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...
The National Science Foundation awarded Clarkson University a $250,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The two-year award, issued on January 1, 2022 and concluding December 31, 2023, will support the development of easy-to-use, affordable sensors for rapid detection of environmental pollutants. In line with NSF's mission to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research, this project aims to create new sensor technologies that can improve detection...
Clarkson University received a $295,905 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on May 1, 2021 to fund the research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A MULTIPLEXED MICROBIOSENSING PLATFORM FOR UNDERSTANDING REAL TIME NEUROTRANSMITTER DYNAMICS IN THE BRAIN." The award will support Clarkson University's research efforts through April 30, 2024 under the NSF's Engineering (ENG) program (CFDA...
This $430,785 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside), awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), is focused on developing novel CRISPR-based biosensing technologies for the ultra-accurate detection of disease-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The central goals of the 5-year project are to: 1) enable ultra-accurate SNP detection using a CRISPR-Cas14 biosensor, 2) design a ratiometric SNP...
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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $425,118 will fund the development of a new portable biosensor capable of detecting a broad range of known and emerging environmental toxins, including chemical, nanotechnology, and biological threats. The biosensor will utilize specialized microbial reporter cells and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technology to monitor cellular responses, which will be...
This $1,016,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund the development and application of a low-cost, portable biosensing platform for detecting and monitoring waterborne pathogens in aquaculture and coastal environments. The University of Massachusetts Lowell, as the prime awardee, will lead the effort to adapt its patented biosensing technology to enable real-time pathogen detection and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $329,999 three-year Project Grant to Stony Brook University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research on the detection of airborne endotoxins and toxins from harmful algal blooms. The university will investigate the longevity and potency of cyanobacterial toxins in the atmosphere and the effect of oxidants on their properties from September 2021 through August 2024. As the prime awardee, Stony Brook University will leverage its...
This $449,651 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under CFDA Program 47.041 Engineering, aims to develop a novel biosensor system for the ultra-selective and sensitive analysis of specific amino acids. The project, led by Clarkson University, will create a chimera enzyme switch that can be used for the early detection and continuous monitoring of branched-chain amino acids, particularly leucine, to aid in the diagnosis and management of rare genetic...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,999 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to develop a next-generation RNA detection tool for infectious disease diagnosis. The project aims to engineer a thermostable version of the CRISPR-Cas13 enzyme to improve its stability and sensitivity for field applications. By combining the enhanced Cas13 enzyme with advanced electrochemical devices, the researchers will create an...