Auburn University received a $271,389 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The award will fund the development of mathematical models to investigate the drying-induced assembly of nanoparticles with interaction or shape anisotropy into colloidal supraparticles from September 15, 2022 through August 31, 2025. Specifically, complementary...
Auburn University was awarded a $499,940 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Under this award, Auburn University will develop multi-material manufacturing techniques for eco-friendly and biodegradable paper-based flexible hybrid electronics. The university will leverage its...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program provides $250,000 in funding to Auburn University from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports a research project that investigates novel chemotaxis phenomena governing the directed movement of mobile agents in response to various stimuli. The project focuses on analyzing the chemotaxis model and dynamics of organisms spatially...
Auburn University was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to support the program "COMPUTATIONAL ALGEBRA AND APPLICATIONS" from March 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024. The grant funding will support research in computational algebra and its applications under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The goal of this program is to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences and strengthen...
Auburn University was awarded a $274,602 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete by August 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research taking a joint theoretical and experimental approach to low-temperature dielectronic recombination data for photoionized astrophysical environments. This work will provide fundamental atomic physics parameters needed to interpret astrophysical observations and advance...
Auburn University was awarded a $678,310 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award will support research into the material processing and mechanical behavior of high-performance cellulose nanopaper made from cellulose nanofibrils. The Engineering program aims to improve quality of life and economic strength through fostering innovation in...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Auburn University a $216,634 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award, running from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024, will support collaborative research titled "In Vitro Epithelial Lubrication: Collective Motion, Mechanics, and Fluid Transport." The research funded under this award will examine collective motion, mechanics, and fluid...
Auburn University was awarded a $391,099 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds an REU Site project titled "RESEARCH EXPERIENCE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE TEAMS IN BIOPROCESSING FOR CONVERSION OF WASTE INTO PRODUCTS OF VALUE." The project provides undergraduate students research experiences working collaboratively on teams conducting bioprocessing research aimed at...
Auburn University was awarded a $320,552 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will fund collaborative research on adverse multiphase flow interactions in urban stormwater systems from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The research is intended to improve understanding of flow behavior in stormwater infrastructure and inform design and management practices...
Auburn University was awarded a two-year, $263,705 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences. The grant falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to increase understanding of the integrated Earth system. Under this award, Auburn University will conduct research from December 2021 through November 2023 to examine the effects of increasing temperature and ultraviolet radiation on copepod mitochondria along a latitudinal...