The National Science Foundation awarded a $249,851 Project Grant to Temple University under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research from August 2021 through July 2023 to investigate direct interspecies electron transfer between microbial partners to advance syntrophic metabolism. The NSF Engineering program supports innovation and excellence in engineering research, and this award will further the program's goals by exploring how certain microbes can transfer electrons directly to syntrophically degrade complex organic matter. The research conducted under this award has the potential to enhance scientific understanding of microbial electron transfer processes relevant to biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, and environmental engineering applications such as wastewater treatment.
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