Project Grant 2618442
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Brown University $225,013 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to study tectonic controls on lithium delivery and enrichment in Nevada's Basin and Range, with performance extending through August 31, 2029. Brown will reconstruct the tectonic and hydrologic evolution of Clayton Valley, Nevada—site of the only currently producing lithium brine operation in North America—to quantify how deformation...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, operating as SUNY at Binghamton, $219,988 on September 1, 2026 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on tectonic controls on lithium delivery and enrichment in the Basin and Range province. The project reconstructs the tectonic and hydrologic evolution of Clayton Valley, Nevada—home to the only currently producing lithium...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Syracuse University $224,306 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to study tectonic controls on lithium delivery and enrichment in the Basin and Range, with work performance in Syracuse, New York through August 31, 2029. The project reconstructs the tectonic and hydrologic evolution of Clayton Valley, Nevada—home to the only currently producing lithium brine operation in North America—to...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $650,214 to the University of Nevada, Reno to study lithium enrichment in volcanic caldera systems. Principal investigators Drs. Harlaux and Ruprecht will analyze melt and fluid inclusions in volcanic rocks from the McDermitt Caldera using electron microprobe, LA-ICP-MS, and SIMS to determine how lithium progressively enriched in magmas and was partitioned into volatile phases during magma...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Brown University $407,967 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate rubidium co-accumulation and resource characterization in lithium-rich brines across the western United States and the Lithium Triangle of South America through postdoctoral fellowship research. The project will quantify rubidium concentrations, resources, and isotopic variations in closed-basin lithium brine systems...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to support research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to advance a sustainable chemistry-based approach for extracting lithium ions from hypersaline aqueous brines, which have lower lithium-ion concentrations compared to other alkali metal cations. The...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $231,810 to the University of Louisville provides funding for a collaborative research project on the selective extraction of lithium from seawater. The principal investigators, Professors Xiaowei Teng and Badri Narayanan, aim to develop new classes of manganese oxide layered materials for electrochemical lithium extraction from seawater. The project will integrate materials synthesis,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $300,000 to the University of Virginia to support research and development focused on advancing a novel lithium extraction process for recycling lithium-ion batteries. The two-year project aims to develop a fundamental understanding of key components in this recycling approach, which leverages chemical oxidation and selective electrochemical recovery to selectively extract...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, provides $376,885 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to develop new classes of manganese oxide layered materials for the selective extraction of lithium from seawater using electrochemical methods. The project aims to understand how material structure, dopants, defect chemistry, ion-hydration, and ion transport affect lithium extraction from seawater, which is a promising source to meet the growing...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Iowa State University of Science and Technology $374,059 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on stress-sensitive mechano-electrochemical instabilities of lithium metal anodes. The project combines operando mechanical measurements and analytical modeling to establish fundamental design principles for mitigating morphological instabilities in...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison $274,969 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support collaborative research on tectonic controls on lithium delivery and enrichment in the Basin and Range region. The project reconstructs the tectonic and hydrologic evolution of Clayton Valley, Nevada—home to the only currently producing lithium brine operation in North America—to quantify how deformation controls lithium enrichment and to develop a process-based geochemical model linking fault evolution, basin development, and fluid flow to lithium source, transport, and concentration. Researchers will use complementary methods to constrain the timing of extension, volcanism, basin sedimentation, and fault activity, and will assess how faults and basin architecture influence fluid migration. The work aims to improve prediction of economically viable lithium resources by addressing the relative roles of faulting, basin evolution, and fluid pathways—factors not currently well represented in lithium system models. The project will also partner with industry to develop the Western U.S. Critical Minerals Field School, providing students with field and laboratory skills focused on lithium systems. Performance of work occurs in Madison, Wisconsin, with a period of performance through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $275.0k | 8/6/26 |