Project Grant 2441420
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Wayne State University was awarded $749,702 by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program on April 1, 2026, for a CAREER grant project extending through March 31, 2031. The project will identify and characterize biological carbon monoxide (CO) sensors from microbial systems to advance understanding of how CO is detected in living organisms and triggers cellular responses. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030. The project develops advanced electrode interfaces and synthetic nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) mimics to enable selective and rapid electrochemical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oakland University received a $619,838 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. The award funds research to understand intermediate sulfur phases and develop enhanced sulfur-based energy storage systems. The primary research deliverables include scientific findings on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Houston System received a $549,771 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2030. This research initiative focuses on developing pore-free metal-carbon mixed ionic-electronic conductor (C-MIEC) interlayers to address corrosion challenges in solid-state lithium metal batteries for...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $509,627 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York on December 1, 2025, through a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant focused on predictive design and control of electrode/electrolyte interfaces for improved electrocatalysis. The project, administered by the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, will generate...
- This $399,849 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research towards the rational design of nickel and cobalt free chalcogen anion redox cathode materials at Wayne State University from September 2021 through August 2024. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This award supports the University's work developing alternative cathode...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Georgia TECH Research Corp received a $635,530 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded June 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2030. This CAREER award funds research on breaking chemical scaling relations to enable efficient catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into higher-value fuels and chemicals using electrochemical cells powered by renewable energy sources. The project combines...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Wayne State University received a $387,488 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The award funds development of a physics-based predictive model for air-blast atomization of liquid films, with emphasis on the bag-breakup mechanism of secondary atomization. The research integrates...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $396,048 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research to advance understanding of superfast (de)lithiation processes in conversion battery materials, with direct application to next-generation fast-charging lithium-ion...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded The Ohio State University $512,568 in project grant funding on September 1, 2025, for "Engineering Principles for Sustainable Organic Electrode Materials." This three-year initiative (through August 31, 2028) focuses on developing new organic electrode materials composed of earth-abundant elements—carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur—as sustainable alternatives to transition...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded Wayne State University $540,025 in Project Grant funding effective March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2030. This CAREER award supports computational research aimed at advancing magnesium-carbon dioxide (Mg-CO2) battery technology as a next-generation energy storage solution. The primary deliverables include development of predictive computational tools for designing electrocatalysts, investigation of electrolyte decomposition chemistries, and elucidation of interfacial reaction mechanisms in nonaqueous Mg-CO2 batteries. The research addresses critical bottlenecks in battery efficiency and performance to enable sustainable, high-capacity rechargeable batteries that leverage the natural abundance and low cost of magnesium anodes while reducing carbon dioxide. In addition to research products, the award includes an educational outreach component designed to develop workforce capacity in advanced battery technologies and computational chemistry. Deliverables include summer workshops at the principal investigator's laboratory introducing middle and high school students to energy storage concepts through immersive virtual reality demonstrations, molecular simulations, and computer programming. Graduate and undergraduate students will gain hands-on experience in advanced materials research, preparing them for careers in sustainable energy innovation. The project is conducted at Wayne State University's facility in Detroit, Michigan, under the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems.
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