Project Grant 2533839
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $50,000 on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research on coupling between interfacial electrostatics and surface structures at transition-metal oxide/liquid interfaces. The project, conducted under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) with support from both the Solid State and Materials Chemistry Program and the Electrochemical Systems...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska received a $283,480 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative delivers fundamental scientific research focused on understanding how nanoscale structural heterogeneities in electrocatalytic materials affect macroscale...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $343,615 supports research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln into ion-surface interaction-driven manufacturing of one-dimensional metal oxide heterostructures from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The research aims to advance manufacturing techniques for producing large-area arrays of nanostructures with precise geometrical shape and elemental composition control for applications in areas such as biomedical sensing and quantum technologies....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $599,434 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to investigate the use of corrosion products to mediate electrochemical hydrogenation reactions, which could enable more controlled and efficient electrochemical systems for producing biofuels and biodegradable plastics from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska Board of Regents received a $587,083 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award funds fundamental research on tunable ferroelectricity in Group IV monochalcogenide van der Waals semiconductors—a class of layered materials with potential applications in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Cornell University $50,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate coupling between interfacial electrostatics and surface structures at transition-metal oxide and liquid interfaces. The research combines atomic-level material manufacturing, in-liquid imaging techniques, and computational modeling to observe how water and ions such as protons...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $411,000 on April 1, 2026, for collaborative research on solvent effects in TiO2-catalyzed aldol condensation reactions. The project combines laboratory experiments and computational modeling to establish design principles for using solvents and other chemicals to improve catalyst efficiency in converting small molecules into larger...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded The University of Mississippi $691,938 on June 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate electrocatalysis in monolithic nanoporous metal electrodes. The research examines how nanoscale pore geometry and confinement influence electrocatalytic efficiency and product selectivity, with emphasis on hydrogen evolution and carbon dioxide reduction reactions. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $780,000 on September 1, 2026, for research exploring the functional behavior of domain walls in wurtzite ferroelectric materials under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research investigates the atomic structure, field-induced switching dynamics, and electronic transport behavior of domain walls in wurtzite-structured ferroelectric thin films....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $447,870 Project Grant to Lehigh University for a 3-year research project titled "Untangling Photoreactivity of Oxide Nanoparticles." The project, funded under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will use computational modeling methods to study the photophysical and photochemical properties of titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The research aims to build systematic nanotitania models to...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $306,319 on August 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to engineer alpha-phase tin-tungsten oxide photoanode interfaces for solar-to-fuel conversion. The research explores materials that convert low-value feedstocks including carbon dioxide and wastewater into high-value fuels by leveraging the layered atomic structure of alpha-tin-tungsten oxide, which absorbs light and moves electrical charge to initiate chemical reactions. The work addresses synthesis challenges that currently prevent controlled growth of phase-pure films with defined crystallographic orientation. The research team will combine computer simulations guiding experimental synthesis with advanced manufacturing techniques integrating plasma growth processes and ultrafast light heating pulses to achieve controlled production of high-quality thin films. The project outcome is new materials design and manufacturing methods for advanced semiconductor materials applicable to energy and chemical manufacturing. Density functional theory calculations predict that different crystallographic facets of alpha-tin-tungsten oxide exhibit substantially different bandgaps, band edge positions, and water oxidation activities, offering a tuning mechanism for photoelectrode design. Work is performed at the University of Nebraska's Office of Sponsored Programs in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a period of performance through July 31, 2029. The assistance type is a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $306.3k | 8/13/26 |