Project Grant 2542554
- 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 Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports research to engineer stable biofilms in drinking water systems that promote beneficial bacterial communities capable of outcompeting pathogenic microorganisms. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the University of Colorado a $435,320 Project Grant (CFDA 47.041, Engineering program) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029, to develop integrated ultraviolet (UV) and antimicrobial blue light (ABL) water disinfection technologies. This collaborative research project, conducted in partnership with Tel Aviv University, will deliver scientific...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $550,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.041, Engineering program) to The Regents of the University of Colorado on July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This research project will develop and investigate shape-morphing particles capable of autonomous propulsion for dynamically reconfigurable active matter systems. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $264,141 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The project, titled "Mechanical Properties of Ultrathin Polymer Films," will deliver fundamental research and knowledge on how polymer thin films behave mechanically at different...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $550,000 CAREER grant (CFDA 47.041, Engineering program) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. This project grant supports the development of a deep learning-enabled surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) platform for rapid, low-cost detection of organic contaminants in drinking water regulated...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (Mathematical and Physical Sciences, CFDA 47.049) awarded Clemson University $141,220 on October 1, 2025, to support Dr. Maria Soledad Peresin's CAREER project on developing natural polymer-based adsorbents for removal of emerging contaminants from drinking water. The project, which concludes May 31, 2026, will advance fundamental understanding of sustainable biomaterials derived from plant and animal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant totaling $550,000 to The Johns Hopkins University for a five-year period (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2031) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project will develop engineering and computational modeling tools to design and optimize synthetic microbial consortia—specifically engineered...
- 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...
The University of Colorado received a $597,676 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 July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The project will develop analytical methods and tools to detect and track modified oligonucleotides—short strands of genetic material used in emerging therapeutic treatments—in wastewater systems. Key deliverables include advanced quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) protocols optimized for wastewater monitoring, experimental characterization of oligonucleotide persistence based on structural modifications, and predictive models for sewer network concentrations and activated sludge treatment performance. In addition to research outputs, the award emphasizes workforce development through educational and training initiatives. The project will produce an undergraduate course in molecular biology for environmental engineers, industry workshops, and a graduate student podcast series designed to equip engineers with skills to manage genetic materials in environmental and water infrastructure contexts. These integrated research and education components address the growing intersection of biotechnology and water treatment infrastructure management as therapeutic oligonucleotides increasingly enter municipal wastewater systems.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $597.7k | 5/28/26 |