The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $590,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The funding supports a 3-year research project led by Professor T. Don Tilley that aims to expand the understanding of chemical compounds incorporating both transition metals and silicon. Key objectives include studying new silicon-metal bonding structures and developing molecular silicide compounds to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $712,112 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research titled "A COORDINATION CHEMISTRY APPROACH TO THE SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE- MOLECULE MAGNETS" from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the University's research efforts to advance the synthesis of single-molecule magnets using coordination chemistry approaches. As the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $315,000 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of California for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOFT INTERFACES AND CHARGE SEPARATION STABILIZATION." The research will be conducted at the University of California, Berkeley from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant aims to support collaborative research exploring soft...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $539,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to carry out computational quantum chemistry research. The purpose of the research is to explore, test, and validate molecular-level design principles for functional carbon-rich materials, such as light-responsive polymers, nanotubes, and organic electronics. The expected outcomes include the development of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $530,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new computer simulation models for studying light-driven chemical processes. The three-year grant, effective September 1, 2023, will enable the Neuscamman research group to create advanced tools for accurately simulating the movement of electrons and molecules in response to light...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $500,000 in funding to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for theoretical and computational research and education in solid state physics and materials science. The key objectives are to use quantum theory, high-performance computing, and new concepts like topology to explain and predict the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $824,997 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research into the role of monomer sequence and polymer topology in polymer assembly from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2027. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's mission to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge in mathematics and physical sciences,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to study highly electron-deficient carbon, boron and silicon compounds. The goal of this 3-year research project, which falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), is to isolate and characterize compounds containing main group elements with as few as 4 or 5 valence electrons. This builds on prior work demonstrating that...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of California Irvine a $450,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research titled "In Search of an Optimum Reference" from June 2021 through May 2024. The grant aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing scientific knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Funding will support the university's...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $200,894 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research into Combinatorial Probability and Representation Theory from July 2021 through June 2024. As part of its mission to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise, the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research aimed at increasing fundamental scientific knowledge and...