This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $319,885.00 to Texas State University to conduct research on "Characterizing Interfacial and Bulk Transport Phenomena in Viscous Microdroplets". The award period runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and support emerging technologies in areas such as energy systems, computational modeling,...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $383,981 Project Grant to Texas A&M University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025. The grant supports fundamental scientific research related to "Aspatial Oxyanion Reduction Catalysis," which aligns with the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $600,000.00 to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to explore the effect of thermal energy on hydrogen generation using a plasmonic photothermal catalyst. The project will run from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, will leverage its expertise in coastal and marine sciences,...
This federal Project Grant award of $448,637.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports fundamental scientific research on "STRUCTURE-SPECIFIC RADICAL REACTIONS AT MODEL CATALYTIC SURFACES" at Texas Tech University System. The research aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through scientific discovery and technological innovation in areas such as physical sciences, energy...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $668,800.00 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) for a 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The funding supports research on the "Synthesis, Reactivity, and Electronic Study of Supported and Unsupported Actinide-Arene Complexes." This fundamental scientific research aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research investigations of monometallic, bimetallic and dual-anion transition metal hydroxide water oxidation electrocatalysts. The three-year award, issued on August 15, 2021 with a projected completion date of July 31, 2024, will fund the University's work exploring the catalytic properties and mechanisms of...
This Project Grant award of $1,530,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports a pathway program for talent preparation focused on modeling and manufacturing of novel materials and structures for fusion energy. The award was granted to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and will run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The program aims to advance research, technological innovation, and the development of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $191,000 Project Grant through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institution. This 2-year EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant aims to establish an atomic-scale understanding of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanocrystal catalysts through in-situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)...
This Project Grant award of $434,519.00 from the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) will enable Texas State University to acquire a state-of-the-art photoluminescence spectrometer for research and education. The university has extensive experience delivering sophisticated research and technical services to multiple federal agencies through prior contract and grant awards. This funding will support the university's...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Texas State University a $800,000 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). The university will utilize the four-year award ending May 2027 to conduct applied research in science and engineering disciplines that support Department of Defense missions, as intended under the grant program. Specifically, Texas State University will leverage its expertise in materials...