The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $870,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The 3-year grant, starting on September 1, 2023 and ending on August 31, 2026, is funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop an advanced instrument combining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron paramagnetic resonance...
This $2.16 million National Science Foundation project grant funds the development of an agile free-electron-laser-powered pulsed electron magnetic resonance (FEL-EMR) spectrometer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from September 2021 through August 2024. The grant supports work under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. Specifically, the University of California, Santa Barbara will...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Louisville a $199,999 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire an upgraded variable temperature electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer. The spectrometer will support research by Professor Craig Graperhaus and colleague Xiang Zhang in areas such as chemistry, physical chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. It will enable investigations of electrocatalysts,...
The University of California, Los Angeles was awarded a $294,956 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will support research activities related to the description provided, titled "WELL-POSEDNESS FOR INTEGRABLE DISPERSIVE PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS." As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of strengthening...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $692,351 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop and characterize new techniques using lasers to measure and control the quantum mechanical state of individual trapped and isolated molecules. The three-year grant, awarded on July 15, 2023, will support Professor David Leibrandt and his research group in constructing a new...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $578,000 two-year Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds the development of an ultrafast, ultrasensitive, and high resolution direct electron detector for next-generation electron back-scattered diffraction of metallic and beam-sensitive materials. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to increase scientific knowledge and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $504,179 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire an XEUSS 3.0 small-angle x-ray scattering instrument with Genix 3D capabilities. The three-year award, which began on October 1, 2021 and runs through September 30, 2024, will fund the purchase of this specialized equipment to advance scientific research capabilities at the awardee institution. As the parent...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $825,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research into topological quantum hydrodynamics in nonmetallic materials from August 2021 through July 2025. As the prime awardee, UCLA will conduct research exploring the behavior of quantum fluids and investigate topological properties in materials other than metals. This work aligns with the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), awarded a $1,815,774 project grant to Florida State University (FSU) to acquire a state-of-the-art pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer operating at 9 and 34 gigahertz frequencies. This advanced instrument will enable research and education in a wide range of fields, including chemistry, biochemistry, physics, materials science, and quantum information science. The spectrometer...
The University of California, Los Angeles was awarded a $360,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support the "FREE PROBABILITY, TRANSPORT, AND APPLICATIONS" project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The project aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing knowledge and understanding of major problems through activities focused on...