Project Grant P15AP00087

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program to The Ohio State University to evaluate the environmental degradation of concrete materials made from different cement formulations. The project aims to study the durability of concrete infrastructure under coastal conditions impacted by climate change, such as sea level rise and recurrent flooding. The research...

This five-year, $360,743 National Science Foundation project grant funds research and community outreach to advance understanding of freshwater salinization in Wisconsin and globally. Led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the project aims to establish a long-term salt observatory in the Yahara watershed to track salt pollution from source to outflow and study impacts on freshwater ecosystems. Researchers will collaborate with community groups to promote awareness of salt impacts and...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of an innovative, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly soil improvement technology for coastal regions. The project aims to optimize fly ash-based geopolymer materials for enhancing the strength, durability, and resilience of salt-bearing coastal soils, addressing the growing climate-induced challenge of...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will provide $249,742 to Portland State University (PSU) to conduct research on the impacts of salt stress on carbon and water dynamics in dryland critical zones. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Controlled greenhouse experiments, modeling, and field data analyses to elucidate how factors such as root/shoot water/salt storage, plant salt uptake, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $198,306 to the University of Delaware to conduct research on the synthesis of polymer ionophores and fabrication of potentiometric sensors for carbonate ion detection in the ocean. The primary objectives are to: Develop polymer ionophores with high selectivity and fast response times for measuring carbonate levels in seawater, with a target lifetime of at least 8 weeks for long-term...

This Project Grant award for $388,527, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports research on how salt affects the photodegradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic ecosystems. The project, led by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), will investigate the role of salt in photochemical reactions involving DOM, which plays key ecological roles in energy transfer, metal binding, and interactions with pollutants....

This $499,995 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under CFDA Program 47.041 - Engineering, aims to develop an integrated treatment system to remove, reduce, and detoxify selenium contamination in wastewater. The principal investigators at the University of Alabama will test the integration of a flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) ion separation process with a bioelectrochemical...

This $364,060 National Science Foundation project grant will fund research at Wichita State University to develop a Convergent Electrolysis-Electrodialysis System (CEES) to address urban chloride pollution from September 2022 to August 2026. The CEES technology aims to curb chloride pollution in water bodies by upcycling waste salt from water softeners and replacing polluting road salt with a more eco-friendly deicing agent. As part of the Engineering (47.041) program, this research seeks to...

This $298,143 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of a portable instrument for measuring poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the University of Texas at Arlington from September 2022 through August 2025. PFAS are man-made chemicals used in firefighting foams and cleaning products that accumulate in the environment and pose health risks. Typically analyzed using expensive laboratory equipment, this new portable instrument aims to reliably measure...

This $180,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will develop a multiscale experimental and modeling framework to understand the coupled ice/salt crystallization phenomena in low/zero clinker cementitious materials. The research aims to elucidate the mechanisms of entrained air void formation, saturation, and crystallization damage in these sustainable concrete formulations. By exploring new materials with reduced environmental...