The National Science Foundation awarded a $329,999 three-year Project Grant to Stony Brook University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research on the detection of airborne endotoxins and toxins from harmful algal blooms. The university will investigate the longevity and potency of cyanobacterial toxins in the atmosphere and the effect of oxidants on their properties from September 2021 through August 2024. As the prime awardee, Stony Brook University will leverage its...
The University of Florida was awarded a $181,121 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund a research project titled "RAPID: TRACKING THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERED SYSTEM FAILURES ON NEARSHORE NUTRIENT LOADS AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS USING MULTIPLE STABLE ISOTOPES" from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The project will use...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $200,230 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to the University of South Carolina. The grant funds research to characterize the atmospheric transformation of harmful cyanobacterial algae (HABs) and investigate the mechanisms of pulmonary toxicity from inhaled HAB aerosols. The project will utilize an environmental chamber to produce and analyze transformed HAB aerosols, which will then be...
This five-year, $1.58 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh to study the social and environmental drivers of toxic algal blooms in freshwater systems. The university will examine historical, socio-cultural, policy, and ecological factors contributing to algal blooms through partnerships with community organizations. Researchers will develop a predictive model to forecast...
The Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc. was awarded a two-year, $199,989 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems to quantify inositol phosphate dephosphorylation and its role in harmful algal blooms. The grant supports research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate the impact of recalcitrant organic phosphorus, specifically inositol phosphate, on harmful...
This $749,908 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a comprehensive research study on the spatial dynamics of emerging chemical threats and their impacts on coastal communities in the Tampa Bay, Florida region. The project, led by the University of South Florida, aims to integrate social and environmental science approaches to provide a thorough assessment of human health risks, with a focus on subsistence fishers who may face...
This $550,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund a 5-year research project at the University of Miami. The project aims to quantify the emission and health impacts of aerosols generated from biomass burning in Southeast U.S. wetlands. Key research activities include using advanced tools and controlled laboratory experiments to study the physical, chemical, and toxicological properties of these aerosols. The...
This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at the University of South Carolina from August 2021 through July 2024 related to optimizing the removal of cyanotoxins from water through UV/chlorine treatment processes. The goal is to develop strategies that minimize the formation of disinfection byproducts and reduce toxicity, in alignment with the NSF Directorate for Engineering's...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for $111,215 will support research by the Regents of the University of Michigan to study cyanobacteria, nitrogen cycling, and export production in the Laurentian Great Lakes. The key objectives are to: 1) determine the relative contributions of cyanobacteria versus eukaryotic algae to primary production, 2) evaluate export production of cyanobacterial productivity, and 3) constrain historical...
This three-year, $399,820 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research at Florida A&M University to characterize the mutually beneficial interactions between algae and bacteria and leverage this knowledge to enhance wastewater treatment and bio-product development. The award funds innovative experiments using isotopically-labeled cells to study shifts in the proteomes and metabolomes of a newly isolated algal-bacterial...