The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Indiana University $515,148 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the project "SYNTHESIS OF NEW INTERGROWTH AND NANOSTRUCTURED METAL OXYHALIDE PHOTOCATALYSTS" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The award will support Indiana University's research efforts to synthesize new intergrowth and nanostructured metal oxyhalide photocatalysts, in line with the program's...
Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University, was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research on the development, evaluation, and refinement of metalloenediyne complex cyclization kinetics for biological applications led by Professor Jeffrey Zaleski of Indiana University's Department of Chemistry. Specifically, the research aims to...
Purdue University will receive $450,000 from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program to develop new molecular catalysts for artificial photosynthesis from August 2022 to July 2025. The university will conduct research focused on the multi-electron chemical process of artificial photosynthesis, including developing and characterizing new and known iron-based molecular water oxidation catalysts. Professor Yulia Pushkar and her team will...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Professor Jeremy Smith at Indiana University. The funding will support research to develop the chemistry of first-row transition metal carbides, which are integral to alternative energy sources like the Fischer-Tropsch process. The project aims to provide fundamental insights into the properties of these "metal carbide"...
This $575,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry will support Purdue University's research into photoactive iron and cobalt organometallic compounds. Led by Professor Tong Ren, the team will investigate a new family of macrocycle-supported metal complexes to extend the lifetimes of excited states and improve the efficiency of solar energy utilization. Key objectives include synthesizing Fe(II)-TIM and Fe(III)-TIM complexes as new...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $325,000 Project Grant to the University of Louisville to support the development of computational approaches for simulating excited state processes relevant to metallo-photocatalysis. This award, made under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), seeks to enhance the nation's STEM enterprise through critical infrastructure and broad participation in research. Principal Investigator Lee M. Thompson will...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Columbia University for research titled "CAS: NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT CONTROL OF METAL CATALYZED REACTIONS AND POLYMERIZATIONS." The three-year award runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Columbia University researchers will investigate using near-infrared light to control metal-catalyzed reactions and polymerizations. The...
This $292,130 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Connecticut to develop heavy atom-free photocatalysts for chemical reactions. The grant is funded through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through research in these fields. Specifically, the grant provides three years of funding until June 2026 for a collaborative research...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $249,999 to Rowan University to support research on the development of photocatalytic conditions to generate cyclic compounds, heterocycles, and desulfonylation methods using aryl tosylates. The goal is to provide fundamental knowledge on visible-light-mediated, single-electron-transfer methods and resulting divergent mechanisms dependent upon photocatalyst selection....
Under a $293,308 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Purdue University is conducting research to develop new chiral catalysts for enantioselective photoredox-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. The project aims to design efficient photochemical reactions to synthesize specific enantiomers of chiral organic molecules, which have important applications in...