This $1.3 million National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), funds research at the University of California Irvine toward developing geomimetic concrete materials through 2027. Led by Dr. [Vendor Name], the research aims to fundamentally understand chemical reactions at fluid-solid interfaces, leveraging insights to design carbon-negative concrete alternatives. Ordinary Portland cement production contributes significantly to global carbon...
New York University will receive $250,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct collaborative research on discovering precipitation pathways in reactive magnesium oxide cements via nanoscale interfacial engineering for durable structural composites, under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The three-year project grant awarded on June 1, 2021 will support research exploring nanoscale engineering techniques to improve the durability of magnesium oxide-based structural...
The University of California Irvine received a $339,247 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on July 15, 2021 to fund research titled "Understanding and Engineering the Nucleation of Enzyme Metal-Organic Frameworks." The project aims to improve understanding of how enzymes interact with and are incorporated into metal-organic frameworks to catalyze chemical reactions. The research is...
The University of California Irvine received a $670,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The award is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) and will support research into the "Dynamics and Perceptions of Ultrahazardous Flooding Across the Wildland Urban Interface" from August 2021 through July 2024. The grant funding will enable UC Irvine researchers to study how flooding risks are understood...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $574,200 Project Grant to the University of California Irvine under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from April 2023 through March 2028. Through this award, UC Irvine will develop a framework to optimize material composition design under uncertainty at small length scales, quantifying effects on component properties. The university will convert the design problem into a statistical learning problem leveraging machine learning to enable...
The University of California Irvine received a $175,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to support the development of machine learning-enhanced multiscale simulation of fiber composites from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The grant funding will allow UC Irvine researchers to advance the use of research cyberinfrastructure and deliver investigator-initiated projects in the area of computer and information science and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $431,614 project grant to the University of Miami under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "MULTISCALE MECHANISMS OF DISSOLUTION AND REACTIVITY OF CALCIUM ALUMINOSILICATE GLASSES: TOWARDS RATIONAL DESIGN OF LOW-CARBON CEMENT SUBSTITUTES." The three-year award, which runs from May 2021 through April 2024, will fund research exploring calcium aluminosilicate glass dissolution and reactivity to enable more sustainable...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $131,364 Project Grant to the University of California Irvine under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The grant funded research from October 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022 to develop corrugated graphene superlattice structures through strain-induced shrink nanomanufacturing techniques. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through...
The University of California Irvine received a $500,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation to support strategy-guided syntheses of complex natural products from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The award is funded through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased understanding of major problems. Under the award, UC Irvine will apply strategic methods to synthesize complex...
The University of California Irvine received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on June 1, 2021 to support research efforts concluding on May 31, 2023. The grant falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Specifically, the funding will enable UC Irvine researchers to develop light-directed synthesis techniques for creating metal...