Project Grant 2543819
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Rhode Island received a $560,672 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. The award funds research and development of a novel class of acoustic metamaterials utilizing microscopic bubbles trapped within designed microcavity structures to achieve low-frequency sound attenuation. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rhode Island Research Office received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027. This Experimental Research Initiative (ERI) project delivers experimental research investigating the hydrodynamic interactions between mangrove root systems and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $464,964 to the University of Rhode Island beginning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Professor Jason Dwyer and his research team will develop a nanopore scanner instrument and establish molecular design principles for optimizing nanopore conductance, transport, and sensing performance. The primary deliverables include...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Project Grant award in the amount of $184,994 provides funding to the University of Rhode Island Research Office, doing business as URI - Research, from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The award supports a collaborative research project to advance Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI), a non-invasive medical imaging technique similar to Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The project involves...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Rhode Island Research Office received an $801,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research investigating toxin activation mechanisms within bacterial toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems, specifically examining how protein quality control factors...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $199,999 Project Grant to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research. The award titled "ERI: A MICROFLUIDIC APPROACH FOR MONITORING MICROPLASTICS IN SEAWATER" aims to develop effective methods for sampling and identifying microplastics in seawater as global pollution concerns grow. The project will run from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026 and leverage URI's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for collaborative research on biofilm mechanics and morphogenesis. The award, obligated on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2028, funds fundamental research investigating how mechanical forces influence biological growth and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Trustees of Tufts College a $179,471 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant on November 15, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to advance research on active fluids—self-propelled particle suspensions with significant potential for novel material and product development. The award, with a completion date of October 31,...
- 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...
The University of Rhode Island received a $698,236 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 June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031. This project grant funds fundamental research investigating the transport and antimicrobial effects of magnetic nanoparticles in bacterial biofilms, with particular focus on three magnetic actuation regimes: static magnetic field gradients to drive nanoparticle penetration, low-frequency rotating magnetic fields to generate localized shear forces, and high-frequency alternating magnetic fields to produce localized heating (magnetic hyperthermia). The research team will experimentally characterize how each mechanism weakens biofilms by measuring bacterial survival rates across biofilms with varying viscosity and chemical composition. The project deliverables include fundamental scientific knowledge regarding nanoscale interactions between magnetic nanoparticles and bacterial biofilms, with potential applications to infectious disease treatment, foodborne outbreak prevention, and pipeline damage mitigation. Additionally, the award integrates an educational component providing hands-on workforce development training to introduce students to biofilm-related challenges across industrial sectors. The research findings are intended to advance understanding of antimicrobial mechanisms of nanoparticles more broadly, supporting NSF's strategic objectives of fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research while developing a skilled engineering workforce.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $698.2k | 3/13/26 |