NSF award spurs historic $30 million project for cleaner manufacturing at Univ. of Kansas.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 2003-University of Kansas: NSF award spurs historic $30 million project for cleaner manufacturing at Univ. of Kansas(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09292003 LAWRENCE, Kan -- The University of Kansas today announced that a research center whose mission is to develop environmentally friendly and economically viable chemical processes for industry was selected to receive $17 million under the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers Program.

The five-year grant is the largest single federal research award ever received by a Kansas university. Additional funding streams and donated facilities as a result of the award are expected to bring the total package value to nearly $30 million. The Center for...