Project Grant 2449875
- This five-year $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at the University of California, San Diego to develop next-generation integrated hybrid DC-DC converters. The university will conduct engineering research from February 2021 through January 2026 to foster innovation in converter design for future power systems relying more heavily on direct current transmission. As the NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $500,000.00, with a period of performance from August 15, 2025 to July 31, 2030, will support a collaborative research project between the University of Connecticut and the University of Missouri. The project aims to reimagine engineering education by creating innovative tools and strategies that support the success of all students, particularly in the critical first two years of the undergraduate...
- The University of California, Merced received a $750,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "UNDERSTANDING THE DEFORMABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL FILAMENTS FROM THEIR ATOMISTIC LEVEL DETAILS" from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The grant will fund research examining the deformability of biological filaments through analysis of their atomic structure to gain a deeper understanding of their material...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $137,202.00 to New York University (NYU) to investigate the conditions that influence faculty motivation to incorporate economic, environmental, and social considerations into undergraduate engineering curriculum. The project aims to develop practical, evidence-informed strategies to support instructional change and promote the integration of sustainability concepts in undergraduate...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded a $650,000 Project Grant to San Francisco State University (SFSU) on August 15, 2025. The grant aims to improve engineering education at broad-access institutions, where over half of all American college students are low-income or first-generation. The project will study how these students leverage their unique assets to achieve success, and identify ways for engineering faculty and staff to better...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $978,870 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funds research titled "CAREER: GOAL-ORIENTED VARIABLE TRANSFORMATIONS FOR EFFICIENT REDUCED-ORDER AND DATA-DRIVEN MODELING" from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2027. The research aims to develop new reduced-order and data-driven modeling techniques through goal-oriented variable transformations to enable more efficient...
- This federal Project Grant award of $157,936.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside. The grant funds a collaborative research project focused on using stories from traditional cultures as case studies to teach virtue-based engineering ethics to engineering students. The goal is to help engineering students develop ethical decision-making skills and character that will be critical for...
- This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of novel techniques for modeling and analyzing complex cyber-physical and energy systems. The project aims to combine data-driven and physics-based approaches to create mathematical and computational models that are both abstract enough to be understood by human decision-makers and precise enough to make quantitative predictions. The awardee, President and Board...
- The University of California, Merced received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation on May 15, 2022 to support research under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award will fund research from May 15, 2022 through April 30, 2024 to develop multi-scale models of cell-matrix mechanical interactions during endothelial cell network assembly. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,995 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) to conduct research and development on the holistic manufacturing of 3D architected electrodes for high volumetric conversion. The goal is to advance an innovative manufacturing process to mass-produce customized 3D electrodes from abundant natural resources, enabling unprecedented volumetric capacity compared to traditional planar...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) in adapting and implementing evidence-based practices from prior NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) awards. The project aims to transform the professional development of electrical engineering faculty in California's Central Valley through a design-thinking approach to curriculum redesign. Key goals include empowering collaborative curriculum updates, enhancing students' interdisciplinary expertise and career preparedness, and generating new knowledge about effectively translating successful educational innovations to different institutional settings. This effort is expected to address critical national needs by producing graduates with enhanced professional competencies and interdisciplinary collaboration skills essential for maintaining U.S. leadership in evolving technological sectors. The award period runs from July 2025 through June 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/21/25 |