Project Grant DEFE0032472

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate provides $600,000 to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to establish an integrated research, education, and outreach program focused on data-driven renewable energy research. The goal is to create a community of practice for middle and high school STEM teachers, researchers, and industry partners to conduct collaborative research and develop curricular modules on renewable energy and data science. Specifically,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $449,998.00 to the University of Memphis to support the "International Grid Research and Advanced Training in Energy (INTEGRATE)" program. The program prepares U.S. students to address modern energy challenges through hands-on research, workshops, and mentorship from experts in the U.S. and Europe. Students will explore how different countries...

This three-year, $444,124 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers Division supports an interdisciplinary research experience for undergraduate students at the University of California, Irvine related to sustainable energy pathways and decarbonization. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates site will expose 10 students per year, primarily from underrepresented groups, to comprehensive decarbonization research topics through experimental and...

This NSF Project Grant award of $402,887 to The Johns Hopkins University, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on sustainable energy technology and systems research. The "Research on Sustainable Energy Technology and Systems" (ROSETAS) REU site will provide 10 students per year, particularly from community colleges and minority-serving institutions, with opportunities to engage in research and policy...

This $1.5 million National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering Project Grant supports the "PIRE JUNCTION: Japan-US Network for Clean Energy Technologies Involving Oriented Nanotubes" program from September 2022 through August 2025. The goal is to build international research collaborations between U.S. and Japanese researchers investigating properties and performance of large-scale materials made from oriented carbon nanotubes. William Marsh Rice...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,993 Project Grant to the Institute For Future Intelligence Inc. under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop innovative educational programs that engage community college and high school students in Hawaii to learn the knowledge and skills needed to address the renewable energy challenge. The project, titled "A Solar and Wind Innovation and Technology Collaborative for Hawaii (SWITCH)", aims to cultivate the next generation...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $500,000 to assess the potential for implementing transactive energy services in rural New Hampshire communities. The project aims to study the technical and social factors that influence rural residents' willingness to participate in such energy-sharing, real-time pricing markets. It will examine the features and factors required to develop a socially...

This Project Grant award for $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a research project titled "CRISES: DECARBONIZATION: ENHANCING JUST ENERGY TRANSITIONS" conducted by the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The primary objectives of this project are to: 1) map energy transitions, 2) identify best practices for managing energy transitions, and 3) engage communities in energy transition...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $394,708 awarded on April 1, 2022 through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund the University of Maryland, College Park to operate the Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology program through March 31, 2025. The program will provide research experiences for eight undergraduate students and two high school science teachers related to renewable energy production and sustainable...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $464,725 provides funding for a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on "Materials for Energy Transition" at the University of Tulsa. The REU site will engage 10 undergraduate students each summer in a research program that bridges chemistry and engineering to develop improved materials for renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines, solar cells,...