Project Grant 2607477
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Delaware received a $279,964 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. This collaborative research award supports the development of predictive computational models that characterize how the mechanical properties of soft nanoparticles interact with cell membrane mechanics to determine cellular uptake pathways. The primary deliverable is a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded New Jersey Institute of Technology $529,945 on July 1, 2026, to conduct a three-year research project (through June 30, 2029) investigating how aging and diabetes-related changes to the extracellular matrix (ECM) affect cancer cell invasion and metastasis in breast cancer. The project delivers integrated research products combining controlled laboratory experiments,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $400,000 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on October 1, 2025, for a three-year project extending through September 30, 2028. This project grant supports the development and fabrication of flexible, breathable, and biocompatible nanofibrous devices designed for next-generation wearable electronics....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded New Jersey Institute of Technology $104,483 under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) to develop novel graded solvent-resistant membranes for pharmaceutical manufacturing applications. The project, which commenced September 1, 2026 and concludes August 31, 2027, will modify commercially available membranes to enable separation of molecules ranging from 200 to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project grant of $317,248 was awarded on September 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award, which runs through August 31, 2028, supports fundamental research at the University of Illinois to develop a hierarchical analytical framework for understanding and optimizing fracture resistance in mechanical metamaterials (MMMs)....
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project grant of $314,460, awarded August 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports theoretical and computational modeling research aimed at advancing the mechanics of quantum materials through deformation and coupled field interactions. The project, extending through July 31, 2028, is being conducted at Rutgers, The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $600,258 Project Grant to the University of Chicago effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2028, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This award supports fundamental research to develop a unified elastic framework with new theoretical and computational models that explain mechanical instabilities in self-assembled monolayers under compressive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $100,000 to New Jersey Institute of Technology on August 15, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on surface and bulk partial differential equation (PDE) modeling of active droplet propulsion. The project, extending through July 31, 2027, develops mathematical frameworks and numerical algorithms to explain how internally and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Rowan University received a $650,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. The primary deliverable is the development of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as investigative tools to study the role of hypoxia and inflammation in disease progression, with particular emphasis on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Stevens Institute of Technology received a $200,000 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 September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This Early Research Initiative (ERI) project focuses on developing porous polymeric nanoparticles with controlled pore topology through a novel synthesis and templating...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) awarded $298,403 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research on predictive modeling of coupled nanoparticle-membrane mechanics as determinants of endocytic pathways. The project, which extends through August 31, 2029, will deliver a predictive framework for understanding how nanogel deformability and cellular mechanotype regulate cellular uptake pathways and intracellular routing of soft drug delivery particles. Primary deliverables include computational modeling outputs that explain the relationship between nanoparticle stiffness, membrane mechanics, and cellular internalization efficiency, with the objective of guiding the design of safer and more effective nanomedicine-based drug delivery systems for cancer, fibrosis, and inflammatory diseases. The award funds multidisciplinary research integrating computational biomechanics, biomaterials characterization, and cell biology. Beyond the technical research deliverables, the grant supports educational outcomes through training of graduate and undergraduate students in computational modeling, biomaterials, cell biology, and biomechanics. The project also includes outreach activities designed to introduce high school students to engineering and biomedical research. This work advances NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) objectives by supporting fundamental research in biotechnology and contributing to national interests in health and scientific discovery through mechanics-guided nanomedicine development.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $298.4k | 6/29/26 |