Project Grant 2108583
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $229,944 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on September 1, 2021 to support research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) through August 31, 2024. The award will fund collaborative research between Penn State University researchers and their partners to advance understanding of detailed mechanistic pathways of surface catalysis using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy through a...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $475,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to develop catalytic cyclization/coupling reactions for new chemical space under the agency's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The award will support research from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024 to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing understanding of major problems through the discovery of new catalytic reactions that...
- The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, received a $330,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund Professor Jay Amicangelo's research to characterize the infrared spectra and study the kinetics of hydrogenated aromatic radicals - important chemical intermediates in processes like pyrolysis, combustion, and hydrogenation. Using...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $376,275 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on June 1, 2021 to support the REU SITE: CATALYSIS AND MOTION program through May 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote advancement in these scientific fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major national...
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support research on oxidation in fragment coupling and fragmentation from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant funds research that aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing knowledge and understanding of major problems confronting the nation, as part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA...
- The National Science Foundation awarded The Pennsylvania State University a $599,814 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to examine the reactivity of multinary alloys for selective hydrogenation catalysis from June 2023 to May 2026. Penn State will prepare and characterize ternary, quaternary, and quinary β-brass systems containing platinum, iridium, copper, and/or gold to develop a quantitative catalysis science for high entropy materials. Using...
- The National Science Foundation awarded The Pennsylvania State University a $425,346 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from August 2023 to July 2026. The university will study chemical reactions at mineral-water interfaces and characterize birnessite reactivity under varying conditions. Christopher Gorski and Peter Heaney of Penn State, along with their graduate students, will determine how the oxidation state, composition, structure and surface...
- The National Science Foundation awarded The Pennsylvania State University a $406,230 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a framework for controlling the electronic structure of metallic nanoparticles. Led by Dr. Benjamin Lear, Penn State researchers will synthesize metallic nanoparticles, apply ligand coatings to their surfaces, and measure changes in magnetic properties to understand how ligands influence the nanoparticles' electronic...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with a total funding amount of $575,000, supports the research conducted by Professor Kozlowski at the University of Pennsylvania. The key products and services delivered through this funding include: Developing novel oxidative synthetic methods for complex molecule synthesis, with a focus on designing environmentally benign chemical processes. This involves optimizing...
- The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $520,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. This 3-year award will fund research to develop an understanding of the crystalline structures and chain conformations of ferroelectric polymers with chemical defects. The project aims to investigate how the defect-modified crystalline structure impacts the polarization, ferroelectric properties, and electrocaloric...
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a three-year, $618,876 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research exploring the chemical and mechanistic diversity of mixed-valent iron oxygenases and oxidases. Penn State researchers will investigate the properties and catalytic functions of these classes of enzymes, advancing understanding of major problems in chemistry. The project aims to increase fundamental knowledge of iron-based oxygen activation mechanisms relevant to industrial catalysis and clean energy technologies. Research outcomes may support the NSF's goals of strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise and expanding knowledge in the mathematical and physical sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $618.9k | 9/1/21 |