Project Grant 2044932
- The National Science Foundation awarded The Washington University $886,362 under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The project grant will fund the acquisition of a high temperature and pressure solid-state NMR spectrometer. The spectrometer will enable research to improve the quality of life and economic strength of the nation by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering, in line with the goals of the NSF Directorate for...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA 47.041 "Engineering" will advance the design and integration of atomically dispersed metal-site air cathodes for use in hydrogen proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The $137,790 award, which runs from November 15, 2024 to December 31, 2025, supports collaborative research at Washington University to develop novel electrospun fibrous electrode architectures that can enhance PEMFC performance and...
- This $447,589 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research and educational activities at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The project aims to develop a deeper understanding of how electrochemically active nanofluids - colloidal suspensions of nano-sized particles in fluids like water - can be leveraged for energy storage and conversion applications. Key objectives include modifying nanoparticle surfaces to...
- This federal Project Grant award of $368,557, made on August 1, 2025 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports collaborative research to gain a fundamental understanding of the behavior of water-in-salt electrolytes (WISES) at electrified interfaces. The research aims to explore how tuning the WISE electrical double layer can modulate the heterogeneous electron transfer rate, with the potential to drive economic growth and technological...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $550,000 provides funding to The Washington University in St. Louis to develop high-performance, long-life electrodes for sustainable sodium-based batteries. The key objectives are to scale up cathode synthesis, demonstrate superior performance in large-format cells, and advance the fundamental understanding of the heat and mass transfer dynamics, interparticle interactions, and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under CFDA program 47.041 Engineering is focused on collaborative research to link nanoscale heterogeneities with macroscale reactivity of electrocatalytic materials. The $283,480 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, aims to investigate how tiny structural differences in materials can affect their performance and...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $350,000.00 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund collaborative research to gain a fundamental understanding of the behavior of water-in-salt electrolytes (WISES) at electrified interfaces. The project aims to investigate how tuning the WISE electrical double layer can modulate the heterogeneous electron transfer rate, which has the potential to drive innovation in metal-ion batteries...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to Washington State University under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research to develop direct-fed ethanol metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award supports...
- This $170,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to uncover the relationship between liquid electrolytes and battery performance, which is crucial for developing next-generation rechargeable batteries. The research team at the University of Illinois will systematically vary electrolyte composition and concentration to identify optimal solutions, leveraging high-throughput characterization, computational simulations, and machine...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $288,428 in funding to The Washington University to conduct collaborative fundamental research on developing a new type of antimicrobial nanoparticle to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The project aims to elucidate how the non-uniform surface chemistry of these specialized nanoparticles interacts with bacterial cell walls to achieve novel antimicrobial mechanisms that are less...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $503,025 Project Grant to The Washington University under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2026. The grant funds analytical investigation of the spatiotemporal heterogeneities in particulate porous electrodes to advance precision electrochemical kinetics research. As part of NSF's mission to promote innovation through engineering research and education, this award will support development of analytical techniques to better understand electrode material properties at varied spatial and temporal scales. Insights gained from the University's investigations have the potential to enhance efficiency and performance for electrochemical applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $106.0k | 4/12/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/20/21 | ||
| Not listed | $397.0k | 1/22/21 |