Project Grant 2543927
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Stevens Institute of Technology received a $550,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program) on November 15, 2025, with an expected completion date of October 31, 2030. The primary deliverables include the development of machine learning (ML) tools and databases for identifying and prioritizing disinfection...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $419,275 Project Grant award 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. The award funds research to identify and characterize novel high-molecular weight disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in engineered water systems, specifically in chlorinated drinking...
- 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 Project Grant Award Summary Oregon 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 15, 2026, through August 31, 2031. The project delivers an application-driven artificial intelligence (AI) framework for modeling engineered environmental systems, with water and wastewater...
- 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 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's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $555,444 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 1, 2026, for a five-year research initiative (completion date May 31, 2031) focused on process systems engineering for resilient food supply chains. The primary deliverables include the development of an integrated computational framework...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award to Northwestern University, under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074), provides $3,000,000 over 5 years to develop rapid, in-home water quality biosensors to address global water security challenges. The project will leverage insights from the study of natural microbial water contaminant detection to create a synthetic biology biotechnology platform for detecting lead, copper, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $560,865 in project grant funding to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the CAREER award titled "OPENGPRXAI: Open-Source, AI-Powered Ground Penetrating Radar Technologies for Real-Time Subsurface Vision." The five-year project, extending through August 31, 2031, will develop advanced,...
- 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...
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 under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. The primary deliverables include a functional SERS sensor system integrated with artificial intelligence algorithms capable of identifying trace-level chemical contaminants, predictive computational models defining relationships between analyte properties and sensor performance, and validation of the detection system's robustness across varying water chemistry conditions including acidity and salinity levels. In addition to the core sensor technology development, the grant supports significant educational and workforce development outcomes. Deliverables include research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, instructional materials on water sensors and artificial intelligence applications, and hands-on outreach activities for high school teachers and the public regarding drinking water quality monitoring. The integrated research and educational components align with NSF's emphasis on advancing both technical innovation and workforce development while addressing the critical national priority of protecting public health through improved and cost-effective water quality monitoring infrastructure.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $550.0k | 5/19/26 |