The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $283,850 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the acquisition of an X-ray absorption fine structure source for chemical and spectroscopic research and training at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from September 2021 through August 2024. The new X-ray source will enhance the University's capabilities for...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $382,650 Project Grant to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania, doing business as Clinical Practices Of The University Of Pennsylvania, for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site titled "Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter." The award period is from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant supports the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with a focus on promoting progress in mathematical...
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania received a $462,832 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on August 1, 2021 to complete the project "Design, Synthesis, and Assembly of Composite Liquid Crystal Elastomer Fibers" by July 31, 2024. This award supports research 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...
The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, received a $405,000 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to establish an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on nanomanufacturing of emerging two-dimensional materials and devices. Through the award commencing June 1, 2023, Penn State will train ten undergraduate students per year via a ten-week summer research experience...
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $450,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award running from June 2021 through May 2024 will support research towards merging nonadiabatic molecular dynamics and spintronics. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals of strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise...
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $185,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the development of testing and estimation methods for multi-modality single cell genomics from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The University of Pennsylvania will leverage the funding to advance scientific understanding of major problems in...
The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems on March 1, 2021 to support research under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund development of two-dimensional straintronic field effect transistor technology from March 2021 through February 2026 at Penn State's University Park campus. As part of its mission to improve engineering innovation and education,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $543,440 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant will support the development of a nanofabrication lab manual featuring low-cost experiments that closely represent chipmaking industry methods. The manual will enable hands-on training in micro and nanotechnology at community and technical colleges to help build the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing workforce. The...
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $760,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to support the research project "Perfecting Complex Assemblies of Covalent and Supramolecular Polymers via Biological Principles" from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2025. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the national scientific...
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support research on oxidation in fragment coupling and fragmentation from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant funds research that aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing knowledge and understanding of major problems confronting the nation, as part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA...
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania received a $1.2 million Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to acquire an electron-beam lithography tool for research, education, and training purposes. The grant was awarded 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 problems. The electron-beam lithography tool will support research, education, and training activities at the University of Pennsylvania from September 2021 through August 2023, allowing the institution to advance scientific knowledge in mathematics and physical sciences.