The National Science Foundation awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center under the NSF Engineering (CFDA #47.041) program. The grant supports a 3-year collaborative research project to advance the fundamental understanding of using visible light to activate peroxydisulfate and generate sulfate radicals for the degradation and mineralization of organic micropollutants in water treatment and wastewater reclamation. The project aims to measure...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $349,011 Project Grant to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to support the collaborative research project "ERASE-PFAS: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTITATIVE TOOLS TO ASSESS THE MECHANISMS AND FULL POTENTIAL OF UV-ARPS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PFASS IN WATER" under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The three-year project...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research investigations of monometallic, bimetallic and dual-anion transition metal hydroxide water oxidation electrocatalysts. The three-year award, issued on August 15, 2021 with a projected completion date of July 31, 2024, will fund the University's work exploring the catalytic properties and mechanisms of...
Texas A&M University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 1, 2021, with a completion date of July 31, 2024. The grant is part of 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. Under this award, Texas A&M University will conduct research on the fundamental chemistry guiding the formation of...
Texas A&M University was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to design, synthesize, and evaluate antimony-based anion transporters from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. This award 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. Through this funding, researchers at Texas A&M will work to advance scientific...
Texas A&M University was awarded a $241,036 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award will support collaborative research on nuclear spin optical rotation of hyperpolarized liquids and solids from July 2021 through June 2024. The NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...
Prairie View A&M University will conduct research under a $473,205 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded August 1, 2021 through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Specifically, the University will synthesize and evaluate amino acid-appended macromolecules designed for enhanced water purification through lead chelation over a three year period ending July 31, 2024. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through excellence in...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $875,000 Project Grant to Texas A&M University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The five-year award beginning in February 2022 will support the development of lipid mass tags designed via selective dissociation. Through this funding, Texas A&M University researchers will work to increase the store of scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the Nation by advancing techniques...
This $1,374,931 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program supports research at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) to evaluate the complex relationship between socioeconomic factors, water quality, and the well-being of residents in unincorporated coastal communities. The research combines social and environmental data to model risks, improve decision-making, and enhance community resilience. The project engages underrepresented...
This $1,499,949 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to The Texas A&M University System. The grant will fund a 2-year project with four major objectives: 1) PFAS bioremediation using a combination of photocatalytic and fungal treatment; 2) herbicide bioremediation by isolating active bacteria that can reduce toxicity; 3) microplastic bioremediation by identifying new...