Project Grant 2522614
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $737,310 to the University of Massachusetts to develop advanced synthetic membranes that can selectively separate specific molecules. The project aims to create membranes that mimic the selectivity and efficiency of biological membranes, without relying on toxic manufacturing processes. The research will combine materials synthesis, molecular simulation, and machine learning to design novel...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $1,401,652 awarded to the University of Illinois on October 1, 2022 will fund research into hybrid lipid-polymer membranes for ion transport applications under the federal Engineering (47.041) program. The three-year award will support the development of a new class of hybrid materials to precisely control and enhance ion transport at the nanoscale. Researchers will investigate how the nanostructures and domain sizes of block...
- This federal Project Grant award of $375,299, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, supports research to advance the understanding of nanostructure, ion affinity, and mobility in polymer membranes. The research aims to enable the design of improved polymer membranes for sustainable applications such as reverse osmosis water purification, chemical flow batteries, and lithium recovery....
- This $980,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, is for a collaborative research project titled "DMREF: NSF-BSF: MOIRE-ENGINEERED OXIDE MEMBRANE HETEROSTRUCTURES BY DESIGN". The project aims to design, create, and understand novel electronic, magnetic, and structural phases emerging in free-standing oxide membranes assembled into twisted heterostructures. The research combines advanced...
- This Project Grant award, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: NSF-BSF: MOIRE-ENGINEERED OXIDE MEMBRANE HETEROSTRUCTURES BY DESIGN", is provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The $480,000 award, effective from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029, supports a collaborative research project to design, create, and understand novel electronic, magnetic, and structural phases in free-standing oxide...
- This $255,638 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a collaborative research project to elucidate the role of ion dehydration in regulating the transport and selectivity of monovalent ions in polyamide nanofiltration (NF) membranes. The overarching goal is to explore a novel ion dehydration mechanism that can enable challenging separations, such as the extraction of lithium from brines, beyond the capabilities of current NF...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $599,940 Project Grant to the University of Chicago under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: GOALI: HIGH-AFFINITY SUPRAMOLECULAR PEPTIDE MATERIALS FOR SELECTIVE CAPTURE AND RECOVERY OF PROTEINS." The four-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support the development of new high-affinity supramolecular peptide materials for selective capture and recovery of...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $340,000 to the University of Nebraska for a 4-year collaborative research project on "DMREF: NSF-BSF: Moire-Engineered Oxide Membrane Heterostructures by Design". The project aims to design, create, and understand novel electronic, magnetic, and structural phases emerging in free-standing oxide membranes assembled into twisted heterostructures. The research...
- This $460,149 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research supports research to develop photoswitchable lipid bilayer membranes that can mimic the functions of living cell membranes. The 3-year project, awarded on September 1, 2025, aims to fabricate these synthetic membranes, excite them with light, and use optical microscopy to observe their shape, permeability, elasticity, and other properties. The goal is to create artificial cells with...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $414,710 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to the University of Miami to establish a controlled fabrication process for morphology-controlled carbon molecular sieve membranes. This research aims to develop high-performance membranes for gas separation applications in energy industries, including oil/gas facilities, petrochemical production, and power generation. The project will focus on improving membrane selectivity,...
This Project Grant award, titled "DMREF: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ENGINEERING SELECTIVE MEMBRANES FROM LIPID-POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES", is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The $138,938 award will support research at the University of Illinois to develop innovative synthetic membranes that leverage components from biological membranes. The goal is to create highly selective, energy-efficient membranes for applications such as water purification and pharmaceutical production, overcoming limitations of current industrial membrane manufacturing processes that rely on toxic solvents. This interdisciplinary effort combines materials synthesis, molecular simulation, and machine learning to accelerate the discovery and design of advanced membrane materials. The award period runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $138.9k | 8/18/25 |