Project Grant 2109097
- This three-year, $303,793 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry supports research into the formation and environmental impacts of micro- and nano-plastics in water systems. Titled "Collaborative Research: CAS-MNP: Radical-Induced Weathering of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Water: Impacts on Suspensions, Agglomerations, and Contaminant Adsorptions," the award enables Professors Julie Peller of Valparaiso University and Stephen Mezyk of California State...
- This three-year, $459,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund research into the origins and mitigation of secondary microplastics and nanoplastics pollution. The grantee, Columbia University, will combine experimental and theoretical tools to elucidate the degradation mechanisms of semicrystalline polymers when exposed to mechanical forces, water, air and UV light. This work aims to delineate the critical physics...
- Northwestern University received a $449,425 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on June 1, 2021 to fund research related to donor-acceptor energy transfer involving classical and quantum light in the presence of photonic and plasmonic structures. The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields and strengthens the nation's scientific enterprise through increased...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Northwestern University a $571,266 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research titled "SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF IONS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOSTRUCTURES" from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The grant will fund research exploring the spatial organization of ions within supramolecular nanostructures, advancing understanding of major problems in the mathematical and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Northwestern University a $300,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support the EAGER: ADAPT: OPTIMIZING CHEMICAL REACTION NETWORKS WITH AI project from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The funding will allow Northwestern University researchers to advance the development of artificial intelligence techniques to optimize chemical reaction networks, with the goal...
- This three-year, $192,385 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry and Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support research into the formation and properties of micro- and nano-plastics in water systems. Professors Julie Peller of Valparaiso University and Stephen Mezyk of California State University, Long Beach will lead their students in experiments simulating the environmental weathering and chemical changes of small plastic particles over time...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $438,757.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award supports a collaborative research project between Northwestern University and other partners to develop and investigate a new class of proteomimetic macromolecules called protein-like polymers (PLPs). The goal is to elucidate how these materials can effectively enter cells, interact with biological...
- This $191,801 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program will support research into the properties and toxicity of microplastics and nanoplastics through a combination of experimental and computational methods. Professor B. Rasulev of North Dakota State University will lead an interdisciplinary collaboration with Rutgers University to characterize micro- and nanoplastic materials experimentally and computationally. Structure-toxicity analysis and...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $150,001 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support collaborative research modeling the reactivity of organic contaminants in engineered and natural environments from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the University will conduct research using machine learning to model how organic contaminants react within different environmental settings....
- Northwestern University will receive $225,000 from the National Science Foundation under a Project Grant award titled "Role of Organic Matrix Molecules in the Formation of Very High Magnesium Calcite." The funding period is from August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2023. The grant will support research examining the role of organic matrix molecules in the formation of very high magnesium calcite. This work advances the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims...
Northwestern University received a $458,122 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on July 1, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2024. The grant supports the CAS-MNP: Molecular Probing Surface Reactivity Dynamics of Native Versus Photo-Oxidized Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Environmental Aqueous Media project under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project aims to investigate the surface reactivity dynamics of native and photo-oxidized microplastics and nanoplastics in environmental aqueous media. This work will provide insights into how plastic pollution breaks down at the molecular level when exposed to natural oxidizing conditions like sunlight, with implications for understanding plastic degradation pathways in the environment. The total funding amount of $458,122 will support this research over a three year period concluding in June 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $458.1k | 5/27/21 |