The National Science Foundation awarded a $599,999 project grant to the National Academy of Sciences to support research activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the design of novel materials with the goal of advancing technologies through March 2022. Key deliverables include utilizing engineering principles to develop materials that can revolutionize future applications in accordance with the program's objective to strengthen the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $249,460 project grant to Texas A&M University from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The university will research the geometry of graphs and Banach spaces over this three-year period. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major problems. This...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $436,084 supports research at Carnegie Mellon University from May 2022 through April 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund the development of novel methods to control interactions between polymer and nanomaterial constituents in polymer nanocomposites. Specifically, the grantee will synthesize brush particle model systems and characterize the structure evolution of liquid-crystal phase...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $973,414 project grant to the University of California, Berkeley to support research activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The grant will fund the development of new synthetic routes to well-defined nanocarbon materials from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. As the nation's premier sponsor of basic research in mathematics and the physical sciences, the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program...
The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $180,000 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research on toric geometry, tropical geometry, and combinatorial buildings. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge and...
The Regents of the University of Colorado received a $460,657 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research titled "IONOELASTOMER HETEROJUNCTIONS AT THE MICRO- AND NANO-SCALE." The three-year award beginning September 1, 2021 will support the University's development of ionoelastomer heterojunctions and investigation of their properties at the micro- and nano- scales. As part of its mission to strengthen the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $299,999 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation from July 15, 2021 to June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The funding will support research investigating the dynamics and kinetics of physical systems. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise by promoting progress in mathematical and physical...
This $691,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund research at Georgetown University into rheology and particle dynamics in colloidal gels. The researchers will use novel fluorescent particles and high-speed confocal microscopy combined with rheology to observe the rotational dynamics and arrest states of individual particles as interparticle interactions are increased. They will leverage this data to address...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $450,000 project grant to Stanford University from May 2021 through April 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research to study imaging correlations and charge order in transition metal dichalcogenide moiré systems. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in core disciplines, and this award supports research that furthers those goals through...
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...