Bergslien, E.T. (2004-2006, no cost extension to 2007). National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program-Adaptation and Implementation. Development of a Novel, Problem-Based Forensic Geology Laboratory for Earth Science and Forensic Chemistry Students Utilizing XRD Analysis. (This proposal was funded for $87,403)   

Bergslien, E.T. (2006 – 2007) Buffalo State College Research Council Incentive Grant. Acquisition of X-ray Diffraction Standards and Materials Necessary for Spectra Submission to the International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD). (This proposal was funded for $6,807)

Bergslien, E.T. (2005 – 2006) Buffalo State College Research Council Incentive Grant. An Experimental Thermodynamics Analysis of Clay Mineral – Organic Compound Interactions. (This proposal was funded for $6.945)

Pennuto, Christopher (2007-2009) National Science Foundation Broadening Participation Program. URM: The watershed as a model for improving minority, graduate student success in Biology. (Listed as Senior Personnel on proposal funded for $381,000)

Bergslien, E.T. (2006) National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities. Upgrade of Powder X-ray Diffraction Instrumentation and Acquisition of Micro X-ray Fluorescence Equipment for Environmental Geochemistry/Forensic Geoscience Laboratory. (This proposal requests $399,645 in funding to upgrade existing equipment and obtain a micro XRF and the equipment and materials necessary for sample preparation.)

Durfee, W., M.S. Goodman, A. Nazarenko and E.T. Bergslien (2007) National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Acquisition of a Single Crystal X-ray Diffactometer for Research and Education at Buffalo State College. (Tentative title)

Bergslien, E.T. (2007) National Science Foundation GeoEnvironmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation RUI: An Experimental Thermodynamic Analysis of Clay Mineral - Organic Contaminant Interactions Utilizing XDLVO Theory. (This proposal requests $293,421 for a research project that includes funding for several undergraduate students).  

Bergslien, E.T. (2006) National Science Foundation Geobiology & Low Temperature Geochemistry. RUI: An Experimental Thermodynamic Analysis of Clay Mineral - Organic Contaminant Interactions Utilizing XDLVO Theory. (This proposal for $293,421 was not funded.)  ** This proposal was submitted to the wrong division.  It is the same as the pending grant listed above.

Bergslien, E.T. (2006) Department of Energy’s Environmental Remediation Sciences Program. Surface Thermodynamic Analysis of Geologic Surfaces & Implications for Colloid and Solute Transport in Saturated, Single Natural Fractures of Varying Wettability. (This proposal for      $ 842,656 was not funded.)

Bergslien, E.T. and G. Smith  (2006) Natural Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities. Acquisition of Equipment for the Creation of a Forensic Geology Laboratory at Buffalo State College: A Non-traditional Approach to Attracting Urban Students to the Geosciences.  (This proposal for $693,202 was not funded.)

Bergslien, E.T. (2005) Natural Science Foundation Geoscience Education. Forensic Geology and the Geology of Art: A Non-traditional Approach to Attracting Urban Students to the Geoscience. (This proposal for $149,861 was not funded).

Bergslien, E.T., R. Batt and G. Solar (2005) National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program-Adaptation and Implementation. Adaptation of a Polarized Light Microscopy Network for Improvement of Student Learning in the Earth Sciences, Geology and Earth Sciences Education Programs. (This proposal for $114,181 was not funded.)

Bergslien, E.T. (2004) National Science Foundation Geoscience Education. Forensic Geology and the Geology of Art: A Non-traditional Approach to Attracting Urban Students to the Geosciences. (This proposal for $208,105 was not funded.  It was ranked as “Fund if Possible” with strong encouragement to apply again next grant cycle.)