Phase I Modular Multiscale Cementitious Composite Simulation System U438150$111K
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automatic Target Classification Software for Naval Air Platforms based on Novel Machine Learning Algorithms$147K
Aug 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · NEMoSys: A Framework for Autonomous Mesh refinement and Solution Verification$1.1M
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Multigrid Mode Verification for Reduced Order Modeling$200K

Show 52 earlier federal awards

Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Multi-Mode Imaging for TRISO-fueled Pebble Identification$200K
Apr 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hexahedral Dominant Auto-Mesh Generator with NEMoSys$240K
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · The OPTImat Advanced Material Science Simulation Sensitivity, Uncertainty Quantification, and Optimization System.$1M
Aug 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Parameterized Model Order Reduction Strategy for Fast Running CFD-Quality Transient Transport through Nuclear Reactors$1.0M
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Data-Driven Integration of High Fidelity Fluid Dynamics into Systems Codes for Design and Safety Applications$206K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · The OPTImat Advanced Material Science Simulation Sensitivity, Uncertainty Quantification, and Optimization System$156K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Integrating The ALE3D Hydrocode With Meva And Endgame Framework$150K
Aug 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · NEMoSys: A Platform for Autonomous Mesh Refinement and Solution Verification$1M
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Motor Aging Surveillance Technology (mast) - Call 3$1.1M
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Parameterized Model Order Reduction Strategy for Fast Running CFD-Quality Transient Transport through Nuclear Reactors$150K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1 N181-008 "maritime Lethality Analysis Toolset"$130K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II Integrating The Epic Hydrocode With Meva And Endgame Framework$750K
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · GUI Development and Workflow Management for CFD/SAS Coupling$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · NEMoSys: A Platform for Autonomous Mesh Refinement and Solution Verification$150K
Apr 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · The Chemlab Chemistry and Materials Science Lifecycle Data Repository$1.0M
Feb 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · The ChemistryHUB.org: Web-enabled Multiscale Materials and Chemistry Hub$155K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Motor Aging And Survelliance Technology Subtopic 1 Physics Based Modeling$1.1M
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Integrating The Epic Hydrocode With Meva&endgame Framework$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · The Nuclear Energy Modeling System (NEMoSys)$150K
Apr 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · The chemistryhub.org Multiphysics Chemical Modeling and Simulation Open-Source Project$1M
Mar 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · The Chemlab Chemistry and Materials Science Lifecycle Data Repository$150K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf During The Phase I Project, Major Portions Of A Base, Open-source, Easily Extensible Battery Modeling System Have Been Developed With A Modern, Modular Architecture And Methods. In Addition To The New Modules And Architecture Built By Illinois Rocstar, We Have Identified A Number Of Available Tools That Fit Well With Our Vision Of The Final Iced Product. Open-source Tools From The Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caebat Project And Proprietary, But Government-funded Tools From The Ida$750K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · The chemistryhub.org Multiphysics Chemical Modeling and Simulation Open-Source Project$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Illinois Rocstar Llc Proposes To Develop And Demonstrate The Use Of An Integrated Computational Environment And Infrastructure For Electrochemical Device Design And Simulation: Iced. This Environment Integrates The User's Personal Computational Environment With High Performance Simulation Applications For Materials And Processes. The Current State Of The Art For Electrochemical Device Design Utilizes Empirical Or Highly Simplified Models, Homogeneous Materials, And Relies Heavily On$125K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR P1 Topic N132-092$80K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Modeling And Optimizng Turbines In Unsteady Flow$100K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf There Are Significant Logistical Barriers To Entry-level High Performance Computing (hpc) Modeling And Simulation (m&s) Users. Performing Large-scale, Massively Parallel Computations On Modern Supercomputing Platforms Is A Very Challenging Task In And Of Itself. It Requires Huge Amounts Of Analyst Resources To Construct Datasets, Transfer Files, Build Codes, Submit And Monitor Jobs, And Analyze And Archive Results. This Workflow Requires Significant Attention To Detail, And It Is Ea$125K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR P1 AF131-181 Large Eddy Simulations Of Acoustic Combustion Phenomena Inherent To Gas Turbine Engines$150K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf (STTR Phase I) Field Assessment Of Materials For Use In Ultra High Performance Concrete$150K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR II - A Modeling/experimental Program For Nano-energetic Particles$727K
Jan 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Title: Shock Initiation Of Energetic Material Due To Mesosca$750K
Jul 2011Federal contractNASA · Propagation Of Parameter Uncertainties Through Large Computer Models Can Be Very Resource Intensive. Frameworks And Tools For Uncertainty Quantification Are Generally Geared To Individual Codes, Are Research Codes, Or Are Single-purpose Tools Such As Lhs Matrix Generators. The Reduced-order-clustering-uncertainty-quantification (rocuq) Methodology Discussed In This Proposal Is Specifically Designed To Circumvent Many Of The Issues Associated With Uncertainty Quantification Of Large Simulation Co$600K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · Weapons System Flow Sepration$70K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · Proposal Entitled "experimental And Computational Program For Slow And Fast Cookoff For Insensitive Munitions Testing"$1.2M
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$100K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$741K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · R&d Under SBIR Topic N102-133$80K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR I Utilizing Medical Imaging Technology For Generation Of Mesoscale Computational Descriptions$98K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR I: Shock Initiation Of Energetic Materials Due To Mesoscale Features$100K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR I Advanced Multiphase Solver For Blast Propagation In Dusty Environments$100K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase I$70K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research & Development$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · This Proposal Addresses Methods For Efficient Quantification Of Margins And Uncertainties (qmu) For Models That Couple Multiple, Large-scale Commercial Or Proprietary Simulation Codes, Effective Methods For Treating Epistemic Uncertainty In Large Scale Simulations, Scalability To Models With Hundreds Or Thousands Of Uncertain Parameters, And Competition With Traditional Monte Carlo Based Methods. The Reduced-order Clustering Uncertainty Quantification (rocuq) Methodology Described In This Propos$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Research$70K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Ph I Bridge Gap$50K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · TAS::57 3605::TAS Recovery-"nanoscale Additives For Novel Fuels" A Comprehensive Computational And Experimental Program To Investigate The Characteristics And Dynamic Behavior Of Novel Energetic Propellants For Space Propulsion$500K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · High-fidelity Simulation Of Turbofan Noise Broadband Fan Noise Closely Tied To Turbulent Flow On And Around The Fan Blades Represents A Key Challenge To The Noise Reduction Community Due To The Interaction Of A Highly Turbulent Flow Field With Complex, Moving Geometries. Prediction And High-fidelity Simulation Of Fan Noise Demands A Fundamental Innovation In Cfd Methods Due To Moving Geometries And Accuracy Requirements. The Objective This Work Is To Develop A Flexible Approach To Handling Multi$100K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · Slow And Fast Cook-off For Insensitive Munitions Testing$70K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · STTR (phase I) - Dynamic Behavior Of Nano-sized Particles In Novel Energetic Materials For Space Propulsion$99K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · R&d Phase II STTR Topic N07-T001$748K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$99K

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Federal grants#2 · top 3%

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09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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