The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $299,999 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation from July 15, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The funding will support research investigating the dynamics and kinetics of physical systems. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise by promoting progress in mathematical and physical...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $432,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Utah. The funding supports a research project led by Professor Jon Rainier that aims to utilize light-driven photoelectrocyclization reactions to synthesize complex, optically active molecules with potential pharmaceutical, agricultural, and materials applications. The project seeks to uncover fundamental photochemical phenomena and...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) supports Professor Lei Zhu of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University in developing photosensitive organic compounds with interesting emission or photochemical properties. The goal is to understand the structural and environmental factors that control the photophysical and photochemical behaviors of these organic fluorophores,...
Professor Kutateladze of the University of Denver will use a $575,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further develop photoassisted approaches for the synthesis of complex heterocyclic molecules with potentially useful therapeutic properties. Over a three-year period from September 2023 through August 2026, his research aims to expand the synthetic photochemistry toolbox, specifically excited state intramolecular...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), operating through its Office of Research. This 3-year collaborative research grant, beginning September 15, 2023, will support an investigation into the initial charge separation mechanism in Photosystem I, a critical component of photosynthesis in plants, algae, and bacteria. The research team, led by...
This $388,500 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into the electronic properties of two-dimensional systems subjected to low-energy light excitation at Georgia State University from August 2022 to July 2025. The award is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge in these fields. Specifically, the university will experimentally examine the magnetoelectronic...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $530,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new computer simulation models for studying light-driven chemical processes. The three-year grant, effective September 1, 2023, will enable the Neuscamman research group to create advanced tools for accurately simulating the movement of electrons and molecules in response to light...
This two-year, $319,306 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support theoretical research and educational outreach activities related to light-driven quantum materials. The awardee, Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc., will investigate photon-dressed electron dynamics and non-equilibrium phases in periodically driven systems using techniques developed under the award. Specifically, the researchers...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $437,749 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The grant supports a research project to investigate a new class of luminescent protein materials and their potential applications in imaging, sensing, and biological tracking. The project aims to characterize the chemical and physical properties of known luminescent protein-metal compounds, and leverage...
This National Science Foundation project grant award of $277,074 provides funding over three years from September 2022 through August 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research between the University of Connecticut and Michigan State University. The researchers will investigate the photophysical mechanisms by which the orange carotenoid protein in cyanobacteria converts between resting and active states in response to light...