Project Grant 2604138
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a $352,892 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. This research initiative will develop and engineer a new family of fully polymeric hydrogels possessing intrinsic antifreezing properties and enhanced...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $380,824 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on June 1, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with Georgia Southern University, focuses on developing a machine learning-assisted materials design cycle for bio-based...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $370,228 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) beginning September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative investigates moisture-driven ice sheet growth mechanisms during the Miocene Climate Optimum (17-14.8 million years ago) to improve understanding of how increased high-latitude snowfall may offset Antarctic ice sheet...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $747,979 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041, Engineering) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2029. The award funds development of computational methods and theoretical frameworks for modeling large deformation and multiphysics phenomena in soft polymer materials, including hydrogels, elastomers, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The award supports experimental research investigating the phase behavior of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) and polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs)—charged polymer materials with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded a CAREER grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Texas at Austin for $422,993 beginning July 1, 2026 and concluding June 30, 2031. This five-year project investigates how protein topology and connectivity—specifically ring-shaped and branched protein architectures—influences protein phase separation and biomolecular condensate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $1.6 million collaborative research Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This award supports accelerated development of polymer salogels—composite materials combining star-shaped block copolymers with inorganic salt hydrates—to create advanced...
- Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $272,001 Project Grant to Rice University, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This award supports fundamental research investigating stimuli-responsive materials, specifically examining structure-function relationships in entangled polymer chains and fibrous systems across multiple scales. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $453,738 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028. This award supports fundamental research to develop an integrated experimental and computational framework for analyzing soft material fracture behavior. The research will produce high-resolution...
- The University of Texas at Austin received a $398,286 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to support research related to stimuli-responsive soft materials. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2021 under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program with a completion date of January 31, 2023. Through this funding, the University will deliver research developing soft materials that can change properties in response to external stimuli, advancing innovations at the intersection of...
Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research has awarded the University of Texas at Austin $420,424 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a three-year project grant running from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. This award funds research into non-colligative anti-freeze macromolecular materials, with primary deliverables consisting of fundamental scientific knowledge regarding structure-property relationships of polymer-based anti-freezing agents. The research focuses on modifying poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) polymer molecular structure to control water freezing behavior with minimal material quantities, producing findings that could enable more effective cryopreservation methods for biological tissues and cells, reduce road salt applications, and improve agricultural biobanking practices. Beyond research outputs, the award supports educational and outreach services, including graduate and undergraduate student training in materials science and anti-freeze technology research, as well as K-12 STEM outreach through the Explore UT program at the University of Texas-Austin. The project operates as a prime award to a major research university with no identified sub-awardees, positioning the institution as sole provider of the research, analytical, and educational services funded through this NSF grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $420.4k | 6/22/26 |