Project Grant 2203830
- Federal Grant Award Summary Professor Linda S. Shimizu at the University of South Carolina is developing innovative nanotubular structures through controlled self-assembly of bis-urea macrocycles under a $681,168 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry, administered through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The primary research deliverables include methodologies to regulate the size, dispersity, and dynamics of nanotube...
- This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program supports research by Professor Ramesh Jasti at the University of Oregon to harness the reactivity of strained macrocycles for the synthesis and fabrication of diverse carbon nanostructures. The overarching goals are to advance scientific knowledge, develop new materials with unique photophysical and electronic properties, and train the next generation of synthetic...
- This $495,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Rice University to investigate and control the properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes functionalized with guanine-linked DNA. Principal Investigator Robert Weisman and his team will conduct experiments and computations to further explore the nature and potential applications of these nanotube-DNA hybrid structures. Specifically, the work will deepen...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Clemson University a $465,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop charge-conducting and light-harvesting supramolecular assemblies. From July 2022 through June 2025, Dr. Sourav Saha of Clemson University will synthesize robust supramolecular pi-donor/acceptor stacks using redox-active metallacycles, metal-organic cages, and coordination polymers as supramolecular...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $539,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to carry out computational quantum chemistry research. The purpose of the research is to explore, test, and validate molecular-level design principles for functional carbon-rich materials, such as light-responsive polymers, nanotubes, and organic electronics. The expected outcomes include the development of...
- The University of South Carolina received a three-year $491,394 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) beginning November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2026. The grant supports research by Professor Ken Shimizu and his team to study and quantify weak non-covalent interactions in solution through computational analyses and experimental design of molecular balances and rotors. The research aims to...
- Professor Kutateladze of the University of Denver will use a $575,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further develop photoassisted approaches for the synthesis of complex heterocyclic molecules with potentially useful therapeutic properties. Over a three-year period from September 2023 through August 2026, his research aims to expand the synthetic photochemistry toolbox, specifically excited state intramolecular...
- This $650,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry supports the research of Dr. Raphael Florentino Ribeiro of Emory University. The award, effective December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2028, aims to develop new theoretical approaches and computational methods for investigating chemical phenomena in microenvironments that confine light and interact strongly with matter. The research will computationally explore strategies to achieve...
- This three-year, $348,640 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry will support research at Purdue University-Fort Wayne investigating new molecular architectures of fullertubes and metallofullertubes. Professor Steven Stevenson and his students will isolate unusual tubular carbon molecules with single-layered fullerene endcaps, which have potential applications in electronics, engineering, catalysis, and medicine. The research encompasses elements of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $334,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of South Carolina (USC) to develop theoretical and computational methods incorporating quantum mechanics for studying the properties and behaviors of molecular systems and nanomaterials. The project, led by Professor Sophya Garashchuk, aims to gain a fundamental understanding of chemical reactivity, charge and energy...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $470,150 to Professor Linda Shimizu of the University of South Carolina from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The funding supports research to precisely engineer self-assembling nanotube structures from 3 to 150 monomers of bis-urea macrocycles for applications in photochemistry, molecular electronics, and photodynamic therapy. Specific strategies to be tested include frustrating nanotube growth, using chain-stopping monomers, and adding templates to stabilize stacks of a precise size. This aims to create "molecular rulers" between 1 to 50 nanometers long to bridge single molecules and supramolecular polymers. The new nanoscale assemblies will then be applied to probe how length, morphology, and dynamics impact photoinduced electron transfer and reactive oxygen species formation. Prior experimental crystal data will also be compiled using machine learning to derive physical models and identify parameters leading to radical cation/anion formation upon organized triphenylamine macrocycle irradiation and related systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $470.2k | 5/6/22 |