Project Grant 2117502
- Howard University was awarded an $800,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The grant funds the Howard-Columbia Partnership for Research and Education in Superatomic and 2D Materials project, which will promote progress in mathematical and physical sciences through increasing the store of scientific knowledge and enhancing understanding of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $321,627 Project Grant to the University of the District of Columbia under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the acquisition of a new x-ray diffractometer to advance materials research and education at primarily undergraduate and minority-serving institutions in Washington, D.C. through July 2024. The diffractometer will enhance understanding of major problems in the physical sciences by expanding the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Hampton University a $349,989 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a single crystal x-ray diffractometer for research and education. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024 and will fund the purchase of an x-ray crystallography instrument to advance scientific understanding through diffraction and crystal structure determination. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences...
- Morgan State University received a $399,708 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2024. The award is part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Under the award, Morgan State University will acquire an x-ray diffractometer for materials structural characterization and research...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Howard University $997,380 under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The award will support research exploring the synthesis and recovery of superhard and high energy-density polynitrides at high pressures. Howard University researchers, in collaboration with the Carnegie Institution of Washington, will investigate nitrogen-rich metal compounds that form...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), funds the acquisition of a Fourier Transform-Confocal Raman Microscope at Howard University. The $589,167 award, granted on September 15, 2024, will support the university's research and education initiatives focused on investigating quantum dots and nanomaterials. As a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Howard...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $203,696 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to Alabama State University (ASU) to acquire an X-ray diffractometer instrument. The goals of this project are to enhance the teaching and research capabilities within ASU's Chemistry, Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering programs, and provide underrepresented STEM students the opportunity to conduct research...
- This $431,052 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) supports research at Howard University to understand the structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of chromium telluride, a room-temperature magneto-caloric material. The research involves single crystal growth, magnetic, heat capacity, magneto-transport, synchrotron x-ray scattering, and neutron diffraction studies, supplemented by density functional theory...
- This $462,909 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), funds an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site in physics at Howard University. The grant supports providing hands-on research experience to undergraduate participants, particularly women and students of color, in cutting-edge projects in theoretical, computational, and experimental nanophysics,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $378,596 to Brigham Young University (BYU) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a multipurpose X-ray diffractometer for materials research. This major research instrumentation will provide novel and unique capabilities in the region, enabling researchers across chemistry, physics, geology, and engineering to study the atomic structure of advanced materials in depth. The instrument will be used for a...
Howard University was awarded a $378,682 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-brilliance x-ray diffractometer for fundamental materials and catalysis research and education. The award period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Specifically, the funding will support the purchase of an x-ray diffractometer that Howard University researchers and students will use to conduct basic research on materials and catalysis and incorporate related educational activities. The new equipment will enhance the university's research and teaching capabilities in these areas of science.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/7/22 | ||
| Not listed | $378.7k | 8/19/21 |