Project Grant 2609681
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $325,164 CAREER grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of South Carolina (USC) to conduct multiscale simulations of iron oxide nanoparticle-protein electron transfer. The goal is to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of these nano-bio interactions to enable more efficient environmental applications using coupled iron oxide nanoparticles and metal-reducing bacteria. The 2-year project will integrate computational...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a performance period of August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028. The grant supports research to develop computational methods for predicting the interactions between nanoparticle surfaces and target molecules, with the goal of enabling the design of new types of biosensors and potential therapeutics. The project investigates the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) in the amount of $422,247 is funding a collaborative research project between the University of Texas at El Paso and Baylor College of Medicine. The objective is to investigate how nanomaterials impact cellular activities compared to larger materials, focusing on factors like cell adhesion, cell growth, and protein synthesis. The research team aims to acquire a mechanistic understanding of how...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) awarded a $307,000 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The grant, titled "CAREER: ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTEIN INHIBITORS TO UNDERSTAND AND CONTROL COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS," aims to engineer and design new multifunctional tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) that can...
- This $475,670 CAREER Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a new method for tracking molecular changes in live tissue over time. The project will focus on creating a nanostructure-based system to continuously monitor cellular activity and interactions, which can help improve understanding of cellular behavior and advance medical treatments, particularly for complex...
- This Project Grant award for $200,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the Stevens Institute of Technology to develop porous polymeric nanoparticles and investigate their porosity-dependent interactions with the surrounding environment. The project aims to control the size and geometry of hydrophobic (water-repelling) pores in the nanoparticles by incorporating and then etching away sacrificial gold nanoparticle templates....
- This $371,708 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports fundamental research at Cornell University to develop heuristic rules for enhancing the stability and kinetic accessibility of nanoparticle superlattices. The research aims to formulate and test molecular-simulation based heuristics to predict the correlation between nanoparticle interactions and their self-assembly into target superlattice structures, including for...
- This Project Grant award of $550,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is for the "CAREER: ADVANCING BIODEGRADATION THROUGH PROTEIN NANOCOMPARTMENT-BASED CARGO ENCAPSULATION FOR ORGANIC CONTAMINANT REMOVAL" project at the University of Houston System. The goal of this 5-year project is to develop a new biotechnology called "protein nano-compartment (PNC)-based cargo encapsulation" to make biodegradation of toxic pollutants...
- This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to understand and control the interfacial dynamics governing the formation of discrete tiles of nanoparticle assemblies on functionalized fluid interfaces. The research combines experimental and computational methods to investigate and manipulate the thermodynamic and kinetic factors influencing nanoparticle assembly at fluid interfaces. The goal is to achieve precise control...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $580,623 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY), doing business as SUNY at Binghamton. The objective of this 5-year project is to create and understand a probe-based hybrid nanopatterning process to enable high-resolution and versatile patterning of conductive polymers. The project aims to pilot a nanopatterning process...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award for $487,634 supports a 3-year research project at the University of Central Florida (UCF) titled "CAREER: Nanoscale Interactions of Stimuli-Responsive Nanoparticles with Enzymes." The project aims to develop enzyme-responsive nanoparticles that can selectively interact with target enzymes, mimicking the function of naturally occurring, enzyme-sensitive proteins called histones. This research will help advance the fundamental understanding of how nanoscale materials interact with enzymes, which could enable the development of smart nanomaterials for applications such as cancer drug delivery, diagnostic agents for neurodegenerative diseases, biosensing technologies, and pollution control. The educational component of the grant involves collaboration with tribal colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions in North Dakota to increase inclusivity and minimize the loss of Native American students in higher education.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $487.6k | 12/11/25 |