Cooperative Agreement NNL05AA13A

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $510,000 to the University of Virginia to develop advanced chemical synthesis methods for producing nanocrystals with non-precious metal cores and thin, ordered intermetallic shells. The project aims to address challenges in nanochemistry by enhancing the fundamental understanding of the chemical processes involved in creating these complex inorganic...

This $574,925 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049), supports research conducted by Professor George Christou at the University of Florida. The research aims to develop new synthetic methods for producing very small (1-3 nm) iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles as molecular compounds of uniform size and shape. These iron oxide nanoparticles are crucial for magnetism-based technologies, including...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY Potsdam) to investigate how the interaction between the iron storage protein ferritin and the cellular molecule ATP influences iron homeostasis within cells. The 3-year research project aims to provide a detailed understanding of how ATP and other cytosolic components affect ferritin structure, iron...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to support the development of new magnetic particle imaging tracers. The goal is to create superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle clusters with controlled properties that can be used to improve magnetic particle imaging, a non-invasive medical imaging technique similar to MRI. Key objectives include designing and synthesizing poly(amino acid)...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $188,719 Project Grant through its Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Arkansas (UA) to support research on developing new nanostructures made from earth-abundant metal oxides and chalcogenides. Professor Jingyi Chen and her research team at UA will use a template-directed synthesis approach to precisely control the morphology and composition of these hollow nanoshells, which have potential applications in energy...

This three-year, $348,640 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry will support research at Purdue University-Fort Wayne investigating new molecular architectures of fullertubes and metallofullertubes. Professor Steven Stevenson and his students will isolate unusual tubular carbon molecules with single-layered fullerene endcaps, which have potential applications in electronics, engineering, catalysis, and medicine. The research encompasses elements of...

Through a $582,628.00 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, Purdue University is developing an innovative approach to synthesize high entropy alloy nanoparticles at room temperature. The research aims to achieve precise control over the nanoparticle shape, size, composition, and surface coverage on different substrates using an electrochemical deposition method. Key goals include understanding the electrodeposition mechanism, factors influencing nanoparticle...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $300,000 EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant to the University of Pittsburgh. The objective of this 2-year project is to develop new methods that leverage the advantages of light in the chemical synthesis of nanomaterials. Specifically, the project aims to use catalytic, photoredox-mediated nanoparticle synthesis to elucidate how the nucleation of bimetallic nanoparticles impacts their size,...

The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to support research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The award will fund the development of novel classes of organized nanoscale biomolecular materials for controlled molecular transport. Specifically, the grantee will synthesize and study biomolecular magnetic organic...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $950,000 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York from February 2023 through January 2026. The award supports research into regulating iron homeostasis by controlling the fate of intracellular ferritin. A multidisciplinary team will use structural biology, spectroscopy, microscopy, proteomics, and other analytical tools to delineate the mechanisms determining...