Project Grant 2541871
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant of $691,938 to The University of Mississippi, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This award supports fundamental research into nanoporous metal electrodes for advanced electrocatalysis, with emphasis on hydrogen production and carbon...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant of $549,589 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2031. The project will deliver fundamental research outputs and educational materials advancing understanding of multi-step,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded the University of Oklahoma a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) grant of $278,252.00 on June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2030. This project grant funds research and educational activities focused on advancing modeling and control frameworks for lithium-ion batteries with composite electrodes, specifically silicon/graphite (Si/C) composite anodes. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded Wayne State University $540,025 in Project Grant funding effective March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2030. This CAREER award supports computational research aimed at advancing magnesium-carbon dioxide (Mg-CO2) battery technology as a next-generation energy storage solution. The primary deliverables include development of predictive computational tools for designing electrocatalysts,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Houston System received a $549,771 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2030. This research initiative focuses on developing pore-free metal-carbon mixed ionic-electronic conductor (C-MIEC) interlayers to address corrosion challenges in solid-state lithium metal batteries for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $630,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041), awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. This project grant funds the development of interpretable electro-chemo-mechanical analytics, diagnostics, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems for monitoring porous...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant of $695,630 to The Johns Hopkins University for a five-year project (April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2031) investigating molecular design principles for improving aqueous zinc battery performance. The primary deliverables include research findings and a mechanistic framework connecting...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030. The project develops advanced electrode interfaces and synthetic nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) mimics to enable selective and rapid electrochemical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $396,048 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research to advance understanding of superfast (de)lithiation processes in conversion battery materials, with direct application to next-generation fast-charging lithium-ion...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $549,292 through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on June 1, 2026, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project titled "Advancing Understanding of Adsorption, Transport, and Interpenetration in Metal-Organic Frameworks with Pore Graphs." The five-year...
Oakland University received a $619,838 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. The award funds research to understand intermediate sulfur phases and develop enhanced sulfur-based energy storage systems. The primary research deliverables include scientific findings on how different sulfur phases form, transform, and interact with electrodes during battery charging and discharging cycles; electrochemical cell designs capable of delivering high energy density quickly and efficiently; and characterization data generated through in situ and operando microscopy, spectroscopy, and electrochemical analysis platforms. The research outputs will advance understanding of sulfur as a cathode material and enable development of low-cost, high-performance sulfur-based battery systems by leveraging a newly discovered liquid sulfur phase. Additionally, the award supports educational and workforce development products and services, including the establishment of a Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemical Characterizations (MSEC) program at Oakland University; undergraduate research opportunities in the engineering chemistry program; and K-12 educational outreach introducing students and teachers to energy science and engineering concepts. These complementary educational deliverables align with the NSF Engineering program's emphasis on workforce development and preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $619.8k | 2/26/26 |