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Cohen Announces More Than $1.1 Million for the University of Memphis

August 21, 2014

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced 4 federal grants totaling $1,125,168 in funding for several projects at the University of Memphis. This funding comes through the National Science Foundation (NSF).

“I am pleased with this federal investment in the University of Memphis and their talented scholars,” said Congressman Cohen.

Today’s announcement includes funding for the following University of Memphis projects:

  • $586,608 in funding for the “Career: Catalytic Production of H2 from Water by Molecular Metal Complexes with Pentadentate Ligands” project
  • $364,864 in funding for the “Collaborative Project: Puzzle-Based Cybersecurity Learning to Enhance Defensive Skills of Front-Line Technicians” project
  • $108,725 in funding for the “Measuring and modeling postseismic deformation processes of Andaman Islands” project
  • $64,971 in funding for the “GOALI: Application of Wave Gradiometry to Exploration Seismology” project