Project Grant 2532514
- This $170,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to uncover the relationship between liquid electrolytes and battery performance, which is crucial for developing next-generation rechargeable batteries. The research team at the University of Illinois will systematically vary electrolyte composition and concentration to identify optimal solutions, leveraging high-throughput characterization, computational simulations, and machine...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports a collaborative research project between the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The $240,000 award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026, will investigate the design and application of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks (EC-MOFs) as cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries. The project aims...
- This $249,860 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) supports research at the University of Houston to develop machine learning models to predict the mechanical properties of solid-state electrolyte materials for lithium-metal batteries. The goal is to identify electrolyte compositions that can suppress the growth of lithium dendrites, which can lead to battery failure. The research embraces the principles of...
- This $664,749 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to study the reaction pathway and crystallization dynamics for solution-based synthesis of lithium thiophosphate solid electrolytes. The award supports a collaborative research effort between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Saft America, a leading battery manufacturer, to understand the underlying...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides funding to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Texas at Austin to conduct collaborative research on the discovery of multivalent solid electrolytes. The key products and services to be delivered through this $344,454 grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, are: The research teams will utilize a feedback loop of advanced...
- This Project Grant award of $661,034.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Florida State University (FSU) will support research to improve the performance of lithium batteries. The project aims to advance the understanding of polymer electrolytes and develop innovative materials that can enhance ionic conductivity and suppress lithium dendrite formation, enabling safer and longer-lasting battery operation. The research will generate new electrolyte...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $371,563 to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Illinois Chicago. The grant aims to develop new multivalent solid electrolyte materials that can enable safer and higher energy density batteries, through a collaborative approach combining advanced computer simulations and laboratory experiments. The research seeks to overcome...
- This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund fundamental high-risk research at Iowa State University on new polycrystalline solid electrolytes for developing safer, more energy dense solid-state batteries. The University will examine the structural chemistry of mixing boron, oxygen, and sulfur to create new lithium thioborate and oxygen-doped lithium oxy-thioborate solid electrolytes. It will test hypotheses that...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $384,954 to Drexel University to fabricate a series of spatially heterogeneous solid polymer electrolytes for solid-state batteries. The research aims to systematically decouple the local mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical effects on lithium and sodium electrodeposition in solid-state batteries. The project involves (1) fabricating patterned solid polymer electrolytes (PSPES)...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $261,619 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Regents Of The University Of Michigan, doing business as University Of Michigan-Dearborn, to gain a fundamental understanding of the interface dynamics between a liquid metal anode and a solid electrolyte in solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to utilize in situ and operando focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and numerical...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award to The Johns Hopkins University in the amount of $652,299.00, beginning on September 1, 2025 and ending on August 31, 2028, supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The project aims to leverage metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as promising solid electrolytes to replace the flammable liquid electrolytes in current commercial lithium-ion batteries, with the goal of improving battery safety and performance. The expected outcome is the acquisition of foundational knowledge to design solid electrolytes that can serve as safe replacements for existing liquid electrolytes, enabling the development of reliable next-generation batteries for portable electronics, electric transportation, and electric grid management. In addition to the technical research, the project includes education and outreach activities to promote public scientific discourse and provide research opportunities for early-career researchers, high school students, and community college undergraduates.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $652.3k | 8/20/25 |