This $650,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of engineered microbial sensors for assessing water quality. The primary objective is to create new low-cost sensing systems that can detect chemicals in water throughout the water cycle, including wastewater treatment, drinking water, industrial use, and stormwater discharges. The project employs a convergence research...
This $2,495,019 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will support the development and deployment of a smart, cloud-connected electrochemical sensor network to monitor drinking water quality in several socioeconomically diverse Massachusetts communities. The University of Massachusetts Lowell will work with community stakeholders and sub-awardees Loyola University Chicago, the Young Women's...
This $287,941 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a novel biochemical sensor technology that can quantify small plastic particles in human blood serum samples. The research project will leverage quantum-coherent light-matter interactions on engineered photonic metasurfaces to advance the analytical performance of mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy. Key objectives include: 1) developing new sensor chips, 2)...
This $313,727 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program funds a 5-year collaborative research effort to develop low-cost, portable sensors capable of accurately measuring phosphorus levels in agricultural, environmental, and marine settings. The project brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in areas such as supramolecular and inorganic chemistry, polymer science, soft-matter electronics, and environmental...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $213,430 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to The Ohio State University to develop a novel, miniature, fiber-optic multiparameter sensor capable of simultaneously measuring critical water quality and greenhouse gas parameters in lakes. The goal is to create an easy-to-deploy, cost-effective sensor that can provide high-resolution, year-round data to better understand the carbon...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Convergence Accelerator program (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $649,984 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, to develop a compact, customizable chemical sensing system integrated with new microsensors and data management/analytics technologies. The goal is to accurately quantify and monitor high-priority water...
This $301,751 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research project to develop new sensor technologies for detecting and measuring phosphorus in the environment. The key objectives are to: Design and develop molecular "receptor" elements that can selectively bind to various phosphorus compounds; Integrate these receptor elements with semiconductor technologies to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $212,206 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) through the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. This convergence research project aims to overcome fundamental science, engineering, and prototyping challenges to enable portable, low-cost, robust, and selective sensors for measuring phosphorus - an essential element that plays a central role in global biogeochemical cycles, food resources, and environmental...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $254,976 Project Grant to Resbonds International Corporation through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a digital platform for assessing water quality at urban-watershed interfaces. The platform will integrate physical data from advanced monitoring systems with artificial intelligence to serve as a scalable analytics platform using environmental, economic, and social data. It aims to help cities and utilities finance infrastructure projects...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $649,998 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to The Washington University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The goal of the project is to develop a new passive water quality monitoring tool based on point-of-use water filters to address inequities in drinking water quality monitoring for under-resourced and minority populations. The Washington University will lead the...