The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Indiana University $515,148 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the project "SYNTHESIS OF NEW INTERGROWTH AND NANOSTRUCTURED METAL OXYHALIDE PHOTOCATALYSTS" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The award will support Indiana University's research efforts to synthesize new intergrowth and nanostructured metal oxyhalide photocatalysts, in line with the program's...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Indiana University a $542,321 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research titled "A DEEP DIVE INTO ELECTRON-NEUTRAL INTERACTIONS" from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024. The grant will fund Indiana University researchers to study major problems confronting the Nation through increasing understanding of electron-neutral interactions and adding to the store...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Indiana University a $450,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funds the development of a hierarchy of fragment-based quantum chemical models incorporating machine learning for applications in nanoscale systems. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $737,423 Project Grant to Purdue University through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a novel dual-comb fluorescence-detected photothermal mid-infrared (DC-FPTIR) microscope. This instrument enables high-resolution optical microscopy with contrast from specific molecular bonds, facilitating research in nanoparticle and advanced materials analysis, biological systems, and measurement of molecular composition...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northwestern University a $455,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a NanoRamam Atomic Force Microscopy system. The system will be used for multi-property measurements in electronic and other materials from September 2021 to August 2023. As the parent organization of the awardee, Northwestern University's Sponsored Research division will oversee delivery of the atomic force microscope to support...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $263,484 provides funding from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024 for collaborative research on spin currents and spin-orbit torques in single layer magnetic systems. The research is being conducted under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major...
The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded Indiana University $156,887 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The Project Grant funding will support collaborative research on trace methods and applications for cut-and-paste K-theory. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), provides $468,564 to support the acquisition of a next-generation Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope (NeaSNom) at the University of Central Florida. The instrument, custom-built by NeaSpec, will enable simultaneous Atomic Force Microscopy and nanoscale (10 nm spatial resolution) Fourier Transform Infrared and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. It...
This $575,244 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research into complex dynamics in higher dimensions at Indiana University from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The award will fund Ph.D. students' research into topics including holomorphic group actions on complex surfaces from Painlevé 6 differential equations, Migdal-Kadanoff renormalization mappings in statistical physics, and ergodic theory of rational maps...
This $548,158 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the acquisition of an atomic force microscopy-based infrared spectroscopy instrument (NanoIR3) at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The instrument will enable interdisciplinary research at the intersection of biology and surface engineering in fields such as applied biology, bio-inspired engineering, biophysics, chemical engineering, materials science, and nano-engineering. It will provide nanoscale infrared chemical...
The National Science Foundation awarded Indiana University a $450,100 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds the acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscopy-Infrared Spectroscopy (AFM-IR) system to support multidisciplinary research and education activities. The AFM-IR system will enable Indiana University researchers to characterize material properties and analyze biological samples at the nanoscale, advancing science in fields such as materials engineering, chemistry and biology. This grant aligns with the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals of strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise through increased understanding of major problems and expansion of the scientific knowledge base.