Project Grant 2543871
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $360,723 Project Grant to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for an REU Site titled "Back to the Future." The grant will support research experiences for undergraduate students from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025. As the awardee, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will administer research opportunities and training for undergraduates to increase their...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $200,000 on June 1, 2026, to investigate exciton-polaritons in two-dimensional semiconductor optoelectronic devices under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research will examine how exciton-polaritons—hybrid quasiparticles formed by strong coupling of excitons with photons—enable long-range, low-loss energy transport to improve light-detection...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $473,503 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop mathematical and computational methods for discovering governing equations of multidimensional engineering systems directly from data while preserving spatial and temporal structure. The award supports research extending sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a $687,304 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 15, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The award funds the acquisition and deployment of a Biolector XT microbioreactor system in Rapid City, South Dakota. This equipment enables simultaneous cultivation and real-time...
- Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has been awarded $900,000 under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a five-year CAREER grant project effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. The project will deliver research services focused on discovering composition-enriched cosmic ray anisotropy through the IceCube Neutrino Observatory located at the South Pole. The award will produce enhanced...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $932,864 via Project Grant (CFDA 47.083) to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, "Germanium-Based Science and Technology Advancement Research," advances detector technology and materials science through a statewide partnership encompassing six South Dakota institutions: three...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $292,174 to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology on January 1, 2027, under the EPSCOR Research Fellows program to support experimental research on orthopyroxene/melt trace element partitioning at upper mantle conditions. The award funds a fellowship for an associate professor and graduate student training at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in collaboration with Anne Pommier at Carnegie Institution for...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $199,994 on July 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop engineered living metasurfaces for biofouling mitigation. The research will study how tiny organisms create pillar-like surface features that prevent larger unwanted organisms from attaching and growing on surfaces exposed to water, addressing costly...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $397,098 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to study organic nitrogen dynamics in the vadose zone and its impacts on groundwater quality. The recipient will characterize pools of organic nitrogen and transformation pathways through field sampling, high-resolution chemical characterization, and nanoscale infrared spectroscopy across farms and prairies in...
- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) received a $191,995 project grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research revealing the reconfiguration dynamics of lipid bilayers and hydration structures with nanoscale resolution during electroporation. SDSM&T will use atomic force microscopy with sub-nanometer and high temporal resolution to image molecular-level dynamic responses of lipid bilayers and hydration...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded South Dakota School Of Mines & Technology $559,325 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop parahydrogen-induced hyperpolarization (PHIP) methods that enhance nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging sensitivity for metabolic sensing and molecular detection. The research focuses on novel PHIP strategies targeting nitrogen isotopes to enable detection of previously undetectable molecules such as metabolites and molecular probes at very low concentrations. A key application involves evaluating hyperpolarization techniques for hypoxia sensing in aggressive cancers, with initial work developing a hypoxia sensing model using 15N-enriched tirapazamine. The project integrates educational and outreach activities designed to transition local high school graduates through South Dakota School Of Mines & Technology by leveraging community support networks, including hands-on chemistry experiments, laboratory visits, and NMR workshops to strengthen college readiness and degree completion rates across the South Dakota region. Work is performed in Rapid City, South Dakota, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $559.3k | 7/27/26 |