Project Grant 2552777
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $159,583 to the University of Rochester on June 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct fundamental research on solar-thermal interfacial water evaporation mechanisms. This Exploratory Award for Early-Career (EAGER) project will investigate the thermodynamic and structural behaviors of water evaporation using...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Tennessee received a $365,435 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers a comprehensive investigation of biopolymer-mineral surface interaction mechanisms to enable the development of environmentally responsible infrastructure improvement...
- 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 Project Grant Summary The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga received a $199,734 project grant awarded August 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems. This Early Research Initiative (ERI) project focuses on developing doped calcium manganite (DCM) perovskite oxide materials for high-temperature thermochemical energy storage (TCES) applications in concentrated...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Angelo State University received a $197,763 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The project delivers fundamental research and development services focused on evaluating passive solar distillation as a treatment technology for produced water...
- 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 The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBETS) awarded $420,000 to the University of California Santa Cruz under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a three-year project period beginning August 1, 2025 and concluding July 31, 2028. The project will develop photodynamic bactericidal agents based on single-atom photocatalysts (SAPs) to address waterborne pathogen contamination and provide a...
- This $535,830 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop sustainable technology for efficient atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) systems. The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) will research novel materials and system designs to extract drinking water from the air, addressing the critical issue of global water scarcity. Specifically, the project will investigate the synergistic effects of water vapor sorbents,...
- 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 $582,747 to the University of Alabama through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to establish structure-property relationships in anion exchange membranes for water electrolysis applications. This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031, will produce research deliverables including design...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $199,516 to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for an Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project spanning May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028. The project will deliver research and development of tunable solid bio-desiccant materials designed to enable low-energy renewable water harvesting from atmospheric moisture. The primary products include optimized bio-derived sorbent materials synthesized from agricultural biomass (specifically almond waste), integrated with porous biocarbon scaffolds and ionic liquids, along with quantitative performance data establishing relationships between material properties and durability, sorption capacity, and regeneration energy requirements. Additionally, the project will produce a prototype renewable water harvesting system demonstrating the integrated bio-desiccant technology, comprehensive performance validation data including water production rates and regeneration efficiency metrics, and established design principles for scalable and energy-efficient water harvesting systems. The initiative supports circular biotechnology and the bioeconomy while addressing water scarcity challenges in arid and semi-arid regions. No sub-awards are planned for this project. The research outcomes are intended to contribute to workforce development in sustainable materials and renewable water technologies while advancing both the intellectual merit and broader societal impacts aligned with NSF's mission in engineering innovation.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $199.5k | 5/22/26 |