Project Grant DESC0025116

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,000 to Southern Methodist University (SMU) to investigate novel electrolyte additives and functional coatings to improve the performance and stability of zinc-metal batteries. The research aims to address key challenges with zinc dendrite formation and parasitic reactions that limit the energy storage capacity and cycling stability of zinc batteries. Experimental techniques...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Arizona State University provides $620,013 to conduct fundamental research on additive manufacturing of novel structural batteries made with carbon fiber reinforced composites. The goal is to develop a novel coextrusion-based 3D printing process to integrate energy storage and structural load bearing functions into a single lightweight material for applications like electric transportation....

This Project Grant award, valued at $299,493, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Arkansas. The project aims to develop ion-conducting polymeric lithicones as surface coatings for lithium metal anodes to address challenges related to chemical corrosion, solid electrolyte interphase formation, and lithium dendrite growth in lithium metal batteries. The research will utilize multiscale and cryogenic...

This $361,918 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop conductive polymer electrodes and halide-conducting gel/membrane electrolytes for high energy density halide ion batteries. The award will fund process research, thin-film characterization, and electrochemical testing efforts to produce experimentally validated guidelines for optimal polymer electrode and electrolyte materials. The work will be conducted by the University of...

This $1 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (NSF TIP, CFDA 47.084) supports Altect Inc.'s development of thermal runaway protection and suppression technology for lithium-ion batteries. The award aims to address fire and explosion safety hazards associated with widespread lithium-ion battery use in energy storage and electric vehicles. Under certain conditions, lithium-ion batteries can catastrophically fail,...

This three-year, $464,665 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of Illinois to develop multifunctional zwitterionic solid polymer electrolytes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The grant supports molecular-level design of a series of lithium ion-conducting zwitterionic polyurethane electrolytes with excellent electrochemical and mechanical stability. Researchers will investigate the effect of...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant funds the development of safer coin cell batteries by Landsdowne Labs LLC to mitigate injuries from accidental ingestion in children. Under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, the awardee will conduct research from March 2022 to February 2023 to identify materials that can rapidly deactivate coin cell batteries upon contact with aqueous environments. Specifically, Phase I efforts will include evaluating material combinations for...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $432,630 to Southern Illinois University Carbondale from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The funding supports two key objectives: developing novel proton-conductive membranes with zirconium barriers to reduce unwanted metal electrolyte crossovers in iron-titanium redox flow batteries; and testing tubular cell designs to...

This $172,294 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at the University of California, Merced from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The research aims to improve understanding of how cyclic mechanical stress impacts ionic conduction in composite polymer electrolytes for solid-state batteries. The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded this grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This program seeks to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research provides $480,000 to Temple University for research into "MOLDABLE, SELF-HEALING, HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE ORGANIC CO-CRYSTALLINE SOLID ELECTROLYTES FOR SAFER LITHIUM ION BATTERIES." The research is funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports increasing scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems through advancement of the mathematical and...