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TURI Research Grants is a Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) program that funds academic research on safer alternatives to toxic chemicals, with 2024–2025 focusing on safer alternatives to PFAS. Awards provide up to $35,000 per academic year per project. Eligible applicants are academic faculty and graduate students from any Massachusetts academic institution.
Past-funded projects include safer surfactants for medical diagnostics devices (with Siemens Healthineers), alternatives to methylene chloride in electronics re-manufacturing (Raytheon partnership), and safer solvents in pharmaceutical processes (Johnson Matthey partnership). Proposals for the 2024–2025 cycle were due June 30, 2024. Interested researchers can contact TURI to discuss future project ideas.
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Academic Year 2024-2025 Request for Proposals This year’s academic research grant focuses on safer alternatives to PFAS. Access the Research Grant RFP here. Proposals are due no later than June 30, 2024.
To discuss ideas for future projects, email: [email protected] Siemens Collaborates with UMass Lowell Researchers to Find a Safer Surfactant With funding from a TURI Academic Research Grant, UMass Lowell researchers partnered with Siemens Healthineers to find a safer surfactant used in diagnostics devices.
Plastics Engineering Researchers Publish Research Results in Polymer Magazine The research results of a TURI Academic Research Grant project identified safer alternatives to methylene chloride used to remove conformal coatings on printed circuit boards.
The study, led by Assistant Professor Wan-Ting (Grace) Chen of the Plastics Engineering Department at UMass Lowell in partnership with Raytheon Company, was recently published in Polymers Journal. Read the article, “Removing Acrylic Conformal Coating with Safer Solvents for Re-Manufacturing Electronics.
” Johnson Matthey Collaborates to Find Safer Alternatives to Methylene Chloride use in Pharmaceuticals Assistant Professor Chen worked on a second grant in partnership with Johnson Matthey, a manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates with facilities located in North Andover and Devens.
The goal of the research project was to find safer alternatives to methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used in reaction and purification processes. The researchers identified safer alternative solvents, screened the alternatives for health and safety considerations and tested the performance of selected solvents. The results for this research were published in the Separations Journal in 2021.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Academic faculty and their graduate students from any academic institution located in Massachusetts. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows maximum funding amount for each research project is $35,000 per academic year. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
TURI Research Grants is funded by Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), University of Massachusetts Lowell. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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