Project Grant 2203841
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $698,545 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funds the acquisition of a Scanning X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Microprobe for fundamental and applied materials research, education, and outreach. As the lead awardee, the University of Texas at Austin will utilize the Microprobe to advance scientific...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $301,089 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Dallas under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new area selective deposition methods for low temperature photoassisted chemical vapor deposition of metals onto functionalized thermally sensitive materials. Professors Amy Walker of the University of Texas at Dallas and Lisa McElwee-White of the University of Florida will work collaboratively on this...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $434,000 project grant to the University of Nevada, Reno to acquire a scanning x-ray photoelectron spectrometer microprobe for research and education. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. The University will use the funding over a two-year period from September 2021 through August 2023 to purchase a scanning x-ray photoelectron...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $629,867 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Texas at Austin. The funding supports research by Dr. Doran Bennett to develop new computational methods for simulating excited-state dynamics and nonlinear spectroscopy of molecular materials at the mesoscale (10nm - 1μm). The project aims to establish how specific materials absorb and deploy energy from light, providing essential...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,999 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The funding supports a collaborative research project to develop and harness quasi-one-dimensional topological materials for novel electronic, optoelectronic, and sensing functionalities. The project aims to overcome key challenges in current topological insulator materials by focusing on quasi-one-dimensional...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $249,068 supports computational and theoretical research on the interaction between spin-lattice dynamics in paramagnetic iron at high pressures and temperatures. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the research team at the University of Texas at El Paso will develop machine learning models and evolutionary computation techniques to efficiently simulate phonon dispersion relations while accounting for spin...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $599,900 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to Boston University to acquire an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The spectrometer will support research in chemistry, engineering, and physics being conducted by Professor Xi Ling and colleagues. It will also enhance the educational, research, and teaching efforts of students from diverse backgrounds in multiple departments. The spectrometer facilitates...
- The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) was awarded a three-year, $655k Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The grant funds the development of new tools for the chemical analysis of internal surfaces of porous materials using positron annihilation gamma spectroscopy. Specifically, Professor Alexander Weiss and colleagues at UTA are working to demonstrate that positron annihilation gamma...
- This Project Grant award in the amount of $491,285 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award supports research at the University of Texas at Austin to conduct spatially, temporally, and spectrally resolved electrical probing of optical excitations in semiconductors. The key objectives are to study the generation, recombination, and dissociation of excitons - bound electron-hole pairs - and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $820,683 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Dallas under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026. The grant funds research into plasticity, promiscuity and transport mechanisms in transmembrane metal pumps. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of strengthening the Nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge in core disciplines,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $840,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Dallas under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to improve methods for interpreting x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy sputter depth profiling data sets and spectra. Lev Gelb and Amy Walker of the University of Texas at Dallas will develop quantitative models of sputtering and depth profile data, machine learning classifiers, and apply these techniques to analyze a series of complex technological and historical samples. Software tools produced through this funding will be freely distributed to promote community use. This award supports advancing x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement reliability and performance, a technique widely used in materials science, nanoscience and other fields.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $420.0k | 6/3/22 |