Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $573,108 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research from July 1, 2021 through August 31, 2025 on "Catalysis with Copper Complexes Bearing Redox-Active Ligands with Tunable Hydrogen-Bonding Donor" at Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh campus. Through this funding, Carnegie Mellon researchers will investigate the use of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $575,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a 3-year research project. Under this award, Professor Stefan Bernhard and his research team at CMU will develop data-driven, automated methodologies to understand and control light-driven catalytic processes. The project aims to accelerate progress in solar-powered molecular engineering, including photogeneration of...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $370,605 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on May 15, 2021 for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRUCTURE SENSITIVE SURFACE CHEMISTRY - SMALL MOLECULE ACTIVATION AND SPILLOVER." The research is being conducted under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise....
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a three-year, $448,235 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research to design, synthesize and study the supramolecular assembly of novel furan-based macrocycles to better understand intra- and intermolecular conjugation effects. By gaining insights into macrocycle conjugation, the grantee aims to advance the development of new...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $225,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: POLAR-POLYOLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS VIA MILRAD FUNCTIONALIZATION: A PLATFORM FOR AMPHIPHILIC NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL SYNTHESIS" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). The research aims to advance the synthesis of amphiphilic...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $395,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems. The grant is part of the NSF Directorate for Engineering's CFDA 47.041 Engineering program to support research and development of double-layered wide-bandgap photonic materials for efficient nonlinear applications without periodic poling from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funding will enable Carnegie Mellon...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $303,034 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on August 1, 2021 to complete the project by June 30, 2024. The grant funds NEW APPROACHES TO QUESTIONS IN SAMPLING, COUNTING, AND OPTIMIZATION under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. The grant will support...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on February 15, 2021 to complete work by January 31, 2024. The grant supports the awardee's "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DATA DRIVEN DISCOVERY OF SINGLET FISSION MATERIALS" project under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). The grant will fund research efforts at Carnegie Mellon University's Office of Sponsored Programs to advance the discovery of novel...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $992,182 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds the acquisition of an automated x-ray scattering instrument to enable in situ multiscale studies. NSF's Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education. This particular award will...
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a four-year $1,417,540 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research titled "UNCOVERING MECHANISMS OF GRAIN BOUNDARY MIGRATION IN POLYCRYSTALS FOR PREDICTIVE SIMULATIONS OF GRAIN GROWTH." Through this funding, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will work to develop predictive models of grain growth in polycrystalline...