Project Grant 2514451
- This $555,957 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) to Florida A&M University (FAMU) aims to develop new fully degradable and recyclable bottlebrush polymers for biomedical applications. The grant will fund research to synthesize novel sulfur-containing bottlebrush polymers that can degrade under mild acidic or basic conditions, allowing for the recovery and reuse of the original monomer materials. This research...
- This $1 million National Science Foundation project grant supports Florida A&M University's HBCU-RISE program to enhance research and education infrastructure in multifunctional materials. Funded under the NSF's Division of Human Resource Development and STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to integrate research and education in chemistry and engineering of multifunctional materials. Key deliverables include developing a new Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D....
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation provides $270,040 to Florida International University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from October 1, 2022 to November 30, 2026. The funding will support research and education focused on developing plant-inspired composite materials using cellulose and bioinspired interfaces. Specifically, the awardee will conduct multiscale computational modeling and experimental...
- This Project Grant award of $997,544.00 from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to Florida A&M University (FAMU) will fund research on lignin and CO2-based multi-functional polymers with potential applications in high-tech and sustainable materials. The award, effective from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029, supports FAMU's expertise in materials science, engineering, and technology development. The research...
- This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort led by professors at the University of Maryland and Iowa State University. The project aims to leverage artificial intelligence, robotics, and multi-scale materials chemistry simulations to accelerate the discovery of high-performance, biodegradable polymer nanocomposites with tunable properties. The integrated research...
- This $735,670 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program supports fundamental research to create strong, tough, and sustainable materials through new knowledge of small-scale fracture in architected materials. The research will involve developing bio-derived and/or biodegradable materials with precise microstructures using advanced manufacturing, testing their mechanical properties, and modeling crack growth and propagation in...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), supports a research project at Florida A & M University (FAMU) to study the mechanics and manufacturing of a novel class of hybrid foam materials made by in-foam printing (IFP). The project aims to design and construct a 5-degree of freedom apparatus for producing strut-foam interpenetrating phase composite (IPC) structures, and to experimentally and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering has awarded a $682,463 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant to Georgia TECH Research Corporation's Office of Sponsored Programs to conduct research on understanding the deformation and failure mechanisms of recycled polymers. The project aims to enable the substitution of virgin plastics with high-performance recycled materials, addressing the challenge of plastic pollution. Through an integrated experimental and...
- This $195,000 Federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the University of Colorado to accelerate the development of sustainable bioplastics. The key objectives are to use high-throughput data capture, multiscale modeling, and machine learning to better understand the molecular and chemical mechanisms controlling the transformation of biomatter into thermoformable bioplastics. This knowledge will enable...
- This $2,998,710 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at North Carolina State University on future eco-manufacturing of recyclable soft electronics from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. NCSU will conduct research on design and synthesis of biodegradable conjugated polymers for soft electronics manufacturing. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will provide training and mentoring in research activities. Yale...
This $3,750,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program (CFDA 47.041) supports a multi-year initiative led by Florida A&M University (FAMU) to develop novel biodegradable and recyclable materials and devices. The project aims to create new bioderived thermoplastics, flexible hybrid electronics, sensors, and actuators using advanced synthesis, characterization, and additive manufacturing techniques. Key focus areas include high-throughput discovery of programmable functional polymer nanocomposites, bioderived recyclable polymer matrices for composites, and stimuli-responsive bio-hybrid soft material processing. This NSF ERC award, spanning from September 2025 to August 2030, will enable long-term, multidisciplinary materials research at the cutting edge, while also contributing to FAMU's capabilities and training the next generation of students in areas of national need.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.8m | 8/7/25 |