Project Grant 2224643
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $647,623 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study the surface characteristics that drive heterogeneous ice nucleation. Over the 3-year award period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, Professor Miriam Freedman and her graduate and undergraduate students will investigate how atmospheric particles catalyze cloud formation...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $370,065 Project Grant to Boise State University to conduct research on the molecular mechanisms behind biological ice nucleators, which play a critical role in the Earth's climate and ecosystems. The project, titled "CAREER: Elucidating Biogenic Control of Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation," aims to: Elucidate how superior bacterial ice nucleators induce ice formation, 2) Unravel the correlation between ice-nucleating abilities and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $920,715, aims to elucidate the roles of gravity on the freezing dynamics of sessile drops in the presence of soluble and insoluble particles. The research will be conducted at the University of Illinois and involve several key tasks: fabricating samples and solutions for experiments on the International Space Station (ISS), coordinating with NASA to prepare the experimental rig, overseeing...
- This $399,997 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will enable researchers at Kansas State University to investigate condensation, frost, and ice formation in microgravity and gravity environments. The key objectives are to: 1) Use machine learning to quantify droplet growth, coalescence, and heat/mass transfer during condensation, 2) Examine freezing front propagation and develop mechanistic models to predict frost formation, and 3)...
- This $467,067 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research at Texas A&M University to increase fundamental understanding of the physical mechanisms that drive heterogeneous ice nucleation in the atmosphere, with a particular focus on contact nucleation. The research aims to address key science questions around establishing reliable methods for measuring contact ice nucleation, understanding the importance...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $463,374 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Colorado for a collaborative research project to explore the fundamental physical mechanisms driving contact ice nucleation in the atmosphere. The research aims to establish reliable methods for measuring contact ice nucleation, elucidate the role of ice nucleating particle (INP) position versus collision in the nucleation process, identify the most effective...
- This three-year, $162,238 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research between Yale University, Stony Brook University, and researchers at examining and developing biomimetic peptides that inhibit ice formation. The researchers aim to understand and mimic antifreeze proteins in nature to generate synthetic antifreeze molecules for applications such as biological material preservation, food processing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $295,852 Project Grant to the University of Illinois for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHEMISTRY-INFORMED ICE NUCLEATION AND GROWTH--INTEGRATED LABORATORY AND MODELING STUDIES" project under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) federal grant program. This 3-year collaborative research project aims to study how the chemistry of ice nucleating particles suspended in solution droplets impacts the ice...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $374,132 to the University of Houston System to conduct research on the fundamental mechanisms governing the nucleation and growth of liquid-like macromolecular condensed phases. The project aims to unlock new possibilities for designing drug delivery systems, improving food preservation, and developing self-healing materials, while also providing insights into cellular...
- The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $506,505 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. The grant is part of the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), which supports investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering. Under the award, the University will develop open-source tools for analyzing block polymer phase behavior...
This $427,700 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at the University of Minnesota to develop computational tools for screening materials' ice nucleating propensity. The grant is awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which supports innovation in engineering research and education. Principal Investigator Sapna Sarupria will use large-scale molecular simulations and data analysis to screen self-assembled monolayers and ice-nucleating proteins for their ability to modulate ice nucleation. The research aims to identify characteristic signatures in interfacial water properties that indicate a material's propensity to nucleate ice. Based on the signatures, high-throughput computational screening of surface nucleating properties will be performed. The work seeks to establish computationally efficient techniques for materials screening, with potential applications in food, transportation, and energy industries where ice nucleation is a factor.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $427.7k | 3/25/22 |