Project Grant 2514468
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a collaborative research effort to develop new classes of vanadium oxide layered materials for the selective electrochemical removal of scale-forming magnesium ions in water pretreatment. The $395,886 award to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will integrate material synthesis, electrochemical testing, computational modeling, and advanced analytical techniques to test...
- This $477,596 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) to the University of Alabama supports research to improve the selectivity of polyamide reverse osmosis (PARO) membranes for seawater desalination. The project will use a combined computational-experimental approach to investigate how surfactant molecular structure affects the interfacial polymerization process...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $194,928 to the University of Alabama from January 2023 through December 2024. The funding will support collaboration between the University of Alabama and the Water Tower Institute to develop methods for characterizing extractable organic fluorine and closing the fluorine mass balance in potable water reuse scenarios. Specifically, the grant will establish scholarly partnerships to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $200,000 to the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division to develop a "dual-phase redox-driven electrochemical system" capable of simultaneously detecting heavy metal contamination and desalinating water. The system leverages redox-active polymers to selectively capture contaminants like arsenate and chromate, while also removing salts through the desalination...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative research initiative focused on the defluorination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), in partnership with several Southeastern universities, the project aims to develop innovative technologies for PFAS separation, conversion, and removal across water, air, and soil. The...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System to support research titled "EAGER: POLYMER SPONGE ELECTRODES FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESALINATION." The two-year grant, awarded September 1, 2021 under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, will fund development of polymer sponge electrodes to enable more energy efficient desalination technologies. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research effort to address the challenge of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) removal and conversion. Led by the University of Delaware, in partnership with several Southeastern universities, the project aims to build regional research capacity and infrastructure to enable PFAS mitigation within a circular economy framework. The key...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $458,433 Project Grant to the University of Alabama under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The award will support the development of system analysis and modeling tools to establish a knowledge base for use and discharge of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in the United States. Specifically, the Principal Investigator will collect and synthesize spatial and temporal data on polyfluoroalkyl and...
- This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Colorado (CU) will investigate an innovative pressure-driven distillation process for water purification that can produce safe, high-quality water using significantly less energy than conventional heat-driven distillation. The key innovation is the use of pressure instead of heat to distill water, with the potential to reduce energy use by a factor of ten. The...
- This $109,767 National Science Foundation project grant in the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from September 2022 to August 2025. The project aims to develop and validate new mathematical and computational models to optimize the operation of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane systems used in wastewater reclamation plants. Researchers will conduct experimental and modeling work to better understand how membrane module geometry, fiber packing...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $271,826.00 to the University of Alabama to develop new electrochemical technologies for efficient water pretreatment. The project aims to selectively remove scale-forming magnesium ions using vanadium oxide layered materials, which is expected to surpass the performance and sustainability of current water treatment methods. The research will integrate material synthesis, electrochemical testing, computational modeling, and in-situ analysis techniques to explore hypotheses around optimizing ion intercalation and transport. The project will also offer cross-disciplinary training opportunities for students in chemical engineering, materials science, and computational chemistry, with a focus on fostering collaboration and innovation to address global water challenges. The award period is from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $271.8k | 7/21/25 |