Project Grant 2154622
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $263,799 to support collaborative research between the University of Wyoming and Louisiana State University. The award will fund elucidation of the role of atomic structures of cerium dioxide (111) single crystal surfaces on the nucleation and growth of metal clusters of nickel and cobalt through in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry provides $138,894 to Drs. Eranda Nikolla of Wayne State University and Will Medlin of the University of Colorado from January 2023 through December 2023. The funding supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop an understanding of solid metal/metal oxide interfaces in inverted catalytic systems. Specifically, the researchers are synthesizing controlled metal...
- This National Science Foundation award provides $260,703 to Louisiana State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research elucidating the role of cerium oxide surface structures on the nucleation and growth of metal clusters. Professors Jing Zhou of the University of Wyoming and Ye Xu of Louisiana State University will combine in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and theoretical modeling to reveal atomic details of how nickel and...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $300,000 supports research into electrochemical nickel-catalyzed reductive biaryl coupling reactions from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025. The award funds a collaborative team from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Colorado State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, the team will use analytical, computational and electroanalytical tools to study...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $555,000 Project Grant to Yale University to examine fundamental redox reactivity at the surfaces of nanoparticles. Over a 3-year period from September 2024 to August 2027, the project led by Professor James Mayer will investigate how hydrogen atoms and other species bind to and transfer from the irregular surfaces of nanoparticles made of materials like tungsten oxide, iron carbide, and cobalt phosphide. The research aims...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $629,756 to support a collaborative research program led by Professors Simon M. Humphrey and Graeme Henkelman at the University of Texas at Austin. The project aims to discover and study new catalyst materials containing three or four different metallic species, with the goal of achieving advanced reactivity to convert bioethanol into hydrogen and methanol. The targeted...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research at Brigham Young University to optimize the synthesis and composition of copper-based nanoparticle catalysts for converting carbon dioxide to methanol. The $467,047 award aims to (i) increase the catalytic activity of the copper-based nanoparticles by optimizing their interface and active sites, (ii) improve the stability of the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research into noble-metal nanocrystals in metastable phases, with a sub-award to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for contributions in understanding the fundamental physics and chemistry underlying growth of metastable phases of metal...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $302,316 will fund research at Louisiana State University from October 2022 to September 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The university will investigate developing hybrid catalysts using both reducible and non-reducible metal oxides to generate highly stable and selectively catalytic materials for methane dry reforming. Researchers will use theoretical, computational, and experimental methods to design effective dry reforming of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $180,000.00 to a collaborative research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Colorado State University. The project aims to study new approaches to catalysis and electrochemistry for the synthesis of biaryl molecules, which are useful in polymers and agriculture. The researchers will develop analytical and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry provides $416,976 to support surface science studies of nickel-based bimetallic particles supported on ceria for dry reforming of methane. The award to the University of Wyoming, running from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, will fund Professor Jing Zhou's research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, Dr. Zhou will study the growth of nickel-based bimetallic particles with cobalt and rhodium on a ceria support. The project aims to elucidate the effects of these secondary metals on nickel's activity and stability for dry reforming of methane. Additionally, Dr. Zhou will engage in outreach to recruit, teach and mentor female undergraduate and high school students in nanoscience and catalysis research. The research focuses on developing economical, thermally stable catalysts with good resistance to deactivation for dry reforming of methane technology.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $417.0k | 2/15/22 |