Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)
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The Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER) program, led by the U.S. National Science Foundation, aims to advance fundamental research focused on enhancing resource and energy conservation, recovery, and protection of both the natural environment and human health. It promotes the development of innovative technologies involving fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum science, nanoengineering, and microelectronics to strengthen the resilience and security of U.S. manufacturing and energy systems. The program emphasizes transforming biotechnology and manufacturing processes to create domestic energy sources and develop sustainable, low-waste manufacturing by closing resource loops and encouraging recycling, waste management, and circular economy principles through life cycle assessments and AI modeling. Research supported by EER spans multiple disciplines, including the chemistry and biochemistry of nutrients and pollutants in various environmental media, as well as the biochemical reactivity of contaminants in built environments. It also encourages fundamental studies on interactions between nanomaterials and biological or environmental systems, alongside engineered detection systems for pathogens and toxins to safeguard health. Proposals primarily focused on earth systems or human behavioral responses to environmental issues are recommended to engage with other NSF directorates specialized in those areas. The program fosters collaborations with federal agencies, industry, international partners, and others to accelerate innovation, providing opportunities for partnership through the NSF Engineering Partnerships platform.
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EER supports research that transforms biotechnology and manufacturing to create domestic sources of energy; engineered chemical, biological, and/or geo-physical processes may be involved. The program supports studies on the sustainability of benign manufacturing. EER supports the development of innovative technologies that minimize or re-use waste discharges to soil, water, and air by closing resource loops. EER also supports research on sustainable recycling and management of waste materials and critical minerals. EER supports studies on life cycle assessment, materials flow analysis, and AI modeling to advance the circular economy.
EER research encompasses the chemistry, biochemistry, transport, and fate of nutrients and contaminants of emerging concern in air, water, soil, and sediments. It also includes the biochemical reactivity of pollutants in the built environment. EER welcomes ideas that grow fundamental and quantitative understanding of how nanomaterials and nanosystems interact with biological and environmental media. The program also supports research on engineered systems that safeguard health and quality of life through the accurate detection of and rapid response to pathogens and toxins in water, soil and air.
Proposals with a main goal of understanding earth systems are more appropriate for the NSF Directorate for Geosciences. Proposals that focus on human behavior or social responses to environmental issues are a better fit for the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Partnerships: To speed discovery and innovation, NSF partners with federal agencies, industry, international groups, and others. Current opportunities are at NSF ENG Partnerships.