Project Grant 2102266
- Under a $579,743 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, the University of California, Los Angeles will provide research services through its Chemistry Department in support of the agency's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, Professor Patrick Harran and colleagues will develop new synthetic tools and methods to create a novel class of fluorinated cyclic peptide compounds, studying their three-dimensional...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was awarded a $468,872 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) on May 1, 2025. The grant supports fundamental scientific research and advanced training focused on exploiting the unique properties of perfluorinated compounds to enhance therapeutics, diagnostics, and develop new chemical tools. Key areas of focus include: Designing cyclophane host molecules...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program (CFDA 47.049), supports Professor Abigail G. Doyle at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in developing novel synthetic reactions that use visible light and photocatalysts to access high-energy, polar reactive intermediates. The $630,000 award will fund the development of several key transformations, including a desaturation...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $800,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, beginning on September 1, 2024 and continuing through August 31, 2027. The grant supports a project by Professors Diaconescu and Alexandrova to develop redox switchable polymerization catalysts for generating biodegradable copolymers. Their research combines machine learning with experimental approaches to design...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate gas-phase reaction pathways of peroxy radicals (RO2), which are central intermediates in the oxidation of organic compounds in the Earth's atmosphere. The research, led by Professor Victoria Barber, aims to improve understanding of how isomerizations and self- or cross-reactions of peroxy radicals...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was awarded a $502,130 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research from September 2021 through August 2024 to model electrocatalysts under operating conditions and study their surface restructuring and catalytic activity. The project aligns with the NSF Engineering program's goals...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $299,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support the "EAGER: ADAPT: AI-Based Categorization to Decipher Reaction Mechanisms from Cyclic Voltammetry" project. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of August 31, 2023. The grant supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to utilize artificial intelligence...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was awarded a $605,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research to study the effects of driving force, morphology and anion separation on carrier mobility in doped conjugated polymers. This three-year project supports research from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). The goal of the program is to promote progress in the...
- The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $331,854 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The grant supports a mechanistic-driven, multi-technique research approach by Dr. Osvaldo Gutierrez in the Department of Chemistry to design and develop asymmetric multicomponent iron-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions involving stabilized carbon-centered radicals. The long-term goal is to...
- The University of Southern California was awarded a $306,214 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research into "Photocatalysis Without Metals: Design Rules for Organic Photoredox Chemistry" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The project aims to advance understanding of major problems in chemistry by promoting progress in the mathematical and physical...
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support research titled "(RADIO)FLUORINATION AND OTHER NUCLEOPHILIC FUNCTIONALIZATIONS ENABLED BY PHOTOCATALYTIC RADICAL-POLAR CROSSOVER." The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will fund research into new methods for fluorinating organic molecules and introducing other functional groups using photocatalytic radical and polar reactions. This work aligns with the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of advancing scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems through support of basic research in chemistry and other fields. Key outcomes will include new catalytic reactions and insights gained.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/1/21 |