Project Grant 2345845
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $409,795 Project Grant to the University of Houston System under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support fundamental research on the mechanics of active biological membranes from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026. The research aims to establish a rigorous theoretical framework integrating continuum mechanics and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics to model active membranes. Specifically, the university will focus on entropic...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports basic research to uncover the mechanisms by which mechanical forces at the protein level regulate cell mechanics and direct tissue-scale behaviors. The $616,151 award, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund an interdisciplinary study leveraging molecular biology, bioengineering, materials science, and computational approaches. The research will...
- The University of Wisconsin - Madison, operating as Research and Sponsored Programs under the University of Wisconsin System, was awarded a $510,959 Project Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop computational methods to design nanoparticles for use with a variety of cell types. The project aims to combine all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, topological data analysis, and machine learning to predict the binding of proteins to...
- This $654,993 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research to develop selective membranes from lipid-polyelectrolyte complexes. The project aims to create synthetic membranes that can achieve the selectivity and performance of biological membranes, enabling applications like clean water production and pharmaceutical purification, while avoiding the use of toxic industrial solvents. The interdisciplinary...
- This $737,310 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the collaborative research effort "Engineering Selective Membranes from Lipid-Polyelectrolyte Complexes" led by the University of Massachusetts. The project aims to develop novel, biology-inspired membrane materials that can facilitate the selective separation of specific molecules from complex mixtures, enabling applications such as clean water production and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $337,108 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research integrating molecular modeling and nanomechanical experiments. The award aims to test the hypothesis that a combination of high strength and low stiffness in polymer nanocomposites results from their unique microstructure containing spherical nanoparticles weakly interacting with a soft polymer matrix. The research will...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $335,976 Project Grant under the Engineering CFDA Program (47.041) to the Regents of the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) for a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. This grant will fund research to investigate the dynamics of particulate suspensions confined by flexible elastic membranes, which are common in biological micro-scale environments. The project aims to develop a fundamental understanding of the...
- This $823,472 National Science Foundation project grant will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to advance understanding of soft tissue interfaces. The Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation is supporting this work under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The university researchers will experimentally and computationally investigate the mechanisms governing the mechanical behavior of soft tissue interfaces. They will conduct experiments to quantify...
- This $455,140 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a collaborative research project to develop predictive models for dissipation and actuation in polydomain liquid crystal elastomers. The project aims to experimentally probe the mesogen-scale processes in these unique soft, rubber-like materials and create shareable mathematical models to enable the effective design of engineering products leveraging their programmable...
- This $349,513 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems within the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project aims to reveal the universal structural and mechanistic features of "elasto-inertial turbulence" in polymer and surfactant solutions using computational fluid dynamics simulations. This research will advance the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $342,318 supports research at the University of Wisconsin - Madison to develop a novel theoretical and computational framework for modeling the mechanical deformation and interactions of biomembranes with transport and electrochemical processes. The 3-year research project, starting on Sep 1, 2024, aims to create an open-source computational tool to model key biomembrane phenomena like endocytosis, mechanoporation, and strain-modulated neuronal electrical conduction. The work integrates expertise across mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, and electrostatics to advance the understanding of biomembrane structure, function, and implications for human health and disease. No subawards are planned under this grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $342.3k | 7/10/24 |