Project Grant 2347040
- This $100,000 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems and Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of predictive modeling and next-generation materials for capturing atmospheric water vapor. Led by North Carolina State University, an international research team including groups from the University of Limerick and Queen's University Belfast will take an innovative approach to...
- This $535,830 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop sustainable technology for efficient atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) systems. The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) will research novel materials and system designs to extract drinking water from the air, addressing the critical issue of global water scarcity. Specifically, the project will investigate the synergistic effects of water vapor sorbents,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $538,574 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) for the CAREER program project "Programmable Negative Water Adsorption of Bioinspired Hygroscopic Materials". The 5-year project aims to develop a new class of hygroscopic materials with programmable negative water adsorption capabilities, inspired by the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a $337,663 research project at the University of Oklahoma from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The project aims to develop a revolutionary approach to synthesizing materials and chemicals under high-pressure conditions using porous materials. It proposes leveraging the high pressures observed within adsorbed fluid or solid films on solid substrates as an alternative to traditional,...
- This $188,024 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation supports collaborative research at Iowa State University to develop a fundamental understanding of adsorption-deformation coupling in soft nanoporous materials. The research aims to establish a multiscale mechanics framework to predict sorption-induced straining of nanoporous materials like cellulose, which exhibit significant swelling/shrinkage upon...
- The University of Notre Dame received a three-year, $426,990 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support research to discover and understand microporous polymers for size-sieving separation membranes using active learning. The NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $691,033 to the University of Massachusetts (Award Date: July 1, 2025; Completion Date: June 30, 2028) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop physics-enabled deep learning methodologies for predicting adsorptive separation behavior in aqueous mixtures confined within nanoporous materials. The research combines experimental...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry has awarded a $480,000 Project Grant to the University of Notre Dame DU Lac under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). The three-year grant supports Professor Paul Bohn and his research group in studying the design, behavior, and potential applications of new artificial materials inspired by nature, particularly multi-layered structures with varying pore sizes. The research aims to develop an improved...
- This $394,621 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports the development of a multiscale modeling framework to predict the composition of colloidal-particle coatings made by solvent drying. The project aims to create new knowledge about how composition gradients form in these coatings under realistic conditions and enable the systematic study of how surface chemistry and processing control the formation of self-stratified...
- This federal Project Grant award of $375,299, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, supports research to advance the understanding of nanostructure, ion affinity, and mobility in polymer membranes. The research aims to enable the design of improved polymer membranes for sustainable applications such as reverse osmosis water purification, chemical flow batteries, and lithium recovery....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) grant award of $502,972 to the University of Notre Dame's Notre Dame Research Division, awarded on July 1, 2024, will fund a research project to develop a novel hybrid modeling paradigm for multicomponent water vapor adsorption. The project aims to advance fundamental understanding of water vapor and water vapor mixture adsorption in porous materials, which is crucial for technologies like atmospheric water harvesting and carbon capture in the presence of water vapor. The research will integrate molecular modeling, statistical mechanics, and machine learning techniques to create new models capable of accurately and efficiently describing multicomponent water vapor adsorption. The project also includes outreach and education components, such as investigating commercialization opportunities and providing research experiences and education modules for undergraduate and graduate students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $503.0k | 7/10/24 |