Florida State University will receive $450,000 from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on more efficient synthesis of complex biologically active natural products from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Principal Investigator Joel M. Smith and his team will develop novel strategies for constructing challenging molecular architectures found in nature, such as piperidine alkaloids. This work will provide new insights...
The University of Florida was awarded a $645,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award will support research into catenated, singlet fission, and semi-conducting cyclic polymers from September 2021 through August 2024. The grant funds will enable the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research to advance scientific understanding of major problems in...
The University of Florida was awarded a $540,556 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the CAS-MNP: Dimetallic CO Homocoupling and Functionalization project from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The project aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing understanding of major problems through increasing the store of...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research by Professor Lei Zhu of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University. The research aims to develop photosensitive organic compounds with interesting emission or photochemical properties, with the goal of understanding the structural and environmental factors that control their...
Professor Justin G. Kennemur of Florida State University will utilize $459,804 in funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study the copolymerization thermodynamics of cyclic monomers in ring opening metathesis polymerization. Over a three year period ending April 2026, the project will perform synthetic, kinetic and mechanistic studies to understand how basic thermodynamic principles and reaction...
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...
Florida State University was awarded a $444,721 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on "POLARITONIC QUANTUM CHEMISTRY" from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024. Under this award, Florida State University will conduct research exploring the use of quantum polaritons to model chemical interactions and reactions, with the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of major problems in chemistry. The...
This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of new chemical reaction cascades by Professor Jon Njardarson at the University of Arizona. The project aims to leverage readily available feedstock materials and negatively charged reaction partners to create more efficient processes for assembling higher-value fine chemical products. Key...
The National Science Foundation awarded Florida State University a $473,751 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for work titled "DIRECTING THE SYNTHESIS OF COMPLEX MATERIALS FROM METAL FLUXES." The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will support FSU's research into developing new techniques for synthesizing complex materials using metal fluxes. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The funding will support research using the hexadehydro-Diels-Alder reaction to develop new methods for synthesizing structurally complex polycyclic aromatic compounds with applications in optoelectronic devices. Principal Investigator Professor Thomas Hoye and his...