The University of Alabama's Office for Sponsored Programs Division was awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant will fund the development of an Institute on Policy and Leadership, including a Scholars Program, over the period of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The Institute and Scholars Program are designed to improve postsecondary education quality and expand opportunities....
The University of Alabama received a $50 million Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the University of Alabama Permanent Endowment Fund to recruit and retain exceptional faculty in science and engineering. This aligns with FIPSE's purpose to support...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $565,000 Project Grant to the University of Alabama to support research on "GAS TRANSPORT AND SEPARATION MECHANISMS IN IONIC POLYMER MEMBRANES". The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. The University of Alabama's Office for Sponsored Programs Division will conduct this research, leveraging its extensive expertise in scientific research, technological development, and...
The University of Alabama was awarded a $580,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083). The grant will support the development of a graduate training program focused on improving hydrologic forecasting and decision-making through research translation and operational partnerships. The program aims to train 115 Masters and PhD students over five years, including 28 funded trainees, in...
The University of Alabama's Office for Sponsored Programs Division was awarded a $300,000.00 Project Grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) federal grant program. The grant, titled "COMPLIMET: COMPACT POLARIMETRIC LIDAR WITH METASURFACES ENABLED TECHNOLOGY", will support research and development activities from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The project aims to advance compact polarimetric LIDAR technology...
The University of Alabama received a $44,550,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to construct a new 30,000 square foot High Performance Computing (HPC) Center. The facility will house advanced computing resources, a secure compartmented information environment, and a new electrical substation to support the university's research and development capabilities. Key activities include...
The University of Alabama was awarded a $324,544 project grant from the National Science Foundation to determine pathways for improved oxidation resistance in compositionally complex alloys. The grant was awarded on August 1, 2021 under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Over a three-year period ending July 31, 2024, the University will conduct research to increase understanding...
The University of Alabama was awarded a $248,987 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from August 2021 through July 2024 to develop implicit solvent modeling and fast algorithms for simulating solutes with atomic polarizable multipoles. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in core...
The University of Alabama Office for Sponsored Programs Division received a three-year, $602,645 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funds a Research Experience for Teachers Site hosted by the University to advance STEM education in sensing and measurement technologies for middle school science teachers from West Central Alabama. Each summer, 10 teachers will participate in eight-week research experiences...
The University of Alabama was awarded a $643,347 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant, awarded on August 15, 2024, supports the research of Dr. Tibor Szilv?si focused on developing computational tools to accelerate the design of efficient molecular catalysts. The project involves electronic structure calculations and microkinetic modeling to investigate catalytic reactions relevant to the chemical...