Project Grant 2526429
- This $249,999 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of nano-cellulose enabled bio-nanofertilizers for agriculture at Stony Brook University from February 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The goal is to significantly reduce nitrogen fertilizer usage and associated greenhouse gas emissions through a new nitration-oxidation process that extracts nano-cellulose directly from non-woody biomass with lower chemical and energy needs. Researchers will demonstrate scaling up this...
- This $398,984 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports research to quantify the biophysical, physiological, and phenological impacts of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on vegetation and their effects on future climate change. The research utilizes the Community Earth System Model to examine the direct impacts of CO2 fertilization and stomatal closure, as well as the indirect effects of a longer growing season, on...
- This $836,711 National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award to the University of Georgia Research Foundation will fund a 5-year research project to advance understanding of soil processes that control carbon storage and loss. The project aims to determine the importance of factors like burn severity, soil type, and erosion in driving the quality and quantity of dissolved organic matter and pyrogenic carbon in soils and water outflow. The research will...
- This $860,741 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund a collaborative research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MRA: PANAM PEAT: UNDERSTANDING WATER AND CARBON CYCLING ACROSS THE PAN-AMERICAN TROPICAL PEATLAND BIOME" at Arizona State University. The overarching goal is to gain new insights into tropical peatland environments and better constrain regional and global carbon budgets. Key deliverables...
- This $420,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to quantify the fate of weathered carbon within an agricultural river system in Illinois. The research team at the University of Washington will measure how submerged plants and algae uptake bicarbonate and convert it back to CO2, as well as assess how seasonal changes impact the balance between carbon sequestration and re-emission from enhanced mineral weathering (EMW). This...
- This $372,598 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support research to incorporate stream biogeochemistry into carbon assessment models for enhanced rock weathering, a carbon dioxide removal approach. The project aims to add biological processes like photosynthesis and respiration into a dynamic river network model to better quantify the fate of bicarbonate generated through enhanced rock weathering. This will help identify river...
- The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University, received a $656,302 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to study the impact of glacial melt on seafloor mineral transformations and associated impacts on ocean chemistry in Arctic fjords. The 3-year project aims to collect and analyze sediment samples from Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, and conduct laboratory studies to understand the specific...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.074) awarded a $190,197 collaborative research project grant to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY), doing business as Stony Brook University. The project, titled "Cracking the Code of Grass Distributions: Using Physiology, Phenology, and Phylogeny to Build Better Mechanistic Distribution Models," aims to provide critical information about plant traits and...
- This $150,239 National Science Foundation project grant supports collaborative research between the University of Texas at Austin and international partners to investigate the ecosystem service of the oxalate-carbonate pathway and its sensitivity to land use change. The research will develop understanding of how the conversion of calcium oxalate in plant materials to calcium carbonate through soil microbiota provides a natural means to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide as a stable mineral...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $802,309 project grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This grant will fund a 3-year research project to advance the understanding and quantitative modeling of how complex patterns of oxidation-reduction and acid-base reactions within the bioturbated zone of ocean sediments impact biogeochemical...
This $450,052 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University. The grant supports research investigating the use of Azolla, a fast-growing aquatic fern, as a soil amendment to facilitate long-term carbon sequestration. The project aims to evaluate how Azolla-based soil amendments, including raw Azolla, composted Azolla, and an Azolla-based biogel, can contribute to climate mitigation by storing carbon in soil. The research will assess the carbon capture, storage duration, and impacts on soil health across a series of greenhouse tests. Additionally, the project will refine and test a new analytical model to predict Azolla's growth, decomposition, and carbon storage in soil systems. This research aligns with sustainability goals and supports the principles of a circular economy by potentially integrating nutrient recovery from sources like wastewater. The award also provides significant educational opportunities, engaging nearly 120 undergraduate students, graduate students, and a postdoctoral fellow through a course-based undergraduate research experience. This will help strengthen the STEM workforce and promote public engagement with climate and environmental science.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $450.1k | 8/18/25 |