Project Grant 2117657
- This $535,686 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the acquisition of a comprehensive X-ray scattering system for in situ studies at the University of California, Davis through August 2025. The system will transform research, education, and outreach in materials characterization across California's Central Valley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, the state-of-the-art instrument serves as a flagship tool for advanced materials...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $547,830 project grant to the University of Washington under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the acquisition of a high-throughput small angle X-ray scattering instrument for data-driven materials design. The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will enable the University of Washington to obtain an advanced X-ray scattering device to analyze material structures at the nanoscale. By providing researchers...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $279,990 Project Grant to the University of California, Merced under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a dual-source single crystal x-ray diffractometer. The diffractometer will be used by Professor Michael Findlater and colleagues to determine the precise three-dimensional molecular structures of organic and inorganic compounds, materials, and biomolecules through x-ray crystallography. This will...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $354,871 Project Grant to the Long Beach Research Foundation at California State University, Long Beach to acquire a single crystal x-ray diffractometer from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. This award supports the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $434,000 project grant to the University of Nevada, Reno to acquire a scanning x-ray photoelectron spectrometer microprobe for research and education. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. The University will use the funding over a two-year period from September 2021 through August 2023 to purchase a scanning x-ray photoelectron...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $719,573 to The Washington University in St. Louis to acquire a multi-modal x-ray diffraction and scattering instrument. This state-of-the-art equipment will enable researchers to probe the structure of materials at scales ranging from the atomic arrangement to surface roughness. The instrument's advanced capabilities will support a wide range of materials research across...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $846,986 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), a division of the Texas A&M University System, to acquire a state-of-the-art x-ray instrument for advanced scattering studies of polymers, ceramics, and hybrid organic-inorganic materials. The instrument enables real-time monitoring of material nanostructure under diverse environmental conditions and external...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) a $170,881 Project Grant to acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer. This highly specialized scientific instrument supports a wide range of multidisciplinary research, including luminescent materials, bacterial communication, chemical ecology, and medicinal chemistry. The diffractometer's dual copper and molybdenum sources enable structural characterization of...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $320,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. This award supports continued research and development activities for the XENONnT experiment, an international collaborative dark matter detection project housed at the Laboratori Nazionali del...
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 organization of the awardee, the State of California Controllers Office will oversee administration and disbursement of the federal funds supporting this project. The instrument acquired under this NSF award will allow researchers to investigate material structures at the nanoscale level through x-ray scattering techniques, consistent with the agency's goal of strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise in the mathematical and physical sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 9/7/22 | ||
| Not listed | $504.2k | 8/31/21 |