Project Grant S15OD040242
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program awarded a $209,705 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to acquire a state-of-the-art isotope ratio mass spectrometer. This major research instrumentation (MRI) award will support Earth and ocean science research by integrating the new equipment into the university's existing stable isotope biogeochemistry laboratory. The instrument will be used primarily for isotope analyses of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium,...
- This $243,780 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award supports a research project led by Professor Mullane and her students at Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) focused on developing novel separation methods for rare earth elements and early transition metals using selective photochemical reactions. The key...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351), will enable Montana State University Billings (MSUB) to acquire an Agilent 1290 Infinity Series II Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) system integrated with an Agilent 6530 Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer. This cutting-edge analytical instrumentation will support advanced biomedical research and education at MSUB,...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351), will fund an Illumina iScan system upgrade for the Genomics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource (GBSR) laboratory at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UHCC). The $518,494 award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, will enable the acquisition of an automated Infinium pipetting system, autoloader, and associated components to modernize the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $352,126, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish a pioneering microplastic library in Hawaii and study the biophysical mechanisms of how micro/nanoplastics impact respiratory health. The key objectives of this 3-year award are to: 1) Create a unique collection of microplastic samples sourced from the shorelines of Oahu Island, providing...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) under CFDA 93.351 for $346,350 will fund the installation of a helium capture and reliquefaction system at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSA) to support the operation of their nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) facility. The system will enable UTHSA to recycle and reuse helium gas used to maintain the superconducting magnets in their...
- This Project Grant award for $280,987 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) to Stony Brook University. The funds are supporting the acquisition of a helium recovery system to capture and reliquefy helium from five nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers at the university. This equipment will address challenges posed by global helium supply instability, ensuring continued operation of the critical NMR...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $163,887 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to enhance undergraduate student access to research equipment for a course-based undergraduate research experience in respiratory physiology. The grant will secure four complete respirometry systems that will allow UNLV students to collect and analyze respiratory data from thousands of invertebrate species in the Mojave Desert...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $1,070,506 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to enable the purchase and commissioning of a new transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system. This advanced instrument will significantly enhance the university's research and training capabilities across biology, materials science, and engineering disciplines, while providing...
- This Project Grant award for $114,165.00, funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), supports the development of a novel condensable carrier gas system for isotope laser spectroscopy analysis. The University of New Mexico, in collaboration with Aerodyne Research Inc., will work to substitute the traditional N2 carrier gas with N2O, which allows the sample to be frozen out of a vacuum line at liquid nitrogen temperatures for easier transfer. This is expected to...
GLOVEBOX WORKSTATION FOR SHARED-USE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT. AT HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (HPU) MULTIPLE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS IN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES HAVE FOCUSED THEIR RESEARCH AGENDA ON RESEARCH QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND IN TRAINING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS IN THIS CONTEXT. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE COLLEGE HAS BENEFITTED FROM NIH FUNDING, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE HAWAII INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD NETWORK FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (INBRE). ONGOING WORK IN THE COLLEGE INCLUDES ISOLATION, STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION, AND BIOACTIVITY SCREENING OF NATURAL PRODUCTS; MAINTAINING LIBRARIES OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE PLANTS, INVERTEBRATES, AND MICROORGANISM SAMPLES UNIQUE TO HAWAII; ANALYZING PLASTIC ADDITIVES ON MARINE ORGANISMS; AND CONDUCTING FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES ON THE REACTIVITY OF TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM-OXYGEN MULTIPLE BONDS, WHICH ARE PRESENT IN SUNSCREENS, DENTAL RESTORATIONS AND CROWNS, AND BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS. THIS ACADEMIC YEAR HPU OPENED A NEW 20,000 SQ. FT. SHARED-USE TEACHING AND RESEARCH LABORATORY IN DOWNTOWN HONOLULU. THE LAB HOUSES COMMUNAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING AN NMR, GCMS, LCMS, AND IR SPECTROMETERS, UV-VIS AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, PCR, POLARIMETER, AND PATCH-CLAMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SETUP. OUR COLLEGE'S RESEARCH IN THIS NEW SHARED LAB SPACE WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO A RIGOROUSLY AIR- AND MOISTURE-FREE ATMOSPHERE FOR SYNTHESIS AND/OR STORAGE OF DRY, AIR-SENSITIVE, AND PYROPHORIC REAGENTS; STORAGE AND MANIPULATION OF HPU'S NATURAL PRODUCT EXTRACT LIBRARY; SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR NMR AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; AND FOR COLLECTING ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS. TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES, WE REQUEST A GLOVEBOX WORKSTATION AND NITROGEN GAS GENERATOR. THE NITROGEN GAS GENERATOR WILL BE ABLE TO PURIFY THE HOUSE COMPRESSED AIR TO 99.9995% NITROGEN GAS, SUPPLYING THE GLOVEBOX WITH A DRY AND INERT ATMOSPHERE. THE GLOVEBOX WORKSTATION WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A FREEZER, COLD-WELL, AND ELECTRICAL POSTS TO MEET THE DIVERSE RESEARCH NEEDS OF EACH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR'S TEAM OF STUDENT RESEARCHERS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $78.4k | 8/21/25 |