Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $181,968 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to conduct collaborative research on quantitative-sequence experiments from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The grant aims to provide systematic solutions for designing, modeling, quantifying uncertainty, and applying active learning techniques to experiments involving both quantitative and sequence...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $493,499 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems. The award will support research from December 2021 through November 2024 under the NSF Engineering (ENG) program (CFDA #47.041). Specifically, Virginia Tech will conduct experimental and computational modeling of bacteria transport and adhesion in the microvasculature....
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $441,459 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research titled "NSF-BSF: TAPERED BOTTLEBRUSH BLOCK COPOLYMERS: SYNTHESIS, SOLUTION SELF-ASSEMBLY, AND SIMULATIONS" from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024. Through this funding, Virginia Tech will synthesize tapered bottlebrush block copolymers, study their self-assembly behavior...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems. The award will support research from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). Specifically, Virginia Tech will conduct research titled "III:MEDIUM:PHYSICS-GUIDED MACHINE LEARNING FOR PREDICTING CELL...
The National Science Foundation awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to develop predictive models and community engagement strategies to prevent future pandemics. Over an 18-month period ending January 2024, the university will utilize computational and experimental methods to analyze animal virus genomes to predict their potential to infect humans, identify drug repurposing...
The National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University a $357,749 Project Grant titled "Examining the Geography of Pathogen Spillover." The grant period runs from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024. Under this award, Virginia Tech will examine the geographic factors that influence cross-species transmission of pathogens, also known as pathogen spillover. This work supports the goals of the...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a three-year, $104,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research on Bayesian inversion approaches to partial differential equations, including theory development, algorithm design, and application of these methods. The Mathematical and Physical...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia TECH) was awarded a $523,102 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology on March 1, 2022 to fund research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) through February 28, 2025. The grant will support research investigating the relationship between limits to evolvability and the maximal sustainable niche of generalist species. Specifically, the funding will enable scientists at...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $480,528 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research on July 1, 2021 to support fundamental investigations into metal-organic framework redox-hopping charge transport. The award will fund research through June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the Nation's...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $430,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. Specifically, the July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 award will fund research into the targeted design of blocky poly(ether ether ketone) copolymers to enhance...