The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $570,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, doing business as the University of Michigan. The grant supports collaborative research to develop high-throughput screening methods for exploring novel electrolyte materials to enable the next generation of rechargeable batteries. The key activities include: (1) utilizing advanced...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Regents Of The University Of Michigan, doing business as University Of Michigan-Dearborn. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, aims to develop and integrate advanced optical sensors into lithium-ion batteries to gain real-time insights into the battery formation process, specifically the dynamic evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $261,619 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Regents Of The University Of Michigan, doing business as University Of Michigan-Dearborn, to gain a fundamental understanding of the interface dynamics between a liquid metal anode and a solid electrolyte in solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to utilize in situ and operando focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and numerical...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) grant award of $296,729 to Michigan State University (MSU) supports fundamental research and development to address the challenge of polysulfide shuttling in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The project aims to develop surface-engineered cerium oxide host materials to immobilize lithium polysulfides and promote their conversion, in order to improve the performance and lifecycle of Li-S batteries. The research approach...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $317,739 to Michigan State University to conduct research on enhancing the performance of room-temperature sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries. The research aims to elucidate the effects of cation and anion doping on molybdenum disulfide (MoSe2) electrocatalysts to improve the immobilization and catalytic conversion of sodium polysulfides, which currently hinder the widespread adoption of Na-S...
This $170,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to uncover the relationship between liquid electrolytes and battery performance, which is crucial for developing next-generation rechargeable batteries. The research team at the University of Illinois will systematically vary electrolyte composition and concentration to identify optimal solutions, leveraging high-throughput characterization, computational simulations, and machine...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $760,000 Project Grant under the Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) to Northern Illinois University. The project aims to systematically vary the composition and concentration of battery electrolytes to determine optimal solutions for advanced rechargeable batteries. Key objectives include: 1) Gaining a better understanding of solvation structure through high-throughput experimentation and characterization using techniques like Raman spectroscopy and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) provides $535,317 to Michigan Technological University to develop mechanically stable interfaces for next-generation solid-state batteries through targeted nanoindentation studies from August 2022 to July 2025. The University will fill critical knowledge gaps about how the chemistry, composition, and physical arrangement of atoms and molecules collectively control localized pressure development and...
This $486,976 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research at Northwestern University to identify the reaction mechanisms that underpin the formation of stable solid electrolyte interphases (SEIs) in lithium metal batteries. The central goal is to develop a fundamental understanding of SEI formation processes to enable the design of new fluorine-free electrolytes that can promote desirable SEI reactions and suppress...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $320,000 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Oakland University. The 3-year project, starting on May 1, 2025, aims to develop a novel sensor-lean estimation and monitoring framework for second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries. This research seeks to reduce the cost and time required to repurpose retired EV batteries by using fewer sensors and more efficient computational methods. The project has four key objectives: (1)...