This $2,941,672 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative research initiative led by Louisiana State University (LSU) to advance the conversion of agricultural residues into liquid transportation fuels. The project aims to integrate thermochemical conversion and electrocatalytic upgrading to improve the overall efficiency of biomass-derived fuel production. Key activities include...
This $349,200 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports Louisiana State University's (LSU) development of novel catalysts for converting natural gas and carbon dioxide into value-added chemicals. LSU is exploring new synthesis methods and characterization techniques to create well-defined supported bimetallic and intermetallic catalysts for the tandem catalytic conversion of light alkanes and carbon dioxide....
This Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) Project Grant award of $875,000.00 to Louisiana State University (LSU) will support research on "PHOSPHINE-MODIFIED CATIONIC CO(II) PRECATALYSTS FOR HYDROFORMYLATION AT MILD CONDITIONS." The project aims to develop new catalysts for hydroformylation, a key industrial process, to enable reactions under milder conditions. LSU, a research-intensive land grant university, has extensive experience...
This Project Grant award of $354,932, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will support research at Louisiana State University (LSU) to investigate the interactions between proteins and polysaccharides (complex sugars) in crowded cellular environments. The goal is to understand the mechanisms driving the phase separation of these biomacromolecules and the resulting biological implications, which could inform strategies to improve crop...
This $3,826,161 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to build and sustain strong networks of collaboration, communication, and partnership among Louisiana's diverse higher education institutions. The Louisiana Board of Regents will lead this 4-year project in partnership with Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Southern University, and the University of New Orleans. Key activities will...
This $270,480 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of adaptive physics-informed machine learning strategies for turbulent combustion modeling at Louisiana State University from June 2022 to May 2025. The university will work to address the excessive computational costs of simulating turbulent combustion by introducing machine learning models within physically derived low-dimensional manifolds. These models will be adaptive, consistent with underlying physical...
The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU Agricultural Center) was awarded a $118,200 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Nano-Engineered Superwood for Resilient Foundation Systems" from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), LSU Agricultural Center researchers will develop...
Louisiana State University received a $247,800 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The award is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support the research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NANO-ENGINEERED SUPERWOOD FOR RESILIENT FOUNDATION SYSTEMS" from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. Under this award, Louisiana State University will conduct research to develop nano-engineered...
The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU Agricultural Center) received a $240,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on May 31, 2023 to implement analysis of timber and carbon availability in Louisiana. The grant is part of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program and aims to advance forest resources management and conservation through May 30, 2028. As the research arm of Louisiana State University, the LSU Agricultural...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $302,316 will fund research at Louisiana State University from October 2022 to September 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The university will investigate developing hybrid catalysts using both reducible and non-reducible metal oxides to generate highly stable and selectively catalytic materials for methane dry reforming. Researchers will use theoretical, computational, and experimental methods to design effective dry reforming of...