This $622,016 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports the collaborative development of a novel self-powered, multimodal pH, pressure, and temperature MEMS sensor system for marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR) monitoring. The project involves researchers from the University of North Texas, University of Michigan, and University of California San Diego working to design, fabricate, and test this innovative sensor array to provide...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $400,000 over 3 years to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a novel self-powered multimodal MEMS sensor system that can simultaneously detect pH, pressure, and temperature in marine environments. The researchers aim to create an innovative, highly sensitive, and energy-efficient sensor to support marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR) efforts by providing uninterrupted,...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050), provides $262,534 to develop a novel carbon nanotube-based phosphate sensor for oceanographic use from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The University of Washington, through its Office of Sponsored Programs, will build and characterize a prototype potentiometric phosphate sensor using carbon nanotubes to test the sensor's response, sensitivity, lower...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) aims to develop new polymer ionophore materials and fabricate potentiometric sensors for detecting and measuring carbonate ion concentrations in coastal and ocean waters. The $290,800 award to Delaware State University, a historically Black land-grant institution, will fund research to synthesize polymer-based ionophores with improved selectivity and stability for long-term carbonate sensing in...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $350,438 to the University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) to acquire and upgrade oceanographic instrumentation. The funding will enable SIO to add a suite of oceanographic sensors, including a CTD unit, altimeters, PAR sensors, and oxygen sensors, to its shared-use instrumentation pool available to researchers nationwide. Additionally, the award will allow SIO to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $198,306 Project Grant under its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Delaware. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports collaborative research to synthesize polymer ionophores and fabricate potentiometric sensors for detecting carbonate ions in the ocean. The research aims to develop sensor devices with improved selectivity, response time, and long-term stability for monitoring ocean acidification...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $212,206 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) through the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. This convergence research project aims to overcome fundamental science, engineering, and prototyping challenges to enable portable, low-cost, robust, and selective sensors for measuring phosphorus - an essential element that plays a central role in global biogeochemical cycles, food resources, and environmental...
This $274,916 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an innovative, scalable ocean carbon sensing grid by Subtidal, Inc. The goal is to enhance measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) capabilities for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies, which have the potential to extract up to 5 gigatons of CO2 annually from the atmosphere. The research objectives include...
The University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD Scripps) was awarded a three-year, $516,316 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the quality control of oceanic carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements through the preparation and distribution of reference materials. The NSF Geosciences program aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanded fundamental knowledge and understanding of...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $624,780 to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to continue its work in ensuring the quality control of oceanic carbon dioxide measurements globally. The key products and services to be delivered under this award from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027 include: Preparing and distributing at least 30,000 bottles of reference materials for key...