The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $450,262 Project Grant to the University of Connecticut (UConn) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding supports UConn's research on pyrrole-modified porphyrins, a class of pigments involved in metabolic processes and light harvesting. The 3-year project, led by Professor Brueckner, aims to better understand the fundamental properties and potential applications of these modified...
The University of Connecticut will use $348,009 in funding from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) over a three-year period from September 2021 through August 2024. The Project Grant award will support research on "Invariant Metrics on Complex Manifolds" to promote progress in mathematical sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. The funding will enable investigation of major problems in these fields...
The University of Connecticut (UConn) was awarded a $570,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports UConn's development of new methods for the precise synthesis of novel fluorinated polymeric materials with complex architectures, as well as exploration of the recycling and upcycling of commercial fluoropolymers. The 3-year project aims to overcome longstanding challenges in fluoropolymer synthesis...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $845,260 Project Grant to the University of Connecticut under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant funds research to investigate plasmon-enhanced photochemistry using nanofabricated structures. Specifically, the university will design experiments combining nanofabrication and surface science techniques to measure reaction rates under controlled conditions. Goals include evaluating non-thermal...
The University of Connecticut was awarded a three-year, $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on "3D PARTONIC STRUCTURE OF HADRONS" under the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research from September 2021 through August 2024 aimed at advancing understanding of major problems in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing knowledge of the three-dimensional subatomic structure...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $388,858 Project Grant to the University of Connecticut under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the research project "Uncovering the Seeds of Star Clusters Across the Galaxy" from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. This funding will allow researchers at the University of Connecticut to advance understanding of star formation through studying star clusters across different galaxies. As the official state...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a three-year $250,000 Project Grant to the University of Connecticut under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research on the development of heavy atom-free photocatalysts for chemical reactions. The University of Connecticut, in collaboration with Loyola University-Chicago, will employ computational modeling to design and optimize metal- and halogen-free catalysts that can be...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $135,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to Texas A&M University, effective from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030. The grant supports research to elucidate the design principles of anisotropic lanthanide materials using high-pressure techniques. The project combines synthetic, computational, and spectroscopic approaches to reveal criteria for controlled magnetic behavior in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $189,955 Project Grant to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to support research on nonlinear models and layer solutions in continuum mechanics and materials science. The award, funded under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will enable UConn researchers to study nonlinear models for smectic A liquid crystals and the symmetry properties of layer solutions to thin film equations....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $464,923 project grant to the University of Connecticut's Office of Sponsored Programs under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The three-year award, beginning November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024, will support research titled "SUSCHEM: C-H BOND ELECTROACTIVATION OF NONPOLAR ORGANIC SUBSTRATES IN WATER: ENZYME-MEDIATED REACTION PATHWAYS IN MICROEMULSIONS." The University of Connecticut will investigate enzyme-mediated...