Project Grant 2108576

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: POLAR-POLYOLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS VIA MILRAD FUNCTIONALIZATION: A PLATFORM FOR AMPHIPHILIC NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL SYNTHESIS," provides $372,752 to the University of Houston from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The funding supports research under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to increase scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems in these fields. Specifically, the University of Houston will conduct collaborative research to develop new amphiphilic nanomaterials by functionalizing milrad block copolymers, with the goal of enabling novel synthesis techniques for nanostructured materials. As the direct awardee, the University of Houston will oversee the research and ensure project objectives are achieved over the three-year period.