Click on the underlined headings below to sort by column.   Click on NSF and EPA Project Numbers to display the respective Project Abstracts.   After reviewing an Abstract, please use the 'Back' button to return to this page.   NOTE:  The NSF Division Column indicates the specialty area but not necessarily the source of funding. NSF Division Titles & Abbreviations   Directorate for Engineering       Bioengineering and Environmental Systems BES       Chemical and Transport Systems CTS       Design, Manufacturing, and Industrial Innovation DMII   Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences       Chemistry CHEM       Materials DMR Project Title Principal Investigator Institution State NSF Number EPA Number NSF Div Combinatorial Mutagenesis of a Bidirectional Hydrogenase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Ahmann, Dianne M. Colorado School of Mines CO 0124821   BES Formulating Waterborne Coatings for the Environment: Interactions in Water-Cosolvent Media between Associating Polymers, Surfactants, and Colloidal Particles Alexandridis, Paschalis Buffalo, State University of New York at NY 0124848   CTS Metabolic Engineering of Bacillus for Enhanced Product Yield -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     - Metabolic Engineering of Bacillus for Enhanced Product Yield Ataai, Mohammad M. Pittsburgh, University of -     -     -     -     -     -     - Grossman, Ignacio Carnegie Mellon University PA 0118961   -     -     -     -     -     - R829589 BES Benign Processing of Polymers Plasticized with Absorbed Carbon Dioxide Baird, Donald G. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA   R829555 CTS Design and Optimization of Non-Fluorous CO2-Philic Polymers Beckman, Eric J. Pittsburgh, University of PA 0124400   CTS Plasma Polymerization: A Novel, Environmentally-Compatible Process for Surface Engineering of Metals Boerio, F. James Cincinnati, University of OH   R829579 DMII Diminishing materials use and air pollutants in foundries via an integrated advanced oxidation process: Characterization of materials and pollutants at the nano-scale Cannon, Fred S. Pennsylvania State University at University Park PA   R829581 DMII Elucidating the Role of Water on Heteropolyacid-Catalyzed Hydrocarbon Reactions Davis, Robert J. Virginia, University of VA 0124333   CTS Dry Lithography: Environmentally Responsible Processes for High Resolution Pattern Transfer and Elimination of Image Collapse using Positive Tone Resists DeSimone, Joseph M. North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of NC   R829586 DMR Electrolysis and Ion Exchange for the in-Process Recycling of Copper from Semi-Conductor Processing Solutions Doyle, Fiona M. California Berkeley, University of CA   R829627 CHEM Sustainable Composite Materials from Renewable Resources for Automotive Applications Drzal, Lawrence T. Michigan State University MI 0124789   DMII Novel Hydrogen Reactor/Separator Design for a Fuel Cell Vehicle Infrastructure to Maintain a Sustainable Environment Fenton, James M. Connecticut, University of CT 0124648   CTS A fundamental experimental investigation of the spraying of low viscosity elastic liquids Harrison, Graham M. Clemson University SC 0124536   CTS Removal of Photoresist and Post-Plasma Etch Sidewall Films Using Supercritical and Subcritical CO2 With Additives Hess, Dennis W. Georgia Institute of Technology GA   R829554 CTS Collaborative Research:   Environmentally Benign Manufacturing - Casting by Design Hirsa, Amir H. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY 0124694   DMII Computer-Aided Hybrid Models for Environmental and Economic Life-Cycle Assessment Horvath, Arpad California Berkeley, University of CA   R829597 BES Environmentally Friendly Formation of Self-Assembled Monolayers and Surface-Initiated Polymer Films in Carbon Dioxide Jennings, G. Kane Vanderbilt University TN 0203183   CTS An Environmentally Sustainable Approach to Crude Oil Production and Processing: Compressed Gas Demulsification Kilpatrick, Peter K. North Carolina State University NC 0124760   CTS Toxic and Nutrient Pollution Prevention In The Chesapeake Bay Using Anion Binding Polymeric Hydrogels Kofinas, Peter Maryland College Park, University of MD 0124237   CTS Material Selection in Green Design and Environmental Cost Analysis Lin, Li Buffalo, State University of New York at NY   R829598 BES DMII Biological hydrogen production as a sustainable green technology for pollution prevention Logan, Bruce E. Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 0124674   BES Multifunctional Nanostructured Catalysts for Aqueous Medium Organic Synthesis Lu, Yunfeng Tulane University LA 0124765   DMR Towards Elimination of Transition Metals from Materials Made by ATRP and Development of Environmentally Benign Low VOCs Manufacturing Processes Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof Carnegie Mellon University PA   R829580 CHEM High Temperature Micromolding of Aluminum Parts Meng, Wen J. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA 0124441   DMII Flow Control and Design of Environmentally Benign Spray Systems Plesniak, Michael W. Purdue University IN   R829587 DMII Dross Formation during the Oxidation of Molten Aluminum Puri, Ishwar K. Illinois Chicago, University of IL 0124204   CTS New Methods for Carbon Dioxide Separation and Recovery Rakowski-DuBois, Mary Colorado Boulder, University of CO 0124445   CTS Source-Based Pollution Prevention through Depolymerization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Roberts, George W. North Carolina State University NC 0124618   CTS A Theoretical and Experimental Approach to Rapid Screening and Design of Secondary Refrigerants Sahinidis, Nikolaos V. Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of IL 0124751   CTS Design for product-embedded disassembly using reversible integral attachments Saitou, Kazuhiro Michigan, University of MI 0124415   BES Green Oxidation Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis Shapley, Patricia A. Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of IL   R829553 CHEM High Activity Catalysts for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Water Based on Bulky Water-Soluble Alkylphosphines Shaughnessy, Kevin Alabama Tuscaloosa, University of AL 0124255   CHEM Collaborative Research:   Environmentally Benign Manufacturing - Casting by Design Steen, Paul H. Cornell University NY 0124730   DMII New Modeling Framework and Technology to Optimize Resource Utilization in the Plastics Supply Cycle Stuart, Julie Ann Purdue University IN 0124761   BES Electronic Tags for Product Lifecycle Management Thomas, Valerie Princeton University NJ   R829585 BES DMII Novel Self-Assembling Interfacial Biocatalysis in Organic-Aqueous Biphasic Systems for Environmentally Benign Chemical Processing Wang, Ping Akron, University of OH 0124769   CTS Metabolic Engineering of Monooxygenases for 1-Naphthol and Styrene Epoxide Formation Wood, Thomas K. Connecticut, University of CT 0124401   BES Composite Resins and Adhesives from Plants Wool, Richard P. Delaware, University of DE   R829576 DMII This page (created with Notepad++) has been optimized for viewing with Netscape. Top of Page TSE 2001 Home CTS Division Home Engineering Directorate Home NSF Home