Project Grant 2237947
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems award of $566,667 aims to develop an integrated technology platform that captures and transforms nitrate, a major water pollutant, into useful products. The four-year project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ECO-CBET: A PHOTOCAPACITIVE/ELECTROLYTIC REACTOR FOR CARBON NEUTRAL PRODUCTION OF CLEAN WATER AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM NITRATE CONTAMINATED WATERS", will be led by...
- This five-year, $444,503 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of next-generation onsite wastewater treatment systems for nitrogen management at Stony Brook University. Funded through NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the grantee will explore biofiltration systems integrating anaerobic ammonium oxidation microbiomes and sorbents like biochar to efficiently remove nitrogen from septic tank effluents. The grantee aims to advance fundamental knowledge to...
- This $249,999 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of nano-cellulose enabled bio-nanofertilizers for agriculture at Stony Brook University from February 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The goal is to significantly reduce nitrogen fertilizer usage and associated greenhouse gas emissions through a new nitration-oxidation process that extracts nano-cellulose directly from non-woody biomass with lower chemical and energy needs. Researchers will demonstrate scaling up this...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $599,434 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to investigate the use of corrosion products to mediate electrochemical hydrogenation reactions, which could enable more controlled and efficient electrochemical systems for producing biofuels and biodegradable plastics from...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program provides $440,000 in funding to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) over the period of May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2029. The project's overarching goal is to explore the use of electrochemical refining to recover nitrate from wastewater and convert it into valuable products like ammonia, a critical component of nitrogen fertilizers. The key objectives are to: 1) design and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) project grant award of $566,666 to the Regents of the University of Michigan aims to develop an integrated photocapacitive concentration and electrocatalytic conversion technology for nitrate treatment. The key products and services to be delivered under this 4-year project include: Advancing the discovery and design of selective photocapacitive systems to capture and concentrate nitrate from contaminated waters. Developing...
- Cornell University received a $365,677 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. The research project, conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus through the Office of Sponsored Programs, focuses on designing drop-in solid biofuel blends that can serve as coal substitutes in industrial applications. The project integrates combustion and fuel science to develop...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $558,556 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2030. This CAREER award funds research conducted at Cornell's Ithaca, New York campus through the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems. The project delivers fundamental scientific research and experimental data on microplastic...
- This three-year, $335,860 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems aims to develop strategies to enhance bioremediation of toxic chemical soil contamination. Specifically, the principal investigator at the State University of New York at Buffalo will investigate using chemical gradients to accelerate the transport of bacteria through soil matrices toward contamination sites. The research will experimentally...
- This $450,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology to develop an electrified membrane system for recovering nitrogen from nitrate-contaminated water. Specifically, the grant funds an international collaboration between NJIT and Ben-Gurion University in Israel to employ electrochemical membrane filtration studies, computational chemistry, and numerical simulations. The goal is to explore a sustainable pathway for generating...
This five-year, $497,835 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at Cornell University to develop more efficient woodchip bioreactors for removing nitrate pollution from agricultural and stormwater runoff. Specifically, the grantee will investigate redox biogeochemical reactions controlling the release of bioavailable carbon from woodchip media to stimulate denitrification in bioreactors. The goal is to leverage new knowledge to improve bioreactor performance through oxic-anoxic cycling, which is hypothesized to accelerate woodchip decomposition and carbon release to support microbial growth. Additionally, the grantee will implement educational outreach and curriculum development activities aligned with the NSF Engineering program's goals of fostering innovation in environmental engineering research and education.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $497.8k | 1/5/23 |