The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a $170,000 project grant to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on June 1, 2024 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) program. The grant supports DTU's research and development of "TRANSPARENT, BIOCIDE-BASED ANTIFOULING COATINGS FOR SOLAR CELLS AND SENSORS (TBAC): PART II, LIFETIME EXTENSION AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION" with a final completion date of March 31, 2025. This project builds on...
This $196,308 Project Grant award from the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (CFDA 12.300 - Basic and Applied Scientific Research) supports field assessment of marine coatings, ecological analysis of fouling community dynamics, and exploration of encrusting bryozoans as a model for testing fouling release coatings. The three-year award to CAL Poly Corporation will fund research aimed at enhancing naval capabilities and advancing scientific knowledge in areas such as materials...
Severn Marine Technologies LLC received a $136,900 project grant award from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to provide consulting services for the evaluation of biofouling technologies and the development of best practices for the biofouling protection of oceanographic equipment. The award period runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). This program supports applied research with...
The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded a $404,050 Project Grant to Michigan Technological University under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The two-year award, made on August 5, 2021 and set to be completed by August 4, 2023, will support enhancing research for biomimetic smart adhesives and biomaterials. The Basic and Applied Scientific Research program aims to stimulate basic and applied research with potential to...
The National Science Foundation awarded Repela TECH LLC a $993,788 cooperative agreement under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the development of next generation environmentally friendly coatings for marine antifouling from June 2021 through May 2023. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This particular award aligns with those goals by...
The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded Brown University a $5,381,118 project grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300). The grant will support research and technology development with potential to improve naval operations from July 2021 through July 2026. Specifically, the university will conduct bio-inspired engineering and design research for naval applications, applying principles from nature to develop new...
The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded North Dakota State University a $4.536 million Project Grant under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The grant supports Phase III of the University's research project "Understanding the Principles of Solid Shedding Surfaces," which aims to develop surface technologies with potential to improve naval operations...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $575,000 to George Washington University to develop high-performance antifouling coatings. The project aims to explore the use of functionalized aromatic polyamide brushes as a novel approach to preventing fouling on surfaces submerged in water, such as in water treatment membranes, heat exchangers, and ship hulls. The key objectives are to synthesize and characterize the...
The University of Massachusetts was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to develop UV self-emitting glass that can prevent biofilm formation on naval vessels' windows. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2022 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) and will support research through June 30, 2023. The Basic and Applied Scientific Research program aims to stimulate basic and applied research with...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $205,044.00 Project Grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to conduct research on "Adaptive Omniphobic Surfaces for Flow and Fouling Control". This 3-year grant, beginning on January 1, 2025 and running through December 31, 2027, will support the University's research to develop innovative surface coating technologies that can adaptively control fluid flow and...