The National Science Foundation awarded Brigham Young University a $370,586 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support an undergraduate research experience site in physics from March 2021 through February 2024. The grant funding will support hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate students in physics at Brigham Young University's facility in Provo, Utah, advancing the program's goals of strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise...
The University of Utah was awarded a $364,500 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences on May 15, 2022 to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site titled "Experimental and Computational Modeling of Materials and Biomolecular Systems." The grant will fund the REU Site program through April 30, 2025. As part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote...
The University of Wyoming was awarded a $541,757 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site based at a community college in the Wyoming region. The grant, awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund the REU site from May 2021 through April 2024 to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing the store of scientific knowledge 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...
Brigham Young University received a $148,569 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on October 15, 2021 to support the collaborative research project "Improving Student Learning in Organic Chemistry Using Chemical Reaction Simulations." The project aims to develop and assess interactive computer simulations of organic chemical reactions to enhance undergraduate STEM education. The grant is part of the NSF's STEM Education program,...
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...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $410,440 Project Grant to the University of Virginia under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on advanced materials synthesis from September 2021 through August 2024. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise and increase knowledge of major problems, this REU Site will provide research...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $308,887 to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. The award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program that trains 10 students per summer over 3 years (2024-2026) in collaborative research projects spanning all fields of chemistry. The program aims to develop more robust undergraduate research programs at...
The National Science Foundation awarded Syracuse University a $354,683 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for an interactive biomaterials research experience for undergraduates (REU) site. The grant will fund the REU site from September 2021 through August 2024, supporting undergraduate students in conducting research involving interactive biomaterials. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of strengthening the nation's...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $331,142 to The College of Wooster to support an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on physics and chemistry research. The 9-week summer program engages 8 students annually as collaborators on innovative projects in materials science, physics, and chemistry, with the goal of transforming them from tentative beginners into confident...