This Project Grant award, valued at $408,331.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the Regents of the University of Idaho. The grant supports a collaborative research project led by Professors Kristopher Waynant, James Moberly, and Elliott Hulley to develop a novel, sustainable method for recycling metals from electronic waste (e-waste). The researchers are working to design unique chemical...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $459,834 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to fund the "CAREER: UNDERSTANDING ELECTROCHEMICAL METAL EXTRACTION IN MOLTEN SALTS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES" project under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This 5-year research initiative aims to develop environmentally friendly methods for producing and recycling key metals like nickel and cobalt that are essential for clean energy technologies....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,291 Clean Energy Technology (CET) Eager grant through its Division of Materials Research, Solid State and Materials Chemistry Program (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences). The grant was awarded to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) at the University at Albany to develop a more sustainable and efficient method for recycling lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to isolate the individual...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 EAGER grant to the Colorado School of Mines under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) to advance sustainable recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries. The objective is to develop a closed-loop recycling process using deep eutectic solvents that minimizes waste and maximizes metal recovery. The research will elucidate the mechanisms and chemistry involved in recovering battery metals, providing innovative approaches to recycling end-of-life products....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $121,252 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Idaho, doing business as the University of Idaho, under the Division of Chemistry and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. This 3-year grant, awarded from April 2024 to March 2027, will support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on sustainability. The program will train 10 undergraduate students per summer in research areas...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $483,605 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the University of Wyoming. This collaborative research grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will explore the unconventional magnetic properties of two-dimensional van der Waals magnets. The research team from the University of Wyoming and Colorado State University will employ experimental and theoretical approaches, including...
The University of Wyoming was awarded a $274,610 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to support research examining processes influencing critical element enrichment in alkaline magmatic systems. Funded under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the grant will support a three-year research project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric,...
The University of Kentucky Research Foundation was awarded a $581,986 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program on August 15, 2021 to develop a smart process for the recovery of high-value metals from electronic waste through July 31, 2024. The grant aims to advance sustainable materials recovery technology and solutions to challenges related to electronic waste through the development of a process to extract valuable metals like...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $451,626 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year grant, which commenced on August 1, 2023, supports UNR's research into recyclable and dynamic covalent polymers known as polydithioacetals. Through this project, UNR aims to develop a detailed understanding of the polymerization mechanisms and thermodynamics of entropy-driven...
The University of Wyoming will receive $600,000 from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the project "CAREER: METHODS FOR TARGETED, HIGH-THROUGHPUT SINGLE-ENTITY ANALYSES" from March 2021 through February 2026. The funding will allow the University to develop new methods for high-throughput, targeted analysis of individual entities to advance understanding in chemistry. The National Science Foundation Division of...