Project Grant 2507049
- Federal Grant Award Summary Stony Brook University, through The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, received a $280,987 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports the acquisition and installation of a helium recovery system designed to capture and reliquefy helium boiloff from five nuclear magnetic resonance...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $490,272 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), focuses on developing advanced computational and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Oklahoma $185,156 on September 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a helium recovery and liquefier system for its core Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer facility. The equipment will recover helium boiloff from the superconducting magnets of five NMR spectrometers and reliquefy the helium for reuse, directly addressing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $431,976 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to acquire helium recovery equipment for quantum materials research and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) facilities. The equipment establishes a helium recycling system to recapture and recondense exhaust helium gas, ensuring the continuation of critical low-temperature research in physics, chemistry, and engineering at...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This award supports fundamental research investigating the effects of curvature and inertia on the hydrodynamics of protein solutions at complex fluid interfaces. The project utilizes the...
- The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded the University of Wyoming $322,355 on September 1, 2025, for the acquisition and installation of a liquid helium recovery (LHER) system at its Physical Sciences Building. The system is designed to recover helium gas and supply liquid helium to multiple low-temperature laboratories supporting research in quantum information science and condensed matter physics. The equipment comprises a gas recovery...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $220,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The award funds the development of optimal O(N) Helmholtz and eigenvalue solvers for multi-domain problems. The project will deliver new fast algorithms for solving computationally challenging...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), supports the acquisition and retrofitting of a helium recovery system at the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T) campus. The $255,443 grant will enable Missouri S&T, in collaboration with the University of Missouri Columbia and Washington University, to significantly upgrade their existing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $183,563 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education (CFDA 47.076, STEM Education program) effective September 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative develops and delivers a comprehensive cloud-based hardware security educational platform designed to provide remote learning experiences to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $287,576 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to acquire a helium recovery system for its magnetic resonance research facilities. The award will enable UCSB to mitigate the impacts of the global helium supply crisis on their state-of-the-art materials characterization capabilities, which support over 50 research groups across disciplines like chemistry, physics, materials science,...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $161,832 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2029. The award funds the acquisition and installation of a partial liquid helium recycling system designed to capture and recycle helium gas currently used to maintain two high-field superconducting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instruments (600 and 500 MHz) located in the Chemistry Building. The recycling system will liquefy captured helium gas through an in-house liquid helium plant located in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Building, enabling the on-site production of over 900 liters of liquid helium annually. This infrastructure investment provides critical supply security for NMR instrumentation supporting 18 interdisciplinary research programs across four departments and centers involving more than 100 RPI investigators in chemical and biological engineering, chemistry and chemical biology, biological sciences, and materials science and engineering. Beyond direct research support, the institution will conduct educational outreach through campus tours, poster displays, regional programs, and annual open houses to demonstrate helium recycling benefits and responsible stewardship practices. The helium recycling system mitigates supply chain vulnerabilities while supporting undergraduate and graduate student education, hands-on training, and workforce development in STEM disciplines.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $161.8k | 2/6/26 |