Project Grant 2153215
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded Brigham Young University a $487,125 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This GOALI (Grant Opportunity for Academic Liaison with Industry) award supports the development of homogeneous retro-hydroformylation catalysts through integrated computational chemistry, machine learning, and experimental synthesis. The project,...
- This three-year, $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry and Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support the development of sustainable catalysts and dehydrocoupling chemistry at Arizona State University. Principal Investigator Ryan J. Trovitch will study trends in earth-abundant metal catalysts to synthesize value-added chemicals and polymers more efficiently. Initial work will target precursors for semiconductor manufacturing. The project...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $375,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to support a collaborative research effort between the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado Boulder. The grant, awarded from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, aims to study the role of surface-bound ligands on metal catalysts in the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide, an important industrial chemical. The research team,...
- Under a $529,170 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program (CFDA 47.049), Professor Robert Paton and his research team at Colorado State University (CSU) will develop new computational workflows to accelerate the discovery and optimization of highly selective catalysts. The project aims to advance mechanistic understanding and establish new quantitative descriptors for three key catalyst and ligand classes - hydrogen-bond donors,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $643,347.00 to the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa to develop computational tools that empower the design of efficient molecular catalysts. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include: Using high-performance computational screening to identify optimal catalyst structures, compositions, and kinetics to increase activity, selectivity, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $560,760 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a project grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029. Under the Chemical Catalysis Program, Professor Jeffrey Johnson is leading research on catalyzed dearomatization reactions using earth-abundant metals such as iron, copper, and nickel to develop new...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $400,000 to Arizona State University to develop heteratom dimer and cluster catalysts for chemical transformations from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. Professor Jingyue Liu will research precision-designed dual atom catalysts containing pairs of different metal atoms, such as palladium-tin and platinum-copper, localized on isolated metal oxide...
- Professors Olaf Wiest and Paul Helquist at the University of Notre Dame are developing computational methods for the fast and accurate prediction of enantioselectivity in metal-catalyzed reactions under a $620,000 National Science Foundation project grant from the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project will continue work on a virtual screening tool that uses quantum-guided molecular mechanics to predict specific catalysts that will produce desired enantiomeric...
- This $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at Northwestern University to develop new atom-efficient catalytic transformations using earth-abundant metals. Professor Tobin Marks and his research group will discover, understand, and optimize f-element and d(0)-transition metal catalysts for three types of critical organic reactions, with the goal of making catalytic...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. Under the direction of Professor Matthew Sigman, the research team will develop and deliver fundamental scientific research focused on heteroleptic catalysts—metal complexes utilizing two...
This three-year, $331,048 National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry Project Grant supports research at Brigham Young University to advance the theory and design of dinuclear catalytic reactions. Principal Investigator Daniel Ess will use computational methods and theoretical analysis to understand reaction mechanisms and selectivity facilitated by heterodinuclear and homodinuclear transition metal catalysts. Specific areas of focus include C-H bond functionalization, C-O bond reduction, dehydrogenation, hydrocarbon semi-hydrogenation, cyclization reactions, and stereoselective additions. The grant also aims to combine quantum chemical methods and machine learning to design new heterodinuclear catalysts, and to train undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students in computational techniques through direct collaboration with experimental chemistry groups. This award falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports increasing scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems in these fields.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $331.0k | 4/26/22 |