Ongoing
Funded Research Topics
Microbial fuel cell architectures for a new
wastewater treatment system. (PI: Logan), National Science Foundation. September
1, 2007 to August 31, 2009. $250,000.
Electrochemically assisted microbial fermentation of acetate. (PI: Logan).
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO. August 2007-October 2008.
$130,000.
Testing and evaluation of system materials for creating a scalable
bioelectrochemically assisted microbial reactor (BEAMR). (PI: Logan), Air
Products. March 1, 2007 to February 28, 2008. $110,219.
Isolation and analysis of novel electrochemically active bacteria for enhanced
power generation in microbial fuel cells (PIs: B.E. Logan and J.M. Regan). Air
Force Office of Scientific Research. June 1, 2006 to April 30, 2009. $386,552.
Improving power generation in
microbial fuel cells. (PI: Logan), National Science Foundation.
November 15, 2004- October 31, 2007 [granted a one-year, no cost extension to
10/31/2008]. $509,342.
NSF-MFC04
Awards: (i) Paul L. Busch Award for "Innovation in
Wastewater Treatment- Harvesting Energy From Wastewater Treatment" (2004).
$100,000.
PSU Press Release;
Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)
Announcement.
Busch Award.
(ii) Frank Annuzio Award in "Alternative Energy Sources- Microbial fuel
cells". $25,000.
Past Research
Projects
Treatability study of American Eagle paper effluent stream for use as feedstock
for microbial fuel cell operations. (PIs: B.E. Logan and T.L. Richard). American
Eagle Paper Mills. August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. $7500.
High yield hydrogen production from waste biomass. (PI: Logan), Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007. $60,000.
Center: EMSI- Center for Environmental Kinetics
Analysis (CEKA). (PI: Sue Brantley. Personnel: S. Brantley, W. Burgos, B.
Dempsey, P. Heaney, J. Kubicki, B. Logan, M. Maroto-Valer, C. Martine, K. Merz,
K. Mueller, K. Osseo-Asare and M. Tien). National Science Foundation. September
1, 2004 – August 31, 2009. $6,750,000.
CEKA Website
Coupled Processes for BioEnergy Production: Biological Hydrogen Linked with Microbial Fuel Cells.
(PIs: Regan, Logan, Guiltinen), US Department of Agriculture, Sept. 2003 to
August, 2006). $790,798.
USDA
Novel microbial hydrogen production from biomass containing wastewater. (PI:
Logan). Subcontract to Ion Power for an SBIR (Department of Energy, Topic:
Biological solutions for reducing atomospheric carbon dioxide and producing
fuels). Date- TBD. $30,000.
Training grant: Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education (BRIE)
at Penn State. (PIs: S. Brantley, K. Freeman, J. Brenchley). National Science
Foundation (NSF), August 1999 - July 2007. Dr.
Logan is the
BRIE
Team 2 leader: Bacterial Adhesion
Molecular level analysis of macromolecule-surface interactions in bacterial
adhesion. (PIs: Logan, Velegol, Chorover, Kubicki, Elimelech). National Science
Foundation, Sept 15,
2000 - August 31, 2005. $2,555,000.
CRAEMS
Demonstration: An operational hydrogen fueling
station. (PIs: J. Anstrom, Z. Rado, B.E. Logan). Pennsylvania DEP and Pennsylvania DCED. $487,656 (cash) and $846,744 (match).
April 1, 2004 to April 1, 2005.
SGER: Determination of the potential for direct generation
of electricity from wastewater using a microbial fuel cell. National Science
Foundation. June 1, 2003 – May 31, 2004. $86,937.
NSF-MFC
Biological hydrogen production as a sustainable green technology for pollution
prevention. (Co PI: M.A. Bruns). National Science Foundation, January
15, 2002 to January 14, 2005. $375,000.
NSF
H2
Measurement and analysis of microbial sticking
coefficient for water treatment materials. June 1, 2003 – December 31, 2004.
Bacterial adsorption to
carbon
Respiratory enzymes used for perchlorate reduction. National Science
Foundation. Sept 7, 2000 - Sept 6, 2004. $399,984.
NSF
Enzymes
Bioadhesion studies. PPG, Inc. January 15, 2002 -
April 14, 2004. PPG
Biofuel Cell research.
(PIs: B.E. Logan, J. Regan, G. Ferry and M. Pishko). PSU
Life Sciences Consortium Seed Grant Program, July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004,
$60,000. BioFuelCell
Field testing a bioreactor system to treat low-concentration perchlorate-contaminated
water. American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF).
November 15, 2000 to November 14, 2003. $450,000
AwwaRF Phase 3
Biological hydrogen production
in a bioreactor. US Filter Corp., July 15, 2002 to July 14, 2003. $50,000.
US Filter
Genetic Engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum for enhanced production
of hydrogen gas for use as a clean fuel source. (PIs: J. Regan, M. Guiltinan,
B.E. Logan). PSU Life Sciences Consortium Seed Grant Program, July 1, 2002 to
June 30, 2002, $42,500. LSC-Seed Grant.
Field testing a bioreactor system to treat low-concentration perchlorate-contaminated
water. American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF).
November 15, 2000 to November 14, 2002. $450,000
AWWARF
Phase 2
Application of bioreactor systems to low-concentration perchlorate-contaminated
water. Phase 1: Laboratory and Bench-Scale Experiments. American
Water Works Research Foundation, Nov 1998-Oct 2001. $422,000
AWWARF Phase 1
Biodegradation of Subsurface Pollutants by Chlorate-Respiring Microorganisms.
National Science Foundation (NSF). May 1998 - April 2001. $379,414
Chlorate
project
The HBOD test
HBOD
Research
Using HRC compound to stimulate in-situ perchlorate degradation.
Insitu
Project
Bio-colloid transport in saturated, unsaturated,
and air-sparged porous media. National Institutes of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) via the University of Arizona NIEHS Superfund Center.
April 1995 - March 2000. Bacterial
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