Project Grant 2215267
Award Date
9/1/22
Completion Date
8/31/23
Dollars Obligated
$1.3M
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Materials Research
Awardee
Lehigh University (E13MDBKHLDB5)
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Fountain Hill, PA 18015, USA
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