Project Grant 2506063
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $452,705 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The grant will fund a 3-year collaborative research project to investigate how salt affects the photodegradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic environments. The research will examine the role of carboxyl groups in DOM structure and their interactions with salt ions under sunlight exposure. The study will compare...
- This Project Grant award for $388,527, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports research on how salt affects the photodegradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic ecosystems. The project, led by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), will investigate the role of salt in photochemical reactions involving DOM, which plays key ecological roles in energy transfer, metal binding, and interactions with pollutants. Experiments...
- This $108,340 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) funds research to investigate how dissolved organic matter impacts the degradation of chlorinated organic contaminants when exposed to sunlight. Principal Investigators (PIs) at Auburn University and Florida Atlantic University will study the photodegradation pathways of 1,2-dichlorobenzene and triclosan in the presence of dissolved organic matter from algae and the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program provides $141,346 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) from January 15, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The project seeks to understand the impacts of increases in dissolved organic matter, known as "lake browning", on the trophic status and dissolved oxygen levels in oligotrophic lakes. Using a combination of long-term data, experiments, and ecosystem modeling, the research aims...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will investigate the photochemical breakdown of marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) and its impact on the global carbon cycle. The $683,778 award, valid from July 2023 to June 2026, will focus on studying the production rates and quantum yields of one and two-carbon photoproducts, such as carbon monoxide, dissolved inorganic carbon, formaldehyde, and...
- This $300,785 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a research project to characterize the chemical composition and bioavailability of dissolved organic matter released by marine nitrifying microorganisms. The project aims to determine how this material contributes to carbon cycling in the deep ocean, which may help improve biogeochemical models and inform potential marine carbon dioxide removal activities. The research will...
- This $501,538 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds research at Stony Brook University from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 to develop nanocellulose-enabled nanocomposites for sustainable water remediation. The objectives are to understand how to incorporate model cationic metal oxide nanoparticles into anionic cellulose nanofiber scaffolds of varying charge density and fibrillation to create new functional...
- This $470,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports the development of new analytical detection and processing tools for the characterization of complex mixtures, with a focus on dissolved organic matter (DOM). Researchers at Florida International University are creating a platform that combines ion mobility spectrometry and ultra-high-resolution Fourier transform ion...
- Syracuse University was awarded a $804,990 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The five-year award will support research examining the impacts of lake browning on the photochemical fate of organic micropollutants in inland lakes of New York State. Specifically, the principal investigator will characterize the photoreactivity of various inland lake...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $724,878 Project Grant to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (SUNY ESF) to conduct high-dimensional characterization of the effects of forest mesophication on reactive nitrogen emissions by soil microorganisms. This research, funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will take place in Syracuse, New York over the 2025 calendar year. As the primary federal sponsor of...
This $549,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (CFDA 47.049) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports a research project led by Professors Leanne Powers, Nicholas Pflug, and Theodore Dibble at the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The project aims to gain a mechanistic understanding of how dissolved organic matter (DOM) composition affects the production of reactive intermediates (RI) through photochemical reactions. This research will improve the ability to predict the fate and transport of pollutants in aquatic environments, which is critical for understanding processes across the land-ocean continuum. The project will use model DOM compounds to investigate how factors like pH, salt content, and ion composition influence RI production. In addition to advancing scientific knowledge, the research team will engage in outreach activities to incorporate findings into the classroom and host a water research workshop for high school students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 8/26/25 |