Project Grant 2401063
- This $533,612 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Texas at Austin to understand the structure-activity relationships of disordered (oxy)hydroxide electrocatalysts. The project aims to establish a deeper understanding of how local structural changes impact the electrocatalytic activity of these materials, which are promising for hydrogen generation through water splitting. The research will...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $180,000 Project Grant titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NEW ANODIC CATALYSTS FOR WATER OXYGEN EVOLUTION USING HYBRID SOLID-STATE MATERIALS" to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This 3-year grant, effective August 1, 2023, will fund research to develop new carbon-supported catalytic materials for efficient electrochemical water oxidation. The goal...
- This $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by Professor Shannon Boettcher of the University of Oregon to develop a fundamental understanding of advanced alkaline water oxidation catalysts for green hydrogen production. The key objectives are to: (1) study the structure and properties of Fe-based active sites that drive high catalytic activity; (2) derive chemical descriptors to explain...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $191,000 Project Grant through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institution. This 2-year EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant aims to establish an atomic-scale understanding of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanocrystal catalysts through in-situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under CFDA program 47.041 Engineering is focused on collaborative research to link nanoscale heterogeneities with macroscale reactivity of electrocatalytic materials. The $283,480 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, aims to investigate how tiny structural differences in materials can affect their performance and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $638,566 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Delaware. The grant supports a collaborative research effort to develop a computational-experimental methodology using machine learning to design stable, active, and selective single-atom catalysts for industrial applications. The project aims to uncover physics-inspired descriptors to predict how the support material properties influence the stability,...
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support a collaborative research project to investigate the relationship between nanoscale material defects and macroscale reactivity of electrocatalytic materials. The $221,000 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, will enable researchers from Duke University to employ advanced experimental and computational techniques to understand how...
- This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by Rutgers, The State University to accelerate the discovery of advanced metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for enhanced proton conductivity and photocatalytic water splitting. The project aims to establish practical design rules for synthesizing MOFs with improved performance in hydrogen-related processes, such as producing, storing, and using hydrogen as a clean...
- This $125,000 two-year project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will support research and education activities under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso, will establish an atomic-scale understanding of the interplay between structure, chemistry, catalytic activity, and mechanisms in transition metal...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $346,593 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to develop an accurate and efficient method for large-scale simulations of heterogeneous electrocatalysis. The project will enhance machine learning force field (ML FF) capabilities by adding features to describe electron behavior under the grand canonical ensemble in the catalyst, creating an expanded "E-GCE-FF" model. This...
This $1,000,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) supports fundamental research on dynamic ferroelectric catalysis to transform hydrogen electrocatalysis. The 3-year project aims to advance the scientific knowledge and enable the development of new, potentially precious-metal-free, electrocatalysts for hydrogen production through water splitting. The research will integrate computational modeling, surface spectroscopy, and experimental electrocatalysis to systematically investigate dynamic catalysis mechanisms, with the goal of enhancing the rate and efficiency of hydrogen evolution. The project will provide research training for students and promote the development of a diverse scientific workforce through activities such as an annual workshop. The work has potential applications in enabling the widespread deployment of electrolyzers and fuel cells for clean energy technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 7/10/24 |