Project Grant 2542411
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $315,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project develops advanced polymeric membranes designed to improve the recovery of critical mineral ions from aqueous waste and process streams. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $550,000 to the University of Colorado on July 1, 2025, for a five-year CAREER project (completion date: June 30, 2030) focused on developing innovative pressure-driven distillation technology for advanced water treatment. The project will deliver research and development of high-performance water treatment membranes with tailored surface structures designed to facilitate...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $587,977 to the University of North Texas, with award date of August 1, 2025 and completion date of July 31, 2028, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant delivers research services and methodologies aimed at elucidating the adsorption and competition mechanisms of mixed oxoanion pollutants in porous materials under...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $316,536 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 29, 2028. This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award funds fundamental research into bifunctional catalytic membranes that integrate carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion into a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Princeton University received a $650,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031. The award supports research and development of advanced ion separation technologies for water treatment applications. The project will deliver theoretical models that treat...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $709,645 CAREER grant (CFDA 47.041 Engineering program) to the University of Massachusetts Amherst on May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This project grant funds fundamental research and development of UV-emitting glass (UEG) technology to prevent bacterial biofilm attachment on wet surfaces. The primary deliverables include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Arlington received a $199,993 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a Rapid Response (RAPID) research initiative. Awarded on April 15, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2026, this project addresses water quality dynamics following the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires through the establishment of a...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Houston System received a $259,749 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates the fundamental mechanisms of penetrant transport in weak polyelectrolyte brushes—polymer chains attached to surfaces that respond...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received a $200,000 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2028. This project delivers computational fluid dynamics research and modeling tools designed to advance understanding of tidal flow interactions with offshore...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $702,370 through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Virginia for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project running from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2031. The primary deliverable is fundamental research focused on developing improved electrocatalytic processes for nitrate reduction, a critical environmental...
The University of Texas at Arlington received a $499,645 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. This project will deliver fundamental research elucidating the mechanisms of membrane demulsification and oil fouling mitigation in ultrafiltration systems for treating oily wastewater. The research will investigate how chemical demulsifiers can be strategically deployed as membrane surface modifiers or feedwater additives to reduce oil fouling and improve membrane filtration performance in oil and gas wastewater treatment applications, thereby supporting development of more reliable and cost-effective methods for water recovery and reuse. In addition to research deliverables, the award includes a comprehensive educational and outreach component through the Students for Environmental Engineering Development (SEED) program, which will engage K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students in hands-on learning experiences focused on water sustainability and resource recovery. This integrated approach addresses both the technical innovation and workforce development objectives of the NSF Engineering program while broadening participation in environmental engineering.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $499.6k | 5/19/26 |