Project Grant 2624615
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $300,000 project grant awarded August 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This Exploratory Research (EAGER) award supports fundamental research into scalable synthesis methodologies for nanotwinned metals and alloys—advanced materials that combine exceptional strength with formability and ductility. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the University of Maryland, College Park received a $570,000 Project Grant awarded January 1, 2026, with completion anticipated by December 31, 2028. Professor Yuhuang Wang is developing innovative chemical strategies for synthesizing and precisely placing organic color-centers on single-walled carbon nanotubes using programmable deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $391,162 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective August 10, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This Early-Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators Research Award (ESI MIRA) funds the Biological Engineering for Advanced Drug Delivery (BEADD) Laboratory to conduct fundamental research on the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $444,647 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028. This award supports experimental research investigating emergent high-field behavior in actinide quantum materials, specifically uranium ditelluride. The research focuses on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $742,776 project grant awarded September 15, 2025, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct fundamental scientific research on nanoflare heating in the solar corona through multi-scale, multi-physics modeling constrained by observational data. The research project, with a completion date of December 14, 2026, advances understanding of solar atmospheric heating mechanisms—a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $422,247 on September 15, 2025, to Lawrence Technological University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a collaborative research project examining nanomaterial-cell interactions. This project grant, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026, will deliver research findings on how nanoscale-structured surfaces influence cellular...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) awarded $329,956 to the University of Maryland, College Park on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a three-year collaborative research initiative examining cohesive immersed granular flows. The project will deliver a quantitative framework connecting particle-level cohesion to macroscopic flow and rheology of immersed...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $300,000 project grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). This grant supports research on "Flow-Induced Mathematical Theory of Modern Foundation Models," with a project completion date of September 14, 2026. The award funds fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing theoretical...
- This Project Grant award of $365,502 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is funding collaborative research at The Pennsylvania State University to improve the spatiotemporal temperature control of solvated gold nanoparticles. The goal is to broaden the understanding of heat transfer across solid-liquid interfaces, which is critical for advancing therapeutic approaches using light-activated gold nanoparticles for cancer treatment and drug/gene delivery....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northeastern University received a $278,077 Project Grant from 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, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop advanced computer simulation tools to model how organic molecules form crystals when confined within nanoporous materials. The primary deliverables...
The University of Maryland, College Park received a $174,936 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) on April 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific research and educational products focused on understanding heat transfer mechanisms across solid-liquid interfaces in gold nanoparticle systems. The primary deliverables include experimental spectroscopy techniques, computational models, and interface-sensitive laser pump-probe metrology methodologies designed to advance spatiotemporal temperature control of solvated noble-metal nanoparticles—research with potential applications in thermally-activated drug delivery and cancer tissue ablation. Beyond core research outputs, the project includes significant educational and public engagement components. Deliverables encompass a podcast series for public outreach and a dedicated course on research tools and methodologies developed through the investigation. These products address a critical knowledge gap in thermal energy dissipation at nanoscale interfaces, combining experimental investigation with computational analysis to bridge existing gaps between theoretical predictions and empirical observations in solid-liquid interfacial thermal conductance.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $174.9k | 4/21/26 |