The University of Michigan was awarded a $187,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research titled "Systematic Modulation of Lanthanide Physical Properties Using Functionalized Metallacrowns." The grant aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing scientific knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Funding will be used...
The University of Michigan will receive $480,000 over three years through a Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funding will support research into electrochemical liquid-liquid-solid growth of intermetallic nanocrystals from liquid metal alloys. Specifically, the University of Michigan will conduct experiments and analysis to develop new techniques for synthesizing intermetallic...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $540,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on semiconducting behavior in silsesquioxane macromonomers and polymers from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences and strengthen the nation's...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $1,799,998 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research titled "DMREF: III-NITRIDE MONOLAYERS AND EXTREME QUANTUM DOTS." The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Under this award, the University of Michigan will develop new III-Nitride monolayers and quantum dots with extreme properties to advance...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $506,268 project grant to the University of Michigan to study photochemical transformations on metal nanoparticles through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports Professor Suljo Linic and his team's research on using solar energy to drive "plasmonic catalysis" - a process where light-absorbing metal nanoparticles can efficiently drive desirable chemical reactions. The central hypothesis is...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support research at the University of Michigan and Trinity University to investigate the structural and electronic properties of high-valent cobalt, nickel, and copper-oxo complexes. The project aims to improve understanding of how metal-oxo versus metal-oxyl character impacts the stability and reactivity of these unstable, yet potentially useful,...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $249,682 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to experimentally inform modeling of structural heterogeneity and deformation in metallic glasses. Researchers will conduct experiments to characterize the microstructure and mechanical behavior of metallic glasses. Results will be used to develop new computational...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year $650,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support research exploring in situ nanoparticle synthesis and redistribution during solidification of metal matrix nanocomposites. Specifically, the University of Michigan will conduct experiments and analysis to better understand how nanoparticles...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $959,801 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research into probing the evolution of granular microstructures during dynamic annealing via integrated three-dimensional experiments and simulations. The University of Michigan will conduct laboratory experiments and computer modeling to advance understanding of how...
The University of Michigan will receive $277,060 under a three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the research project "Computational Tools for Biomolecular Electrostatics" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The University will utilize the funding to develop computational tools to model and analyze electrostatic interactions within biomolecules, advancing understanding of major...