The University of Connecticut was awarded a $380,790 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on developing a convergent approach to traineeships to advance the hydrogen economy. Over a three-year period from October 2021 to September 2024, the University will provide research experiences and training to undergraduate students in engineering concepts...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,499,792 Project Grant under its Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) program (CFDA 47.079) to New York University (NYU) for the "ACCELNET IMPLEMENTATION PHASE I: ACCELERATING COORDINATION ACROSS RESEARCH AND POLICY NETWORKS TO HALVE NITROGEN WASTE (IN-NET) - THE INTERNATIONAL NITROGEN NETWORK (IN-NET)" project. The grant will establish the IN-NET, an international network of networks, to address gaps between research,...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE, CFDA 47.079) will fund the "ACCELNET IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 1: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS TOWARDS FUTURE RESILIENCE OF U.S. URBAN SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS" project. The primary objectives are to (i) build strategic links among diverse U.S. and international networks focused on urban resilience, called "Resilient-Net," to synergize complementary...
This Project Grant award, totaling $299,364, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to New Mexico State University (NMSU), a Hispanic-serving, land-grant research university. The primary objectives of this 2-year project, beginning January 2025, are to: 1) achieve academic integration for hydrogen production through knowledge sharing and hands-on experimentation, 2) integrate research lab and industry, and 3) integrate undergraduate and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $381,584 Project Grant to the University of Houston System for the development of a "Structured Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Sustainable Hydrogen Production." The 3-year research project aims to address two key technical barriers for this technology: (1) synthesizing a hydrogen transport membrane that meets flux, selectivity, and durability targets; and (2)...
This $137,790 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research to develop atomically dispersed metal-site air cathodes for low-temperature hydrogen proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) via electrospinning approaches. The project aims to advance the design of sustainable and earth-abundant catalysts and their integration into high-performance electrodes for hydrogen fuel cells and other electrochemical...
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...
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)...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $999,999 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Houston System to conduct research on plasma-assisted catalysis for clean energy technologies. This interdisciplinary effort spanning materials science, electrical engineering, machine learning, and data analytics aims to advance the fundamental understanding of plasma-assisted chemical reactions and develop new methods for catalyst discovery and reactor design....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $445,485 Project Grant to the University of Cincinnati (UC) for the "REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR AMERICAN LEADERSHIP OF INDUSTRY WITH ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 (REALIZE-2050)" program, under the NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) grant program. The three-year effort will establish an interdisciplinary research training program at UC to accelerate technology innovations for meeting the U.S. net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050. The...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) under CFDA Program No. 47.079, awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to establish the ACCELNET DESIGN: RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACCELERATED BY CONNECTIONS IN CLEAN HYDROGEN (REACH2) network. The goal of this 18-month project is to create a global network of researchers from academia, national labs, and industry to collaboratively address fundamental research gaps and accelerate scientific advancements in clean hydrogen technologies, water electrolyzers, and fuel cells. The network will leverage process automation, data science, machine learning, and AI to enhance fabrication, testing, characterization, and performance evaluation of these clean energy systems. It will also facilitate networking, education, and training of the next generation of experts and leaders in the clean hydrogen field, benefiting society as a whole.