Aich, Nirupam
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CAREER: 3D Printed Carbon-Metal Nanohybrid Aerogels for Highly Efficient Adsorptive/Catalytic Removal of PFASs
$499,627NSF01/01/2023 - 06/30/2027
Section 07 of 14
Early Career Awards
Active awards, July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 · * indicates new in 2025–2026
Active awards, July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
*Indicates new in 2025–2026.
NSF CAREER Grants and DOE Early Career Awards
National Science Foundation CAREER grants are awarded only to untenured junior faculty. These grants recognize research and education “of the highest quality and in the broadest sense.” CAREER grants are unique in requiring a four- to five-year plan for the scientist’s development as both a researcher and an educator. DOE’s Early Career Research Program supports exceptional early-career researchers pursuing rigorous, mission-driven research in areas critical to America’s scientific and technological leadership.
A
Alexandrov, Vitali
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER: Advancing Mechanistic Understanding of Nanocrystal Dissolution in Aqueous Environments
$603,258NSF07/01/2020 - 06/30/2027
B
Bavarian, Mona
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER: Continuous Flow Chemistry of Microelectronics Polymers via Combined Physics-based and Machine Learning Models
$576,802NSF07/01/2023 - 06/30/2028
Bhardwaj, Shubhendu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CAREER: Exploring Spin and Angular Momentum Waves towards Future Wireless Communication Paradigm
$550,000NSF07/01/2025 - 06/30/2030
E
Eichhorn, Catherine
Chemistry
CAREER: Molecular Mechanisms of Ribonucleoprotein Assembly
$1,048,975NSF01/01/2021 - 06/30/2026
F
Fernandez Ballester, Lucia
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
CAREER: Processing of Materials to Control Micro- and Nano-Plastic Release
$739,205NSF08/01/2025 - 07/31/2030
Filina, Irina
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
CAREER: An Integrated Geophysical Approach to Research and Education to Solve the Tectonic Puzzle of the Northern Atlantic
$746,284NSF03/01/2023 - 02/29/2028
Finch, Jenna
Psychology
CAREER: Self-Regulation, Mathematics Achievement, and Mathematical Attitudes during the Third-Grade Transition in High-Poverty Schools
$974,830NSF08/01/2025 - 07/31/2030
G
Glowacka, Katarzyna
Biochemistry
CAREER: Understanding Non-photochemical Quenching under Chilling in the Warm-Season C4 Grasses
$1,375,334NSF03/01/2022 - 02/28/2027
Grifo, Eloisa
Mathematics
CAREER: Problems in Commutative and Homological Algebra
$443,860NSF08/01/2023 - 07/31/2028
Guo, Hongzhi
Computing
CAREER: Long-Range Near Field Communication for Ultra-Dense Internet of Things
$499,337NSF01/01/2023 - 06/30/2027
Guo, Yinsheng
Chemistry
CAREER: Structural Dynamics and Optoelectronics of Anharmonic Soft Semiconductors
$648,335NSF04/01/2024 - 03/31/2029
H
Holland, Kathryn
Psychology
CAREER: The Efficacy of Sexual Assault Mandatory Reporting Policies
$502,113NSF06/01/2022 - 05/31/2027
I
Iverson, Nicole
Biological Systems Engineering
CAREER: Extracellular Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Detection and Quantification Via Biocompatible Carbon Nanotubes
$550,000NSF07/01/2022 - 06/30/2027
J
Jeffries, Jack
Mathematics
CAREER: Differential Operators and p-Derivations in Commutative Algebra
$400,000NSF06/01/2021 - 05/31/2027
L
Liu, Qiang
Computing
*CAREER: Trustworthy AI-Native Network Autonomy in Open Radio Access Networks
$750,000NSF07/01/2026 - 06/30/2031
Louis, Joe
Entomology
CAREER: Deciphering Sorghum Resistance Mechanisms to Phloem-Feeding Aphids
$1,515,525NSF06/01/2019 - 11/30/2025
M
Markvicka, Eric
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
CAREER: Universal Strategy for Manufacturing Solid Particle-Incorporated Liquid Metal Mixtures
$691,771NSF08/01/2024 - 07/31/2029
N
Nama, Nitesh
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
*CAREER: Fluid Mechanics of Acoustically-Actuated Viscoelastic Fluids at Microscales
$548,417NSF07/01/2026 - 06/30/2031
Nejati, Siamak
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER: Molecular Layer Deposition of Porous Organic Frameworks
$593,240NSF08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026
P
Panther, Grace
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CAREER: Re-Envisioning Engineering Pedagogy to Support a Range of Visuo-Spatial Skills
$649,950NSF07/01/2024 - 06/30/2029
Park, Jae Sung
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
CAREER: Unraveling Predictive Dynamics and Multiscale Linkage in Turbulence for Flow Control
$506,780NSF12/15/2021 - 11/30/2026
Pedrigi, Ryan
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
CAREER: Characterizing the Mechanobiological Response of Endothelial Cells to Ultrasound
$567,241NSF07/01/2020 - 06/30/2027
Pitt, Kevin
Special Education and Communication Disorders
CAREER: Applying Human-Technology Interfaces to Support Communication for Children
$585,000NSF01/01/2025 - 12/31/2029
R
Roy, Tirthankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CAREER: Characteristics of Rain-on-Snow Flooding in the Midwest
$673,168NSF07/01/2025 - 06/30/2030
S
Saha, Rajib
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER: Dissecting a Metabolically Versatile Non-Model Bacteriums Lignin-Derived Compound Catabolism
$767,855NSF06/01/2020 - 05/31/2026
Streubel, Robert
Physics and Astronomy
CAREER: Short-Range Order as Design Parameter for Topological Magnetism
$849,399NSF09/01/2025 - 08/31/2030
Sukumaran, Sunil
Nutrition and Health Sciences
CAREER: The Roles of Zinc in Taste Cell Regeneration and Sweet Taste Signaling
$1,499,959NSF04/01/2025 - 03/31/2030
T
Tannenbaum, Daniel
Economics
CAREER: Eviction and the Design of Policy to Avert Homelessness
$430,587NSF08/01/2025 - 07/31/2030
Turk, Judith
Natural Resources
CAREER: Human-induced Soil Change on the U.S. Great Plains
$854,327NSF05/01/2024 - 04/30/2029
W
Wang, Laura
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
*Early CAREER: Quantum Photonic-Phononic Transduction Empowered by Van der Waals Layered Crystals
$295,206DOE08/01/2025 - 07/31/2026
Wittich, Christine
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CAREER: Integration of Agricultural Infrastructure Vulnerability and Rural Community Resilience for Multiple Hazards
$728,114NSF09/01/2024 - 08/31/2029
Y
Yesselman, Joseph
Chemistry
CAREER: Determining the Fundamental Rules of RNA Tertiary Contact Formation
$1,235,574NSF06/01/2022 - 05/31/2027
Z
Zhang, Limei
Biochemistry
CAREER: Structural and Mechanistic Studies on an Iron-Sulfur Cluster-Based Nitric Oxide Sensor
$600,000NSF07/01/2019 - 07/31/2025