Project Grant 0966420

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $465,000 Project Grant to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to support an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site program from 2024 to 2027. This program will provide a 10-week summer research experience for 10 undergraduate students per year, integrating interdisciplinary research, education, and career development activities in the areas of bioanalytics, green chemistry, and renewable energy. The...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $340,000 supports an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site award to the University of Pennsylvania from 2023 through 2026. The award provides hands-on research training and professional development to 10 undergraduate students per summer in the areas of catalysis, computational chemistry, and solid-state chemistry. Unique aspects include exposure to high-throughput experimentation methods and recruitment of underrepresented student...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program provides $322,000 to the University of South Florida (USF) to host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on functional materials research. Over the summers of 2024-2026, the REU site will train 8 undergraduate students per year for 10 weeks in collaborative projects on topics such as catalyst synthesis, molecular sensors, semiconductors, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award to Colorado State University (CSU) provides $101,375 of funding from September 2023 through August 2026 to support the training of 10 undergraduate students each summer for 10 weeks. The program, funded under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, will engage students in collaborative research projects across chemistry disciplines to understand how fundamental research...

This three-year National Science Foundation Project Grant of $522,000 supports the University of Florida to operate an International Research Experiences for Undergraduates site program in chemistry. The program will provide research experience for 12 undergraduate students annually from 2023 through 2025 at partner institutions in France, including Sorbonne University, University of Strasbourg, AgroParis Tech, and University of Toulouse - Paul Sabatier. Students will conduct individually...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry provides $405,000 to the University of Pittsburgh to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The REU Site will support the training of 10 undergraduate students per summer for 10 weeks over three years in collaborative research projects focused on the synthesis, characterization, and simulation of biological molecules and bio-inspired materials....

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $274,313 to Clemson University to support an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site program titled "DESSA: Deep Eutectic Solvents, from Synthesis to Applications". The 3-year program, running from May 2025 to April 2028, will train 8 undergraduate students per summer for 10.5 weeks on the synthesis, characterization, and...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation was awarded a $780,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new chemical tools to study protein function through metal-mediated ligand affinity chemistry. Principal Investigator Samuel G. Awuah and his research team will apply synthetic chemistry and molecular biology approaches to study reactions of specific amino acids...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $464,991 to Texas A&M University to support a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program. The program will train 9-10 students each summer from 2025-2027 to conduct independent chemistry research projects focused on advancing sustainable solutions to replace hydrocarbon feedstock for the chemical industry. The research will address...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) provides $124,862 to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division to advance the applications of organic photocatalysts in organic synthesis. Professor Lorenzo Mosca and his research group at URI will design and study fluorous (fluorine-containing) photocatalysts with improved resistance to photodegradation and enhanced recovery, enabling more...