This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $398,481 to the University of South Carolina to quantify and predict how surface properties and airflow affect the attachment, transfer, and re-aerosolization of select enveloped and non-enveloped viruses in indoor environments. The key research objectives are to: 1) determine the significant parameters and dimensionless groups that encompass virus-surface interactions in indoor...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $150,000 to the University of Illinois to develop proactive solutions for public health protection against airborne diseases. The key objectives are: Create an intelligent, automated system for real-time, multiplex monitoring of critical airborne pathogens, including the ability to obtain time-resolved measurements of infectious aerosols...
This $213,226 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support collaborative research at Case Western Reserve University to investigate the chemical and biological factors affecting indoor air quality. The project aims to determine how changes in indoor surface chemical composition and air pollutant distribution impact microbial gene expression and emissions of microbial volatile organic compounds. Through laboratory experiments,...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support modeling and control of COVID-19 transmission in indoor environments. Funded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award will allow MIT researchers to develop models and analysis to better understand how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spreads in confined indoor spaces. By gaining insights into transmission dynamics in...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $214,373 awarded to Arizona State University on April 1, 2022 through the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program will fund collaborative research examining the fluid dynamics of respiratory virus transport through lung liquid lining. Specifically, the award will support experiments and numerical modeling to capture the essential fluid interactions between lung surfactants and a model virus, simulating physiologically relevant scales....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is funding a collaborative research project at Washington University in St. Louis to investigate the chemical and biological determinants of indoor air quality. The $279,959 award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2028, will explore how building material surface compositions influence microbial gene expression and emissions, and aim to connect environmental pollutant exposures to...
This $175,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will develop new computational models and forecasting approaches to predict the incidence and severity of respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza, and RSV for the 2024-2025 season. The project aims to combine computational modeling with human judgment to improve the accuracy and responsiveness of public health forecasting on a national scale. It will deliver weekly...
This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology supports research investigating the uptake, persistence, and impact of behavioral interventions on respiratory viruses. Funded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the Pennsylvania State University will model the dynamics of COVID-19 and influenza transmission considering behavioral changes mandated by public health interventions as well as voluntary individual behaviors....
The University of California, San Diego received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to evaluate COVID-19 mitigation strategies in schools using a spatially-explicit agent-based model of infection dynamics. The award, issued on October 1, 2021, will support research through September 30, 2023 to develop a computational model to simulate the spread of COVID-19...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $200,000.00, awarded on November 15, 2022 with a completion date of October 31, 2026, will fund research at Columbia University to develop behavior-driven mathematical models and forecasting systems for respiratory disease transmission in urban settings. Funded jointly by NSF's Division of Mathematical Sciences and Division of Social and Economic Sciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), this research aims to incorporate...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,000 to Oklahoma State University to develop advanced computational models and artificial intelligence tools to mitigate the spread of airborne viruses like SARS-CoV-2 in school classrooms. The key objectives are to: (1) Determine the distribution of virus-laden aerosols in classrooms using a model combining computational fluid dynamics and host cell dynamics to generate infection risk indices, and (2) Create a generative AI-powered tool for efficient HVAC system design and real-time control to reduce infection risks. This multidisciplinary research project aims to contribute to healthier indoor environments and improved public health outcomes by optimizing HVAC systems to minimize disease transmission among school-aged children. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, and the project includes outreach activities to engage K-12 students, educators, and the broader community on indoor air quality and advanced technologies for public health.