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...
Purdue University was awarded a $567,500 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 1, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2024. The grant supports research titled "ACHIEVING LONG LIVED CHARGE SEPARATED STATES IN DONOR-BRIDGE-ACCEPTOR DYADS BASED ON 3D ALKYNYLS – A SYNTHETIC APPROACH" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen...
This $470,383 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research by professors at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Purdue University to investigate the molecular mechanism of the initial charge transfer in Photosystem I, a critical component of the photosynthetic machinery in plants, algae, and bacteria. The research team will use a synergistic approach combining genetic engineering,...
Purdue University was awarded a $414,509 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on August 15, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2024. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and address major problems through support of mathematical and physical sciences research and education. Specifically, the funding will support Purdue University's collaborative research project titled "Theoretical...
Purdue University will receive $450,000 from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program to develop new molecular catalysts for artificial photosynthesis from August 2022 to July 2025. The university will conduct research focused on the multi-electron chemical process of artificial photosynthesis, including developing and characterizing new and known iron-based molecular water oxidation catalysts. Professor Yulia Pushkar and her team will...
Purdue University was awarded a $299,833 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on January 1, 2022 for research titled "NON-MEAN FIELD TREATMENTS OF SURFACE CHEMISTRY: INCORPORATING ADSORBATE-ADSORBATE INTERACTIONS INTO DETERMINISTIC KINETIC THEORIES." 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 nation's...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $215,139 Project Grant to Purdue University from May 2021 to October 2022 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research on carbonylation methodologies and strategies for building complex chemical structures. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems through support of mathematical and physical sciences research. This...
Purdue University was awarded a three-year, $443,065 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 developing a general synthetic platform for atomically-precise functionalization of two-dimensional nanomaterials. By advancing techniques to functionalize two-dimensional materials at the atomic level with precise control, this work is expected to generate new...
This $575,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry will support Purdue University's research into photoactive iron and cobalt organometallic compounds. Led by Professor Tong Ren, the team will investigate a new family of macrocycle-supported metal complexes to extend the lifetimes of excited states and improve the efficiency of solar energy utilization. Key objectives include synthesizing Fe(II)-TIM and Fe(III)-TIM complexes as new...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $550,879 to Purdue University to conduct time-resolved studies of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in natural photosynthesis. The project aims to use advanced spectroscopic techniques and computational modeling to gain new insights into the catalytic mechanism and molecular structure of the OEC, a protein that plays a critical role in water splitting and oxygen...