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CAREER: Investigating the dynamic interplay between DNA methylation and bacterial evolution
US NSF · grant
Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in the genome that alter gene expression and chromosome structure without altering the underlying DNA sequence. These changes can come in the form of DNA methylation, which are small chemical addition…
Posted May 21, 2026
Conference: Discovery school: Kahler Geometry, Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry, Hyperbolicity
US NSF · grant
This award supports the participation of early-career US-based researchers at the summer school on Kähler Geometry, Algebraic and Arithmetic Geometry, and Hyperbolicity, which will be held from August 24-28, 2026 at the Université du Québec…
Posted May 21, 2026
Conference: Theory and Applications of Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
US NSF · grant
This award supports participation in the workshop "Theory and Applications of Elliptic Partial Differential Equations" held August 17-21, 2026 at University of California, Irvine. The workshop consists of three short courses given by expert…
Posted May 21, 2026
Collaborative Research: Elements: CHAI: Cyberinfrastructure for Hypergraph-based Analysis and Innovation
US NSF · grant
Many critical scientific and societal challenges involve interactions among groups of entities that cannot be adequately represented as simple pairwise relationships. For example, chemical reactions, biological signaling pathways, social gr…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Scalable Adaptive Control with Performance Guarantees for Safe and Efficient Autonomous Systems
US NSF · grant
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant funds research on autonomous systems that are poised to transform industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to environmental monitoring and space exploration. Use o…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Establishing Structure-property Relationships in Anion Exchange Membranes to Empower Water Electrolysis
US NSF · grant
Hydrogen is used as transportation fuel, to produce ammonia for fertilizers, and to upgrade oil for numerous products. This project seeks to lower the cost of producing hydrogen by improving water electrolysis technology. Electrolyzers use …
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Breaking Ground: Uncovering the Fate of Biocrust Microbiome in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
US NSF · grant
Arid and semi-arid lands cover a large fraction of Earth’s surface and support the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people. Many of these landscapes are changing. A critical, but often overlooked, component of healthy drylands is biol…
Posted May 21, 2026
RUI: Genetic mechanisms that regulate surface protein remodeling during life cycle transitions in the African trypanosome parasite
US NSF · grant
African trypanosomes are parasites transmitted to the bloodstream of humans and cattle via the bite of the tsetse fly. Infected humans and animals develop African trypanosomiasis, a disease that is fatal if untreated. The parasites cover th…
Posted May 21, 2026
Collaborative Research: NSF-SNSF: SCALE-UP - Understanding VPD impacts on forests across scales to advance the next generation of Earth-system models
US NSF · grant
The dryness of the Earth's atmosphere (vapor pressure deficit, or VPD) is increasing. Its effects on many plant processes – from leaf photosynthesis, to tree growth and mortality, to forest production and water use – remain poorly understoo…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Physics-Informed, AI-Driven Prediction and Optimization of Concrete for Resilient Infrastructure
US NSF · grant
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will advance the predictive design of concrete, the most widely used construction material, by developing new data-driven approaches to improve performance, cost efficiency, and r…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Fire Resistant Geopolymer Materials for Resilient Structures in Wildfire Prone Regions
US NSF · grant
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will advance the science and engineering of fire-resistant construction materials to improve the resilience of buildings exposed to extreme heat and wildfire. Increasing wildfire …
Posted May 21, 2026
Collaborative Research: LTREB Renewal: Predicting the success of montane species in an era of environmental upheaval
US NSF · grant
Life on Earth has been challenged repeatedly by periods of catastrophic change that shift the structure and function of communities and ecosystems. The consequences of environmental upheaval have traditionally been studied by paleontologist…
Posted May 21, 2026
The evolution of fern vascular architecture
US NSF · grant
A central goal of biology is to understand how and why diverse structures evolve. This highlights a long-standing question: do new forms arise mainly because natural selection directly favors them, or because they emerge indirectly as a con…
Posted May 21, 2026
Stochastics for generative modeling and applications to inverse problems
US NSF · grant
Modern society increasingly relies on technologies that use waves to see inside complex environments that cannot be observed directly. Medical imaging, seismic exploration, remote sensing, and astronomical imaging all depend on interpreting…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Integrated Digital Thread for Self-Evolving Cooperative Robotics Remanufacturing
US NSF · grant
Remanufacturing restores worn or damaged products to like-new performance, extending the life of high-value assets while reducing dependency on costly replacements and lowering supply chain vulnerability. Many repairs still depend on techni…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Modeling High Free Volume Polymers: Influence of Free Volume Element Distribution and Chain Dynamics on Physical Aging
US NSF · grant
NONTECHNICAL Summary This award supports computational research and education to advance understanding of physical polymer aging, the process where the configuration of atoms relaxes over time leading to changes the properties of polymers.…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: A Framework for Predictive Design of Wear-Resistant Polymer Composites
US NSF · grant
This project will conduct experiments on “low-wear polymer composite” materials. These materials consist of particles in a polymer matrix. They are often used to reduce friction and mechanical damage (called “wear”) between sliding surfaces…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER:Toward Generative Cinematography with Controllable Video Synthesis
US NSF · grant
Video is rapidly becoming the dominant medium for communication, education, and entertainment, yet creating high-quality video content remains costly and technically demanding. Current artificial intelligence models can generate impressive …
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Characterization of Material Defects Using Broadband Two-Level-System Spectroscopy
US NSF · grant
Nontechnical Description This CAREER project advances the understanding of atomic-scale defects that limit the performance of next-generation materials in quantum electronics. These defects, known as two-level systems, can absorb energy …
Posted May 21, 2026
Collaborative Research: Understanding magma sources and formation through experiments and modeling
US NSF · grant
This project will use high-pressure and high-temperature laboratory experiments to simulate processes of magma formation. Researchers will study different electrical charges of iron in Earth’s mantle and how differing conditions affect key …
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Understanding the production of maple syrup and carbon cycling within trees
US NSF · grant
This project improves understanding of how trees store, move, and use carbon by focusing on sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Sugar maple is an important tree species in northeastern North America and it is the foundation of the region’s rapidl…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Designing EdgeAI Tools With and For Communities in Low-Resource Settings
US NSF · grant
Across many rural and resource-constrained communities in the United States (including agricultural regions, Appalachian and coal country areas), resident-led groups and civic organizations work to address local concerns ranging from water …
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Active Representation Learning for Real-World Adaptive Experimental Design
US NSF · grant
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to guide scientific discovery, engineering design, and complex decision-making, where each experiment or trial can be costly and time-consuming. A central challenge is how to efficiently identify…
Posted May 21, 2026
CAREER: Learning to See, Reason, and Act: Language-Grounded Video Intelligence for Perceptual AI Agents
US NSF · grant
Modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems can recognize simple actions in short video clips, yet they cannot understand the full complexity of events unfolding over time. They struggle to follow multi-step activities, explain why somethin…
Posted May 21, 2026
Conference: Statistics Beyond Euclid: Functional Data, Random Objects and AI
US NSF · grant
The conference "Statistics Beyond Euclid: Functional Data, Random Objects and AI" will be held on November 13–14, 2026, at the University of California, Davis. Modern scientific data is increasingly captured in complex, non-traditional form…
Posted May 21, 2026