Project Grant 2538637
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2028. This collaborative research project will investigate fundamental mechanisms underlying plasma-enhanced electrostatic precipitation (PE-ESP) technology designed to reduce diesel particulate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $546,713 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030. This project grant supports fundamental research to develop scalable manufacturing techniques for high-resolution, liquid metal-based stretchable electronics. The primary deliverable is a novel patterning approach that combines colloidal...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, to conduct computational research on automotive three-way catalysts (TWCs). The project delivers advanced modeling and simulation tools to optimize catalytic converter performance while reducing precious metal consumption. Using quantum chemistry,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $317,826 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing indium-based chalcogenide materials—specifically indium selenide (InSe) and indium diselenide (In2Se3)—synthesized at low temperatures compatible with back-end-of-line (BEOL)...
- Project Grant Summary The University of Southern California received a $593,325 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. This project supports fundamental research and education aimed at developing ion-selective membrane technologies for extracting critical minerals such as lithium and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $353,549 to the University of Southern California under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 1, 2025, for a three-year project extending through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, investigates N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands as alternatives to traditional thiol-based coatings...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) awarded July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. The project deliverables focus on developing an experimental-computational framework to characterize damage magnitude and mechanisms in mesostructured fiber-reinforced composite materials. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a $200,000 Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041) beginning August 1, 2026 and concluding July 31, 2028. The project delivers fundamental research and development of a novel nanofabrication methodology that leverages self-organization of chiral blue phase liquid crystals to create...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a $1.395 million Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBETS) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2029. The award funds the acquisition and deployment of a near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) system at the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $650,000 to the University of Southern California under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program on August 1, 2025, for a three-year project (completion date: July 31, 2028). Professor Smaranda C. Marinescu's research group will develop bio-inspired cobalt complexes with pendent aminopyridine ligands designed to catalyze the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide...
The University of Southern California received a $550,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041) awarded August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The grant funds research and development of advanced silicon carbide nanoporous membranes manufactured through plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) followed by in-situ pyrolysis. The research aims to establish an efficient, cost-effective manufacturing method for asymmetric ceramic membranes capable of performing under extreme temperature and chemical environments, with primary applications in hydrogen production through steam methane reforming and secondary applications in water purification. The project deliverables include fundamental scientific and engineering knowledge regarding preceramic polymer coating conversion into dense inorganic selective layers, optimization of multi-cycle deposition process parameters, and technical documentation on layer thickness control and material quality improvements. Additionally, the award supports educational outcomes through training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in advanced materials manufacturing and the development of K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational modules. These combined research and educational outputs align with NSF's Engineering Directorate mission to advance innovation and excellence in engineering research while strengthening the national scientific workforce.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 6/29/26 |